15,000MPH Colliding Explosions in Super Slow Motion - The Slow Mo guys

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  • Опубликовано: 29 дек 2023
  • Gav and Dan are back at the Colorado School of Mines to film two shaped charges charge at each other at millions of frames per second.
    Thanks to Opera Desktop Browser for sponsoring this video! - opr.as/Opera-browser-The-Slow...
    Info on the Colorado School of Mines:
    The Colorado School of Mines has been shaping the future of energy, mineral resources and space exploration for 150 years. Partnering with private industry and government, Mines is one of only a few institutions in the world with broad expertise in explosives education and research. Students here are gaining hands-on experience learning to find, develop, and process the world’s natural resources. Find out more here - www.mines.edu
    Big thanks to Dr Eliasson, Grace, Linden and team for making this video possible.
    Filmed with Phantom VEO 4K, TMX7510 and Shimadzu HPV-X2
    15,000MPH Colliding Explosions in Super Slow Motion - The Slow Mo guys
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  • @theslowmoguys
    @theslowmoguys  4 месяца назад +1540

    Ending the year with a bang. Thanks to everyone who watched and subscribed in 2023!
    You can check out Opera here:
    opr.as/Opera-browser-The-Slow-Mo-Guys

    • @CanadianBakin42O
      @CanadianBakin42O 4 месяца назад +10

      First

    • @ushnishchatterjee8178
      @ushnishchatterjee8178 4 месяца назад +8

      Second

    • @Duckybus11
      @Duckybus11 4 месяца назад +4

      ​@@CanadianBakin42ONo pin😂

    • @8266
      @8266 4 месяца назад +4

      Its been a blast of year again with your videos!

    • @Olies_vids
      @Olies_vids 4 месяца назад +1

      Could you do a whip next

  • @TheCrunchyGum
    @TheCrunchyGum 4 месяца назад +4758

    15:46 the superimposed video was very helpful in visualization... probably was hard to get the angle right to do that but these few seconds were very beneficial

    • @theslowmoguys
      @theslowmoguys  4 месяца назад +1980

      Thanks. It was a last minute addition but I’m going to try and do that kind of thing more. Need to make an effort to get a shot with the angles perfectly matched.

    • @bencutter9084
      @bencutter9084 4 месяца назад +129

      I was creasing at the idea of the picture being real and they actually did one going off in someone's hands

    • @Dan-Simms
      @Dan-Simms 4 месяца назад +56

      Such a good image superimposed with the shape charge going out of what looks like Dan's hands, bravo!

    • @ColinRichardson
      @ColinRichardson 4 месяца назад +65

      @@bencutter9084 if they did.. Dan would DEFINITELY deserve new overalls.

    • @MISHBASH
      @MISHBASH 4 месяца назад +4

      @@theslowmoguysTrue. I always thought it goes off in the opposite direction

  • @AnchorJG
    @AnchorJG 4 месяца назад +1196

    Gavin somewhat-nervously describing how he has to push those cameras further than he's ever before is just awe-inspiring.

    • @Hydrazine1000
      @Hydrazine1000 4 месяца назад +59

      Yes, that was interesting! I know that exact feeling, though I had the experience with much much more modest equipment.
      I tried to photograph a DJ in a really dark surrounding. Flash photography wasn't an option, nor was a tripod. So? You pull out all the stops available! I put on the lens with the fastest f-stop I had, set that lens to wide open, I pushed the ISO sensitivity of the dSLR to as high as it could go (while accepting a heap of sensor noise) and I dropped the shutter speed as low as I dared to go while shooting hand-held.
      There was nothing left on the table, I was at the very edge of what my hardware could do, but I got the shot I wanted.

    • @Zpicismrad
      @Zpicismrad 4 месяца назад +24

      dude, he adjusted a setting. That's it.

    • @54Luca69
      @54Luca69 4 месяца назад +1

      @@Zpicismrad guys watch out it's the fun police

    • @anonymousapproximation8549
      @anonymousapproximation8549 4 месяца назад +37

      ​@@Zpicismrad I can tell you've never had to do anything serious with something you've never used before.

    • @Kythyria
      @Kythyria 4 месяца назад +12

      ​@@Zpicismrad Adjusted it out of the zone of normal and well into the zone of "this is getting to the edge of what the camera can even do", likely into the zone of being a combination he's never even thought about using before. For all he knew at that point, it was a combination that doesn't make sense or will ruin all but very very specific shots that this isn't one of, and is only selectable because it won't damage the camera. Of course he was nervous, he can only extrapolate from experiences in less ridiculous scenarios, experience which might not be a completely reliable guide.

  • @Danny.Meatball
    @Danny.Meatball 4 месяца назад +376

    As a USAF EOD Tech, i show these videos to my guys for explosives effects training. Its absolutely phenomenal content.

    • @spvillano
      @spvillano 4 месяца назад +9

      Go look at some of the Manhattan Project x-ray high speed films of the implosion. Same basic thing, smaller distances and far more than one charge, but really educational as to what's happening when shockwaves meet and metals in different phases combine at high speed.

  • @Steaky20
    @Steaky20 4 месяца назад +460

    You can just feel the fact they are literally recording stuff for the first time in human history with massive potential discoveries but they are just treating it like a fun hobby. I absolutely love these two.

    • @geoffbannister8373
      @geoffbannister8373 4 месяца назад +65

      I mean it's mostly the first time that we (the general public) are seeing this (due to most people not really being interested in this sort of thing), but obviously people who are in this field have seen all of this before. It's definitely not the first time it's being recorded in human history. People in academia/ the military have much better access to explosives, conditions and camera equipment.
      Still, it's cool that two relatable guys are doing these fun things and presenting them to us (the general public) to watch.

    • @jairo8746
      @jairo8746 4 месяца назад +4

      You need to read more.

    • @leocurious9919
      @leocurious9919 4 месяца назад +5

      This is decades old research.

