April 22, 2008

popping a water balloon at 2000 frames/second

What’s amazing is that even in ultra slow-mo, you still can’t see what happens to the balloon rubber after the needle hits it.  I also enjoy the dude’s expression after the balloon is popped.

Slow-motion: there’s another world out there.

See it here.

(via Neatorama)

posted by in observations, photography, video | * | 4 comments 

comments

  1. donald tyler on April 22nd, 2008 at 12:49 pm

    i haven’t been properly flocked in weeks. The balloon popping combined with solitary bees [edition 3k] well I feel i’ve had a proper flocking.

  2. Deron Bauman on April 22nd, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    don’t forget your rubbers.

  3. Tory on April 22nd, 2008 at 3:12 pm

    Here’s a whole commercial full of super-slow-motion exploding water balloons.

  4. What the Eye Never Sees « The Errant Æsthete on April 22nd, 2008 at 5:21 pm

    [...] When you watch this slow motion video of a balloon being burst at 2000 frames per second, you more fully understand how and why we miss so much. [via link] [...]

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