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Here’s what the speed of light looks like at 10 trillion FPS

sudshr47 March 28, 2019

The speed of light, as you’re probably aware, is pretty darn speedy.

But what does it actually look like? This is the question YouTubers The Slow Mo Guys set out to answer in the latest episode of their “Planet Slow Mo” series.

The video above involves a trip to Caltech and some experiments with a camera capable of filming at 10 trillion frames per second — fast enough, in other words, to capture light moving.

The final shot, with the camera cranked up to full power, looks like something from a sci-fi movie. Read more…

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These super slow motion close-ups of birds are totally mesmerising

sudshr47 February 21, 2019

Getting close enough to watch a bird of prey blinking is not an easy thing to achieve. In fact, it’s safe to say that, IRL, it would be pretty much impossible.

Luckily, we have The Slow Mo Guys on YouTube to make this gorgeous sight available to us, up close and in super slow motion.

Thanks to their super slow motion shooting, the clip above gives a pretty spectacular view of a golden eagle blinking sideways using its nictitating membrane — a see-through blinking eyelid.

Fascinating. Read more…

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Man gets hit in the face by a flying fish in extreme slow motion

sudshr47 February 7, 2019

We probably wouldn’t recommend riding a rubber ring through a river containing flying fish — it’s evidently not great for the human or the fish involved — but if you are going to do it, you might as well capture the results in slow motion.

That’s exactly what YouTubers The Slow Mo Guys have done in their latest video.

The result — in which Dan gets smacked in the head by a particularly hefty Asian carp — is certainly not something you see every day. Read more…

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