    • @leovodica9975
      @leovodica9975 3 месяца назад

      @@leocurious9919 It is indeed, but It was (to me) always presented like a stream or "noodle" of melted material instead of a small tip

    • @leocurious9919
      @leocurious9919 3 месяца назад +3

      @@leovodica9975 Many people spread nonsense for whatever reason. However, it is indeed a "noodle", albeit solid. The tip is just the fastest part that impacts first. Think of it like a carrot.

  • @Alex-vr8gw
    @Alex-vr8gw 4 месяца назад +491

    You two are the continued legacy of Mythbusters. Educational and explosions.

    • @johnofthenorth6653
      @johnofthenorth6653 4 месяца назад +15

      I don't know how or what the subject would be but a colab with Kyle Hill would probably basically be an episode of Mythbusters.

    • @cavemann_
      @cavemann_ 4 месяца назад +11

      @@johnofthenorth6653 How about getting Adam Savage in on it ;)

    • @jakefromstatefarm1405
      @jakefromstatefarm1405 4 месяца назад +9

      I said the same thing on my comment, they are the same as the golden age of Mythbusters

    • @Blood-PawWerewolf
      @Blood-PawWerewolf 4 месяца назад +4

      Goes full circle since they were mentioned in an early series myth (soda and mentos).

    • @jawsper1
      @jawsper1 4 месяца назад +2

      I actually got Mythbusters in my reccomendations with this video

  • @michaelh9656
    @michaelh9656 4 месяца назад +178

    The greatest-ever sci fi footage has been created, not by CGI, but by two dudes at a dirt hole in Colorado

    • @peachulemon
      @peachulemon 2 месяца назад +3

      there is alot of VFX artits that use these as refrece. this will definetly be top of the list now

    • @prjndigo
      @prjndigo 2 месяца назад +1

      probably more like 7

    • @Paultimate7
      @Paultimate7 2 месяца назад +1

      And $100,000 worth of equipment. Its not just two guys in a hole.

    • @Ilikepie18855
      @Ilikepie18855 2 месяца назад

      @@peachulemonColorado?m

    • @ne0395
      @ne0395 2 месяца назад +1

      + alot of explosive material and im assuming few other ppl what are asseble them..

  • @billc5557
    @billc5557 4 месяца назад +49

    8:06 The childlike joy of Dan's "I wanna do it again!" comment. Priceless.

  • @Sonacnights
    @Sonacnights 4 месяца назад +38

    What amazes me more than the rest, oddly enough, is how at about 15:07, you can see the explosions getting pushed upwards by the shockwave that had reached the ground and come back up. Very trippy to watch.

  • @zxggwrt
    @zxggwrt 4 месяца назад +2507

    Fun fact: copper expands to literally 67,000 times its initial volume when vaporized. That’s why it is used in almost every form of AP shaped charge. That rate of expansion is incredible by any measure!

    • @Cypher7765
      @Cypher7765 4 месяца назад +313

      @@RichyJFilms it’s not even true. Copper is used because of a combination of its ductility and properties when under compression. The copper isn’t being vaporised - the exact opposite is happening. It’s being compacted down into an extremely thin rod of 10kmps liquid metal.
      Copper vaporisation expansion isn’t why it goes bang. Thats the result of the high explosive. Copper expansion is a problem for other fields, like metal works dealing with copper powders etc. if they go bang, they go bang very loudly.

    • @OneHappyCrazyPerson
      @OneHappyCrazyPerson 4 месяца назад +18

      As i believe the world to be, so it is.

    • @The_Curious_Cat
      @The_Curious_Cat 4 месяца назад +51

      But isn't the effect the exact opposite? They want to concentrate the copper into a smaller projectile of molted material so it goes through whatever it encounters more effectively. It also concentrates a big amount of energy in it.

    • @The_Curious_Cat
      @The_Curious_Cat 4 месяца назад +8

      But isn't the effect the exact opposite? They want to concentrate the copper into a smaller projectile of molted material so it goes through whatever it encounters more effectively. It also concentrates a big amount of energy in it.

    • @jacobkudrowich
      @jacobkudrowich 4 месяца назад +92

      Make sure your facts are actually supported by fact next time you claim something.
      Copper does NOT turn into plasma, vaporize nor melt into a liquid. It simply is plastically deforming under extreme pressure. No phase change is happening in the copper.
      Although metal does behaves in a quasi-liquid like state under those extreme forces it's not actually a liquid, Common misconception

  • @mikip3242
    @mikip3242 4 месяца назад +529

    As an astrophysicist, the footage at 13:38 immediately reminded me of 4 different phenomena:
    1) Narrow bow-shocks of runaway stars through the interstellar medium like the neutron star PSR J0002+6216 that pierced supersonically through the expanding shell of a supernova.
    2) The powerfull outflows of a newborn star like in HH 211 (recently imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope by the way).
    3) The relativistic jets and radio lobes of an active galactic nucleus like the 3C175 quasar.
    4) The D100 galaxy in the coma cluster with its ram pressure-stripped gas tail as it moves through the intracluster medium.
    These are all different phenomena from the scale of single stars to whole galaxies. It looks soo similar to some of the clips shown here (just that they are happening in timescales of thousands to millions of years). Perhaps I should take notes, there might be something to learn about the cosmos from mere experiments with explosives in a mine school. And who knows, maybe astrophysical simulations of relativistic jets could be useful for people working with explosives also.

    • @sireuchre
      @sireuchre 4 месяца назад +50

      The universe is fractal in scale. You're looking at enormous things far away, they're looking at (relatively) tiny things close up. Time scales with size.

    • @MultiJimWilson
      @MultiJimWilson 4 месяца назад +16

      @@sireuchre That's what this sounds like to me as well. Depending on your frame of reference, all of those phenomena appear like they are streams of particles (of varying sizes) that are moving through space and colliding with other particles. Why should they not look similar to our "cameras".
      Mind you, I have no prior knowledge about any of the science behind any of this :D. I am just making a guess based on the footage and the comment of mikip.

