You might have rolled your eyes when Apple mentioned that the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro could do "slofies," but the company is taking things slightly more seriously. Apple has applied to the USPTO for a trademark on the term "Slofie" in terms of "downloa...
Magnets are very cool, and I’d wager everyone who has ever put hands on a pair has moved them ever slowly closer together in hopes to catch that moment when the attraction is too strong, and they slam together. YouTube channel Magnetic Games posted an awesome super slow-mo video that shows the collision of magnets slappin’ together… Tone Loc would be so proud.
The video’s description says it’s sort of like Tony Stark getting suited up, and the bit where all the little spheres are attracted to the big block does remind me of that. The anodized coating on the colorful ball magnets isn’t so strong, so you can clearly see it flaking off everywhere in the shots of those beads whacking the other magnets.
Hit play below and spend nearly three minutes enjoying magnetic whyillld thanggs.
Inspired by a classic YouTube video, The Slow Mo Guys decided to deploy a couple of airbags in microwave ovens so that they could capture the destruction at 2,000 frames per second. It is an awesome idea, because who doesn’t love to watch things getting demolished in slow motion?
The results? Well, the first microwave is merely demolished, while second microwave’s door shoots off like a missile. These guys got really lucky, because at one point, they parked the microwave near the house windows and fortunately parts didn’t go flying through when the airbag deployed.
So that is your fun destruction for the day. You’re welcome.
Also, if you were thinking about installing an airbag in your microwave to protect your meals, something tells me that it isn’t going to work.
Not long ago we watched a video of a LEGO Porsche being strapped to a real crash test sled and smashed into an obstacle. The LEGO Porsche was thoroughly destroyed in the test. Now we have another LEGO car being crushed into blocky bits after being fired out of some sort of air cannon.
Beyond the Press loaded up their pneumatic cannon with a couple of different LEGO cars and sent them flying. The car was busted up well and good. In fact, it seems that most of the video consists of picking up LEGO pieces scattered across the landscape.
The slow motion footage actually shows how the force of the air from the cannon was enough to start the car breaking into bits long before it hit the rocks. The last time I saw a LEGO car get smashed up this good, it was shortly after it was thrown at my brothers head and hit the wall instead.
At some point or another we have all imagined what the explosion inside of a combustion engine looks like. That’s because engines are fascinating, and you unfortunately can’t see inside of them while this is happening. Well, now you can see for yourself. Warped Perception filmed different fuels igniting in slow-motion inside of a see-through combustion engine.
With a see-through glass head on a Briggs and Stratton Internal Combustion Engine and slow-motion and 4K slow-motion video, we get to see the whole process. You can watch gasoline, rubbing alcohol, and acetylene each run through the engine with your very own eyes.
You really get a sense of how powerful the explosions are as each ignites and you see the flames swirl like a vicious tornado. It’s fascinating to see how the different fuels burn differently. Some are lazier, others definitely more fiery.
Do you like to watch things get destroyed, or maybe just have a grudge against iMacs? Then this video is for you. In this clip, we see the Slow Mo Guys destroying an old iMac with a blast traveling at over 4,000 miles per hour from a combustion tube. Yeah, this is going to be good.
Nah, I didn’t know what a combustion tube was either. Still have no idea. And it doesn’t matter. They destroy old computers, therefore they are awesome. Also, I want one. I love that it not only destroys the iMac, but also shoots its corpse forward like a bullet as it falls apart.
If you want to cut right to the chase, the action starts right after the first 2 minutes.
It’s no mystery what happens when you drop a huge concrete block onto a car. The car gets completely obliterated and smashed. It is one of those destructive things that is oddly satisfying and a guilty pleasure to watch. YouTube channnel Crash Zone performed this incredibly destructive stunt and filmed it in slow motion so you can see the damage in amazing detail.
As you can see in the video, the concrete block pierces through the metal frame and sends shattered glass flying in all directions. You’ve seen it before in hundreds of movies, and videos, and especially on MythBusters, but this sort of slow-mo destruction never gets old.
As a bonus, they also threw a tiny block at the car first and dropped the car from high up in the air. If you love this kind of thing, it is a fun watch.
Watching things explode or break in slow motion is fun. That’s why Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys built a LEGO airplane and a LEGO city, then recorded their destruction with their high speed cameras.
The slow motion was filmed at up to 2,500 fps using Phantom Flex and Phantom Flex4K cameras. It is really amazing how you can see all of the detail. Some parts do crazy spins as other bricks just fly outward just like in a Hollywood explosion.
This is some fine fine LEGO carnage. Luckily no minifigs were seriously hurt during this experiment, though it must have taken a ton of time to clean up.
Check out this ultra-slow-motion video of Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day firing a homemade clear PVC potato cannon. It’s fun and educational.
It is very cool to see the explosion in the chamber. At one point, Destin tries to figure out if it’s better to ignite the cannon from the back end or the middle of the combustion chamber. Ultimately he thinks that igniting from the middle is better since it will result in a more even explosion. I agree, because I love things that go boom.
Basically this video will give you a primer on the basic mechanics of a combustion chamber. And besides, it’s always fun to watch stuff explode in ultra-slow-motion.
Ever wonder why you wouldn’t want to get your finger caught in the blades of a drone? Watch this video and find out. Watching things like fruit, donuts, sausages and other things fall like rain in slow-motion and be chopped up by this drone’s blades is truly hypnotic.
This video from Speed Motion was shot at 1500 fps with a Phantom Miro camera from Vision Research, so that we can see clearly how well a drone running at full throttle can chop your food for you. Everything they throw at it is sliced and diced to perfection.
By the end this drone is just drenched in the guts of it’s many victims. The filmmakers say that, “no drones were harmed in the making of this video,” but if you watch all the way to the end, you’ll be pretty convinced that’s a lie.
You might have rolled your eyes when Apple mentioned that the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro could do "slofies," but the company is taking things slightly more seriously. Apple has applied to the USPTO for a trademark on the term "Slofie" in terms of "downloa...
