Picture a segmented sine wave, each segment a translucent slab of dermal cartilage, sandwiched with fine muscle fibers that pulse like a living marble. The outermost skin is a continuous sheet of micro‑scale scales that shift with light, giving it a prismatic sheen. The tail’s core is a braided, semi‑flexible hydro‑gel that stores and releases pressure, so when it sways it produces a ripple that’s both fluid and sculptural. In short, it’s a living, breathing sculpture that still obeys the physics of water.

Nice dream, but if you actually send that thing into a storm, the scales might get washed off and the hydro‑gel could explode like a jellyfish on a hot stove. Maybe keep the art on a calm day, and leave the engineering to the scientists.