    • @TheTmcwill
      @TheTmcwill 4 месяца назад +8

      As a nerd it reminded me of Vice-Admiral Amilyn Holdo jump to hyperspace through Supreme Leader Snoke's flagship, the Supremacy, to defeat the First Order fleet in a suicide attack. ruclips.net/video/s2hM1tyEL0U/видео.htmlsi=wdPvtWVWsrUkaglZ&t=89

    • @bigbomb5904
      @bigbomb5904 4 месяца назад +2

      WTH this is what happens in space during star explosion 🤯. And people study this their whole life.🤯

    • @mikip3242
      @mikip3242 4 месяца назад +47

      @@sireuchre This is a good observation. But in science you have to be careful about scale-invariance (the "fractal" nature of things you are refering to).
      For example, if scale-invariance was always the rule then why gravity asembles matter in spheres in the planetary/stellar scale, discs in the galactic scale, filamentary structures in the megaparsec scale and an homogeneus foam structure in the cosmological scale? Is the same force operating on matter, and yet, suprisingly, there is a huge variety of forms at all scales.
      Another example is flying. One would think that the same principles would apply to the flight of a bird and an insect, but in fact It's completely different (bees use their wings almost like if those were paddles, to move thought the same air as birds do, but due to their smaller scale the air is physically percieved as a more viscuos fluid).
      Is important to know this because It is easy to jump to the conclusion that the universe is a self-similar repeating structure and say that supernova explosions are just scaled-up versions of a grande blasts. This might be true for some specific characteristics but overall is not the same at all. And the fascinating thing is that studying why scale matters and why they indeed are trully different. So when I see a video like this, I wonder about how exactly one could recognize what we are looking at without knowing where the footage came from, and with which scale of space and time are we dealing here just by the looks. If there is no way to tell the difference, then yeah this is a scale-invariant phenomena, but if there are slight hints then It is an awesome oportunity to learn about what sets astrophysical jets apart from these human-scale explosions.

  • @proximacentauri1574
    @proximacentauri1574 3 месяца назад +13

    I am no physicist or scientist but the sheer amount of data that can be extrapolated from this video is invaluable

    • @texasslingleadsomtingwong8751
      @texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 Месяц назад

      I wonder how different things would be today if this tech was available just a mere 100 years ago. The stuff we get to play with today is insane . I stand in awe of our daily lives , all the time.

  • @76Eliam
    @76Eliam 4 месяца назад +28

    What an insane video. This is top Slow Mo Guys.
    Now put a dozen of charges in a circle, all pointing toward the center.

    • @crazysasha1374
      @crazysasha1374 2 месяца назад +3

      Then put them in a circle, all facing a bit to the right of the center, to create an explosion tornado.
      (an immeasurable step up from the fire tornado)

    • @oldogre5999
      @oldogre5999 Месяц назад +2

      No, in a sphere of the exact diameter calculated for maximum impact at spherical dead center...
      With one charge at each pole, two charges opposite each other at the equator and two charges opposite each other at 45 degrees and ALL CHARGES PERFECTLY focused at the absolute center of the sphere and timed perfectly to go off at dead center impact...
      Then back off a mile or so just to be safe!

    • @zathrasyes1287
      @zathrasyes1287 Месяц назад

      And than some Uranium 235....

  • @blobfish.
    @blobfish. 4 месяца назад +330

    Here to support Dan's neverending sensory quest to finger ballistic gel hahaha 😂 That superimposed shot of the 10 million fps over the photo of the shaped charge is gloriously helpful editing 😍

    • @SmD-ff5xd
      @SmD-ff5xd 4 месяца назад

      2:35 forbidden fleshlight

    • @MushookieMan
      @MushookieMan 4 месяца назад +3

      Don't worry he gave it a good one off camera

    • @Niyto
      @Niyto 4 месяца назад +2

      2:34 you know it

    • @mwater_moon2865
      @mwater_moon2865 4 месяца назад

      I like the comparison to a bullet, too. It's helpful for putting the numbers with lots of zeros behind/in front of the decimal place in to relatable context.

    • @virtualbunksie5117
      @virtualbunksie5117 Месяц назад

      You know he's banged it

  • @nicotron1
    @nicotron1 4 месяца назад +441

    Not only was this incredibly fascinating for us, I'm almost certain that everyone at the school was thrilled to see something that most likely no other human has ever seen about a tool that they study, and practice with every day! Thank you very much, guys.

    • @centurion726
      @centurion726 4 месяца назад +27

      I always wonder if scientist or such ask them to see and study their footage to help them learn things about their craft?

    • @drooplug
      @drooplug 4 месяца назад +9

      I'm sure shape charges have been seen using high speed cameras long ago. The military had a 10,000,000 fps camera in the 1950s.

    • @Gideonite
      @Gideonite 4 месяца назад +15

      @@drooplugcan you provide a source for that statement?

    • @s-x5373
      @s-x5373 4 месяца назад +17

      @@drooplug 10 000
      not 10 000 000

    • @ralanham76
      @ralanham76 4 месяца назад +1

      ​@@Gideonite Wikipedia 🤔

  • @dougcoombes8497
    @dougcoombes8497 4 месяца назад +6

    That's so cool that the Colorado School Mines supported this experiment. My great-grandfather graduated from there over a century ago. One of the engineering pranks they pulled was mounting the Dean's Ford Model T on the roof of one of the buildings. He'd be fascinated by this video.

  • @lolsurprises9989
    @lolsurprises9989 21 час назад

    One of your most dramatic and BEST videos to observe.

  • @rtr5301
    @rtr5301 4 месяца назад +741

    2010: Here we are in our backyard to smash a lighter on the ground next to a fire and film at 1000 FPS!
    2023: Today we are at an explosive testing facility detonating multiple pairs of shape charges directly at each other and filming at 2,000,000 FPS
    Amazing to see how far this channel has come!

