The first droplets of fat, released into the tank from above, form the developing foetus of the FATBERG, the small scale model in time transforming into a fully fledged berg. More practically, this means the dripping of small, and later larger, quantities of fat by hand via syringe, into the saline, ocean-like solution, giving birth to the “foetus” of the fat island. Upon contact with the water the fatty solution begins to immediately solidify, building a small fat platform that functions as a scaffold for the next batch of fat. After dripping for several minutes the weight of the tiny platform pushes itself through the surface tension of the water and starts to “sink”, effectively dividing the FATBERG into two parts: one above the surface, and one submerged. Within one hour of dripping, the majority of the berg lies beneath the surface of the water. This method of dripping is of some consequence to the rotation of the FATBERG. By building up mass on one side of the island, the heavy side will push itself under water while the lighter side tilts towards the sky. The behaviour, at first erratic, becomes more and more predictable in time, making it possible to manipulate the direction of rotation. As the berg grows we will be able to steer it, by virtue of which it will almost act as an abstract clock, much like the year rings in a tree, where we know what part of the berg will be on the surface at what moment, or better said, after what quantity of fat has been deposited in a certain area.