    • @summerthongsuwan3419
      @summerthongsuwan3419 4 месяца назад +36

      Well, they also filmed at 10million fps

    • @VraerynDaDragon
      @VraerynDaDragon 4 месяца назад +30

      @@summerthongsuwan3419 A distinction that doesn't really change the point or meaning of the comment.

    • @christianellegaard7120
      @christianellegaard7120 4 месяца назад +17

      And they are still just two blokes having fun.

    • @bigmartin343
      @bigmartin343 4 месяца назад +36

      2036: Today we are here at the Moonbase Ultra-Large Hadron Collider, colliding electrons and protons directly into each other and filming with our electron-micro-phantom-pro 9001, with full color X-Ray, filming at 1 trillion frames per second in full 8k resolution.

    • @adamm2787
      @adamm2787 4 месяца назад +7

      10,000fps!? - That was the full title of a video 12 years ago and it was just Gav smashing coffee mugs on concrete. Lol

  • @trace_minerals
    @trace_minerals 4 месяца назад +122

    I was a Sapper in the US Army, and we used shaped charges. Seeing this footage put whole bit of my service into context. SO COOL. Thanks, you guys.

  • @SageSkaaning
    @SageSkaaning 4 месяца назад +11

    Putting that red box around the shot around 14:10 was instantly eye grabbing, yet smooth to guide you there to see all the detail. Great editing, Gavin

  • @logandaley1544
    @logandaley1544 Месяц назад +2

    These slow motion shots are without a doubt some of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.

  • @iNomNomAwesome
    @iNomNomAwesome 4 месяца назад +229

    I'm just replaying the shot at 7:05 over and over. Incredible. It's like seeing 2 Kamehamehas colliding.

    • @FlyingCIRCU175
      @FlyingCIRCU175 4 месяца назад +7

      And also is a good demonstrattion of how a "beam struggle" is kinda wrong, knowing what we know of physics and how light works.

    • @lbaxel9122
      @lbaxel9122 4 месяца назад +10

      @@FlyingCIRCU175 Depends, a lot of beams out there but in DB specifically the beam is not light.

    • @Kragatar
      @Kragatar 4 месяца назад +8

      Kamehameha duel is the first thing I thought of too.

    • @Linuxpunk81
      @Linuxpunk81 4 месяца назад

      😅Same. We're all hopeless aren't we

    • @lawwilliams7591
      @lawwilliams7591 4 месяца назад +1

      Reminds me of when they hit that molten metal with the cricket bats. Somehow these guys perfectly capture silly and goofy content while producing magical and mesmerizing visuals. I love them so much

  • @Quazlyy
    @Quazlyy 4 месяца назад +390

    This is one of the most consistently interesting, well-produced and educational channels ever! It’s amazing to see how far you’ve come and how beautiful your shots are. Thanks for staying true to the original values of the channel and for producing such amazing content! I’m curious to see what you’ll create in 2024!

    • @okay8632
      @okay8632 4 месяца назад +3

      They shiuld do it again but with perfectly on point collision, they really just need to place them 30cm apart too

  • @gibster719
    @gibster719 4 месяца назад +3

    I remember discovering the Slow Mo Guys sitting in a computer lab at CSM. Now Gav and Dan are working with my alma mater. We've come full circle.

  • @Bestpetlover01
    @Bestpetlover01 4 месяца назад +6

    This is what happens when science meets art. Amazing visuals, My jaw dropped watching this. Explosions in slow motion are mesmerizing! Absolutely stunning! The precision and chaos captured in slow-mo are breathtaking.

  • @HuskySIVA
    @HuskySIVA 4 месяца назад +47

    2:30 never expected to hear a destiny reference from the slow mo guys, this put a smile on my face

    • @EdenYisrael
      @EdenYisrael 4 месяца назад +6

      Same lol. Glad there's fans everywhere

    • @Ivrob
      @Ivrob 4 месяца назад +5

      exactly my reaction lmao, i had to rewatch him say that like three times to believe it

    • @cinderwolf32
      @cinderwolf32 3 месяца назад +3

      I can't stand the game anymore but that got a laugh out of me

  • @REIDiculous64
    @REIDiculous64 4 месяца назад +139

    The 2 million fps shot looks like comets traveling through space. One of the coolest looking videos you’ve done in a while!

  • @cooper2850
    @cooper2850 4 месяца назад +4

    "It's like a sausage shock wave." I couldn't have said it better myself. Awesome vid

  • @chefdan87
    @chefdan87 4 месяца назад +3

    The precision done with timing both charges to go off so close to each other was astonishing. Both meeting in the center of the cameras view deserves recognition. Well done this video was awesome.

  • @robmayofficial
    @robmayofficial 4 месяца назад +330

    You’ve reached a new level, this is not just a slow-motion video of an explosion, this is art! Well done!

    • @Solnoric
      @Solnoric 4 месяца назад +12

      It goes beyond art - someone's going to be writing up scientific papers on this footage.

    • @mwater_moon2865
      @mwater_moon2865 4 месяца назад +3

      @@Solnoric exactly what I was telling my daughter, some one just got their Doctoral thesis!

    • @preppen78
      @preppen78 4 месяца назад +3

      Pretty sure I saw a Higgs particle fly by too

  • @Fasteroid
    @Fasteroid 4 месяца назад +136

    Man, that overexposed shot was so beautiful it brought me to tears. The lens flare on the beams and the blue flash from their collision was such a spectacle to witness.

    • @egxonshabani6101
      @egxonshabani6101 4 месяца назад +6

      Gave me an interstellar vibe. Felt like I was in space for a sec. . .

    • @boudant
      @boudant 4 месяца назад +2

      I am awe-inspired and glad that I am not the only one who cried at this point.

    • @sambrobst6852
      @sambrobst6852 4 месяца назад +1

      Gav nailed it with the JJ Abrams quip

    • @rsluggy6485
      @rsluggy6485 4 месяца назад

      Poor man's fusion reactor

  • @ritwikverma8140
    @ritwikverma8140 4 месяца назад +4

    This is one of my favourite videos on this channel. Love the way you all push the absolute limits of the hardware.

  • @jessejacksoniii784
    @jessejacksoniii784 4 месяца назад +3

    please never quit guys even if its 1 video per year never leave us

  • @-TAPnRACK-
    @-TAPnRACK- 4 месяца назад +318

    This is by far the best slowmo video ever made, Hands down!

    • @Pallerim
      @Pallerim 4 месяца назад +3

      The slowmo of asshair-removal that Gavin just uploaded to the F**KFACE youtube channel beg to differ

    • @OmnianMIU
      @OmnianMIU 4 месяца назад +1

      Agree

    • @davedavedave52
      @davedavedave52 4 месяца назад +1

      Yes, fascinating, so much going on

    • @gtjack9
      @gtjack9 4 месяца назад

      @@Pallerimlink

    • @Pallerim
      @Pallerim 4 месяца назад

      ruclips.net/video/7SZuJ0AThWM/видео.htmlsi=htuJ3ZC_Ow2yg_OT@@gtjack9

  • @mistakay9019
    @mistakay9019 4 месяца назад +90

    you two have never failed to absolutely knock it out the park, consistently, for over a decade. Well done.

  • @WilliamEllison
    @WilliamEllison 6 дней назад

    The light in the beginning was so beautiful. God is good.

  • @theartofthesamurai
    @theartofthesamurai 4 месяца назад +1

    Has anyone ever said how amazing almost all of their slow-mo videos would be for intros to sci-fi series. the ballistic gel, the gallium or even the Thermite, heck even the sneeze looks amazing.

  • @jakefromstatefarm1405
    @jakefromstatefarm1405 4 месяца назад +356

    You guys are approaching (or maybe arrived) a level of quality and entertainment that brings me back to the golden age of Mythbusters
    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @1982rrose
      @1982rrose 4 месяца назад +10

      Beyond.

    • @bestieswithtesties
      @bestieswithtesties 4 месяца назад +5

      Their golden age is behind them. It's nice that they still try to think of something new every once in a while though. Truth is, they've been doing this for so long they just can't make content like they used to. They've already done so much stuff it's hard not to be redundant and repeat things.

    • @jakefromstatefarm1405
      @jakefromstatefarm1405 4 месяца назад +15

      @@bestieswithtesties I disagree

    • @z0bi_
      @z0bi_ 4 месяца назад +15

      @@bestieswithtesties hard disagree. I feel like every second video is something incredible i've never seen before. Either visually or conceptually. I think they're going as strong as ever.

    • @bestieswithtesties
      @bestieswithtesties 4 месяца назад +1

      @@z0bi_ They've already done so much for so long that they're forced to really think outside the box to keep coming up with new ideas. It's still interesting but let's be real. Their prime was their days of tens of millions of views, big budget projects for RUclips red, etc. Now they're in the second half of their career where it's a smooth slow ride to inevitable retirement.

  • @teacupoctopus
    @teacupoctopus 4 месяца назад +26

    I was not prepared for the Destiny raid reference 😂

  • @alexvanpelt5119
    @alexvanpelt5119 4 месяца назад +2

    I used to watch SMG for the entertainment alone. But now, I'm spellbound by just how much technology reveals the world we cannot normally see. Microscopes, telescopes, high-speed cameras. This tech shows just how finely-tuned and minute physical and processes are. Incredible. Thanks, Gav and Dan!

  • @user-xg6wi5hw1w
    @user-xg6wi5hw1w 4 месяца назад

    I've worked on experimental shape charge munitions for the military. You'd be truly amazed what a pie plate shaped piece of copper would cut through. Well done guys, totally awesome.

  • @maxyeah7586
    @maxyeah7586 4 месяца назад +51

    From cans of axe body spray and backyard water balloons to shaped charges in Colorado. So glad you guys have made it this far. Thanks for all the content you guys push out:)

  • @Jawst
    @Jawst 4 месяца назад +25

    2:37 I just laughed so loud I think I woke my neighbour

  • @litapd311
    @litapd311 4 месяца назад +14

    it was super cool seeing all the shots on one screen over each other, thank you for the edits

  • @jnsdroid
    @jnsdroid 4 месяца назад +3

    I just bought a new monitor .. and this was my first "how much better does it look" comparison video
    thanks for uploading high quality vids

  • @davidswanson5669
    @davidswanson5669 4 месяца назад +45

    The superimposed shot at 15:50 is one of the smartest and best things you’ve ever done. Bravo

  • @IpelengMotsatsi
    @IpelengMotsatsi 4 месяца назад +238

    We definitely need another video where they are perfectly aligned. This was amazing (maybe try linear charges for better chances of impact)

    • @lociflow6154
      @lociflow6154 4 месяца назад +2

      Agree!!!

    • @bicmac333
      @bicmac333 4 месяца назад +5

      Let that be, it would be the end of the world... 😱

    • @stickiedmin6508
      @stickiedmin6508 4 месяца назад +4

      I wonder if they might be able to aim a bit more precisely by welding on a length of pipe to the 'exit' side of the metal plate, or whether that would interfere with the jet?
      There's a million cool things one could try with those things, but I imagine they're quite expensive toys . . .

    • @Erteywie
      @Erteywie 4 месяца назад +3

      @@stickiedmin6508 I think the easiest way would be to build a frame/jig. Like, build the frame of a long rectangle and have the plates on the ends, like caps.

    • @stickiedmin6508
      @stickiedmin6508 4 месяца назад +7

      @@Erteywie
      Are those shaped charge explosives consistently 'accurate' enough to confidently predict *_exactly_* where the jet will end up?
      Given the way they're usually used, I wouldn't expect that it's the kind of thing they put a lot of effort into during manufacture.
      Before this I honestly had no idea how narrow and tiny the copper jets really were - I imagine it would be frustratingly difficult to get two of them to hit each other _exactly_ square on...

  • @_Ciosu..
    @_Ciosu.. 4 месяца назад +2

    That white flash is amazing, this probably the best video of 2023 for you guys. 👍🏻

  • @coltondavis401
    @coltondavis401 2 месяца назад

    I’ve been watching these guys since middle school and I’ve been graduated since 2020. Absolutely love these guys and how far they have come!

  • @philsey6913
    @philsey6913 4 месяца назад +77

    Thank you Colorado School of Mining for allowing the guys to do all this wonderful stuff!

    • @Katchi_
      @Katchi_ 4 месяца назад

      We won't allow it again. More than enough alma mater and board members are not having it.

    • @GreenCurryiykyk
      @GreenCurryiykyk 4 месяца назад +7

      @@Katchi_ I'm not buying it. how about a link to this dissenting opinion.

    • @mokdo9962
      @mokdo9962 4 месяца назад

      @@GreenCurryiykyk nah we probably will do it again, no clue what bro is on about.

    • @liamnix1725
      @liamnix1725 4 месяца назад

      colorado school of mines is a engeering school not mining

    • @texasslingleadsomtingwong8751
      @texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 Месяц назад

      ​@liamnix1725 well they can mine the knowledge SMG brings , lol

  • @KatyPerryShorts01
    @KatyPerryShorts01 4 месяца назад

    Mind-blowing! 15,000MPH colliding explosions in super slow motion is a visual masterpiece!

  • @Ray_of_Light62
    @Ray_of_Light62 Месяц назад +2

    Travelling at seven km/s, the copper melt which is shot from a shaped charge, achieve orbital speed.
    Thanks for the great video!
    Greetings,
    Anthony

    • @shades2.183
      @shades2.183 Месяц назад

      That is not correct. It ionizes and turns into a sort of gas. It does not melt. This is also why you do not find melted copper on the battle field, it evaporates instead. Watch a few battlefield clips and you can literally see it evaporates into a yellow mist/gas.
      The rod is hydrostatic(or act like it), it does not burn its way through the metal, it pushes through like when you drop a rock into water.

  • @donlindell1994
    @donlindell1994 4 месяца назад +143

    Exactly why you deserve every one of those nearly 15 Million subscribers and more! Hard work combined with never-ending curiosity and teamwork. Your show should be required viewing in every school around the world.

    • @4seeableTV
      @4seeableTV 4 месяца назад +4

      And it looks like Dan has trimmed down. Good for him.

  • @garykleinsteuber4529
    @garykleinsteuber4529 4 месяца назад +33

    This is Absolutely Awesome! I'm a Special Effects pyrotechnician in the film industry. I've been using PETN shape charges for over 30 years, primarily to blow out tires on moving vehicles. I mount them to the suspension. I've understood the principle and have seen the results but this is the first time that I have been able to actually See what is happening in real time. When I explain to young technicians how they work I've always had to draw an image on paper. Now I can just show them this video. Thank You. Well Done.

  • @thehobojoe
    @thehobojoe 4 месяца назад +1

    This is hands-down the best video you've ever produced. That footage is absolutely mindblowing.

  • @calvincameron354
    @calvincameron354 4 месяца назад +1

    You guys are building an archive of some of the most remarkable footage ever captured.

  • @Dank_Lulu
    @Dank_Lulu 4 месяца назад +65

    Honestly, I can't seem to follow what's happening right in front of my eyes at a snail's pace sometimes, so it feels kinda greedy to be *this* curious about high-explosives at a bajillion fps. That being said, this was a spectacular treat, thanks guys! Have a safe and smashing new-years celebration, slow-mo guys and YT comment section!

  • @polterkat
    @polterkat 4 месяца назад +36

    Top-Tier footage right here. Every visual artist in the world is saving this to a playlist right now 🤩😲

  • @JerGol
    @JerGol 4 месяца назад

    I love the amount of hard science which happens in these videos. Genuinely finding out some new stuff in every one!

  • @cr0ss0ut
    @cr0ss0ut 4 месяца назад +2

    I appreciate that last shot showing the shape charge form the penetrator. Everyone believes that the copper cone is shaped into a projectile. But this video proves that the copper is instantly vaporized. the purpose of the copper cone is to shape the blast to converge to a single point forcing all of the blast propagating in that direction into an explosive jet. And any residue of copper that you see on the hole of the penetrated material is merely the vaporized copper condensed or spattered on to the object. Furthermore, The copper lens material can be made with several different materials including glass or plastic which will also act to form the shape charge.
    TLDR, the Copper isn't shaped into a penetrator projectile like it is on EFPs rather it focuses the explosive blast into a jet.
    Further more, The copper lens material can be made with several different materials including glass or plastic.

    • @BogeyTheBear
      @BogeyTheBear Месяц назад

      The copper acts as a plastic mass of greater density than what you'd achieve from the expanding gas behind the shockwave.
      Remember: If the copper was vaporized, it would expand into a greater volune as becomes a gas.

  • @alexanderthomas2660
    @alexanderthomas2660 4 месяца назад +77

    Pretty much every other slow-mo project: “we need more light!”
    This one: “we might not have enough ND filters.”

    • @MISHBASH
      @MISHBASH 4 месяца назад +2

      Whats ND?

    • @DrDeuteron
      @DrDeuteron 4 месяца назад

      @@MISHBASHneutral density, I.e grey.

    • @caodesignworks2407
      @caodesignworks2407 4 месяца назад +2

      @@DrDeuteron They're not exactly grey, at least none that I've ever seen or used (not that grey can't exist). The footage looked grey because at those speeds, the video is shot in black and white

    • @kindlin
      @kindlin 4 месяца назад +4

      @@DrDeuteron It's _neutral_ because it decreases all light equally; it has a neutral preference of light reduction (I assume absorption). Most things are frequency dependent and different wavelengths come thru different. With the ND filters, you get a net reduction with no changes on color.

    • @ABaumstumpf
      @ABaumstumpf 4 месяца назад +1

      @@caodesignworks2407 They pretty much are a perfect grey. Not just appearing grey to us but just a flat absorption all across the spectrum.

  • @Sentient_Zee
    @Sentient_Zee 4 месяца назад +75

    I always love seeing Dan in his element when they do explosions and guns.

    • @sometimesbestest
      @sometimesbestest 4 месяца назад +4

      I know the lasers are the more precise and consistent way of aligning things. But given how good Dan is, he should have aligned it by Dan eye 😆

    • @janefkrbtt
      @janefkrbtt 4 месяца назад +8

      we know Dan is truly in his element when he's inside of a giant water balloon

    • @Sentient_Zee
      @Sentient_Zee 4 месяца назад +5

      @@janefkrbtt imagine if they did a video where he’s in a water balloon and they burst it using explosives.

    • @Deadbeatcow
      @Deadbeatcow 4 месяца назад +7

      ​@@Sentient_Zee"I'm Gav"
      "and I'm Dan"
      "and today we're testing if you can survive a nuclear explosion from inside a 6ft water balloon!"

    • @stickiedmin6508
      @stickiedmin6508 4 месяца назад

      ​@@Sentient_Zee
      Let's be honest here, if the idea has occurred to us, they're probably already planning it...

  • @heilerko9349
    @heilerko9349 4 месяца назад

    The things you Guys reveal to us is enlightening, seeing the world this way is absolutely stunning.

  • @vibratingstring
    @vibratingstring 4 месяца назад +1

    This is a great friendship across an ocean and half a continent.

  • @sdchargers1071
    @sdchargers1071 4 месяца назад +60

    I cannot believe how Slow Mo Guys can still make a better video every single time when you already thought it was the coolest and best video!!!! good job mates

  • @moos5221
    @moos5221 4 месяца назад +41

    For some reason I find the overexposed footage of the first attempt more fascinating (or better word beautiful?) then the less exposed footage. The blue colors and the flaring looks so freaking cool, like from a sci-fi movie (Gav already mentioned 2 Death Stars duel). Amazing footage, what a banger for the end of the year. Have a good one everyone!

    • @eTiMaGo
      @eTiMaGo 4 месяца назад +5

      They could easily sell the footage for special effects companies to use :D
      This actually makes me think a collab with Corridor could be a lot of fun, trying to recreate and analyze the slow mo explosion in CGI

    • @mirza.
      @mirza. 4 месяца назад +2

      The first one reminded me of the Final KO "GAME!" effect in Smash Bros

    • @medeirosbrendon
      @medeirosbrendon 4 месяца назад

      Yes. It looks like two supernovas colliding against each other!

    • @Fasteroid
      @Fasteroid 4 месяца назад +1

      God if Slo-mo Guys and Corridor collabed I'd probably just die on the spot. Having witnessed absolute perfection and all.

    • @eTiMaGo
      @eTiMaGo 4 месяца назад

      @@Fasteroid Slo-mo artists react? :D

  • @danp7174
    @danp7174 2 месяца назад +3

    This is definitely one of my favorite videos, well done gentlemen.

  • @oliverwalker5954
    @oliverwalker5954 4 месяца назад

    Who knew a violent explosion could be beautiful ! Well done slow mo guys, I'm impressed.

  • @mr._.mav792
    @mr._.mav792 4 месяца назад +6

    The destiny reference at the beginning really caught me off guard

  • @Pyroteknikid
    @Pyroteknikid 4 месяца назад +6

    Jousting with fire.
    That's a new one.

  • @Iggi-mv2ux
    @Iggi-mv2ux 4 месяца назад

    Watching the energy propagate through that shaped charge was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen!
    This channel is incredible!
    You guys are incredible!

  • @CimaxHD
    @CimaxHD 4 месяца назад +1

    glad to see you guys still making videos and one of the only channels to get better over the span of so many years too.

  • @werrrnerrr
    @werrrnerrr 4 месяца назад +31

    7:12 Two vertical disc shaped constellations of what I think is impact debris coming of the plates, flying towards each other on an intersecting course. Reminds me of galaxies colliding.

    • @e_out
      @e_out 4 месяца назад +3

      The footage really felt astronomical!

  • @PlaneAwesome
    @PlaneAwesome 4 месяца назад +6

    Bless Dan for trying to make a "just the tip" joke in the outro at 16:49.

  • @wyvernsieyes
    @wyvernsieyes 4 месяца назад

    absolutely amazing footage! ive been Artillery for 20 years and knew the concept of how a shaped charged worked, and seen the aftermath on armor. but being able to see every stage is fasinating. the overlay of the shaped charge being created is exceedingly insperational.

  • @monty9456
    @monty9456 4 месяца назад

    This is now one of my favorite videos. So awesome.

  • @andreasaa2000
    @andreasaa2000 4 месяца назад +10

    Bruh that destiny joke was spot on

  • @robbiedehaan
    @robbiedehaan 4 месяца назад +50

    Gavin - you should do a video about neutral density on the 2nd channel. I'd love to learn more about that

    • @samuelpmoran
      @samuelpmoran 4 месяца назад +6

      ND filters just reduce the light entering the lens. They allow you to decrease the brightness with the same shutter speed (like he talks about in the video) or maintain the same brightness with a lower shutter speed. Lower shutter speeds (longer exposures) create motion blur. Think long exposures of bodies of water that make the water look smooth and give a dreamy feel.

    • @DaedalusYoung
      @DaedalusYoung 4 месяца назад +7

      It's just a filter that's dark, so there's less light entering the camera. They usually come in stops (and it's logarithmic), so an ND3 basically lowers the incoming light by 1 stop.

    • @blobfish.
      @blobfish. 4 месяца назад +11

      The quickest explanation is sunglasses for cameras. 🕶️

    • @akyhne
      @akyhne 4 месяца назад

      If you want to shoot with a filmic setup, you film at a 180 degree angle. So e.g. 23,976 FPS, and a shutter speed, at twice the amount.
      But if you do that in sunlight, your video will get over exposed. So you give your video camera sunglasses on - ND filters.
      Do a search on the 180° rule in cinema.

    • @BrokenFrameProductions
      @BrokenFrameProductions 4 месяца назад +2

      Not disagreeing with the rest of your comment, but that's not what the 180° rule is.

  • @dynad00d15
    @dynad00d15 3 месяца назад

    i loved how the tip's movement seemed to go up and down.. that was mesmerizing!

  • @JazzbLu
    @JazzbLu 4 месяца назад +2

    10,000,000 frames per second! And the details to which you have captured on the orther shots as well! You guys are playing on a new level now! Happy New Year!

  • @edbrackin
    @edbrackin 4 месяца назад +6

    Thanks Colorado School of Mines for letting them film this. Very Interesting.

  • @NigelStratton
    @NigelStratton 4 месяца назад +52

    The images at 7:00 are clearly the most impressive frames ever recorded by the Slow Mo Guys!

    • @stevevernon1978
      @stevevernon1978 4 месяца назад

      I seem to recall one where they photographed the speed of light.

    • @stickiedmin6508
      @stickiedmin6508 4 месяца назад

      ​@@stevevernon1978
      Yes, we remember.
      It didn't look as cool as this.

  • @scottrobinson4611
    @scottrobinson4611 4 месяца назад +1

    This video is just phenomenal. This might be one of my favourite videos of yours, which is no small feat.
    It's just surreal that it's possible to achieve slow motion to this extent, and especially for something so fast, bright and short-lived.
    Having to stop the lens down to F22 AND a 6 stop ND on top of that. Just crazy

  • @wasdfw
    @wasdfw 3 месяца назад +1

    Wow... just wow. Thank you guys.

  • @matt.the.viewer
    @matt.the.viewer 4 месяца назад +8

    I love that you are still finding subjects that push the technical limitations of your equipment after a decade of progress. Goes to show that there is still so much interesting content yet to be made to look forward to.

  • @user-gt2bk6vd7r
    @user-gt2bk6vd7r 4 месяца назад +74

    Hope you guys enjoyed Colorado! Im sure SOM was glad to have you!!! Cheers fellas!!

    • @Katchi_
      @Katchi_ 4 месяца назад

      No... we didn't enjoy these clowns. They have zero education, they spent the last few years on firearms and explosions simply for the "views". Absolute waste of our resources.

    • @blobfish.
      @blobfish. 4 месяца назад +3

      @@Katchi_ lol sure, sounds legit. Zero education? You know one of them is an explosives and demolition specialist? Go post your fanfiction on the appropriate sites 😂

    • @jacoblansman8147
      @jacoblansman8147 4 месяца назад

      I think CSOM is more relieved that they haven't stacked explosives in another toilet, cos last time the entire quarry nearly got blown up.

    • @Katchi_
      @Katchi_ 4 месяца назад

      @@blobfish. He maintains zero "demolition specialists" credentials. Explosives credentials are entirely for tracking.

  • @Malarkey007
    @Malarkey007 4 месяца назад +7

    You both always do impressive videos, but I have the feeling this is the most impressive one yet in this channel. Well done!

  • @Makujah_
    @Makujah_ 4 месяца назад

    Incredible footage, love it when you push the cameras to their limit!

  • @MaxxD
    @MaxxD 4 месяца назад +17

    Every time I think you can't possibly film anything more mental, you supersede yourselves. Incredible footage.

  • @HellboundHarry
    @HellboundHarry 4 месяца назад +16

    I've said it once before and I'll say it again. I live right next to Golden, and I grew up with you guys. Seeing you right around the corner and blowing stuff up, just solidifies my want to continue my education and get Mines to sign off on me. It's been a hell of a ride, and I love you both! Happy New Year!

  • @The_Hi_Life
    @The_Hi_Life 4 месяца назад

    This is amazing! I can’t help but feel like we’re seeing things we weren’t meant to be seeing…Like we’re viewing the very fringes of reality.

  • @Likeamamagoose
    @Likeamamagoose 4 месяца назад

    Been watching for what 12 years now? This is by far my favorite video you guys have done!

  • @kriscerosaurus
    @kriscerosaurus 4 месяца назад +36

    This footage left me speechless. EASILY some of the coolest visuals I’ve ever seen. Phenomenal job, team. Holy crap.
    Also, coming to this straight from the waxing video was quite the mental whiplash. lol

  • @Skoopa92
    @Skoopa92 4 месяца назад +7

    That shot with the lens flare has got to be one of the coolest things ever. the fact that something can look that awesome and be real is insane

  • @TheRBTech
    @TheRBTech 4 месяца назад +1

    Congrats Slow Mo Guys! you made an infinitesimal baby star.

  • @ryanthurston4846
    @ryanthurston4846 3 месяца назад +1

    Please do a video over explosion welding! A video of explosion welding happening would be such a feat. Over all making an extremely educational video!

  • @DAngelProductions
    @DAngelProductions 4 месяца назад +26

    That was most impressive slow mo video I’ve ever seen! That lense flare and colliding was absolutely brilliant!

  • @alaaemam1242
    @alaaemam1242 4 месяца назад +1

    One of the best videos I ever watched in RUclips

  • @MrSirViking
    @MrSirViking 4 месяца назад

    I am always so excited when there is a new video from you guys. You get to see so much more detail when you slow things down. Its super cool.

  • @Optimusprimesrustyballsack
    @Optimusprimesrustyballsack 4 месяца назад +34

    Didn’t see the “superimposed” label at first. I thought Dan had finally gone too far. Without doubt this is the best channel in the history of RUclips. Educational. Funny. Groundbreaking. Can’t wait to see what’s next.

    • @danholmesfilm
      @danholmesfilm 4 месяца назад +2

      😂😂🤣🤣
      Now I need a vid of dan running jumping and aiming at a target while holding two of these with his bare hands as they go off!

    • @jasonchiu272
      @jasonchiu272 4 месяца назад +4

      The "superimposed" label is actually a cover-up to the fact that Dan is holding back his Superman-level powers.