Slow Motion Compilations

• Andrew G
  April 18th, 2008 at 8:38 am

  Some stunning video’s, although I would have to say that I liked the first one better…

• Jason E.
  April 18th, 2008 at 9:15 am

  Interesting video, the second one. (I’ve seen the first one several times, so it has lost it’s luster)

  However, I don’t know that “Lucid Movement” is the most accurate title. It seems to me that the slowing down of these common events brings to light more hidden features… not lucid ones.

• cuimhne
  April 18th, 2008 at 9:32 am

  I liked the first one better too! The second one was a bit “art-ier” though!

• Thespian24601
  April 18th, 2008 at 9:43 am

  I like my name. Oh well, I was kinda thinkin about changing it too. It does seem too long.

• Ali S.
  April 18th, 2008 at 10:49 am

  @ Everyone

  Darn my artsy nature! Oh, and Thespian24601 I’m sure you could try to register with that name. Though…

• weymes
  April 18th, 2008 at 10:59 am

  i loved the lucid movement one, does anyone know what the music is on that clip ??

  thanks

• Ali S.
  April 18th, 2008 at 11:17 am

  @ weymes

  The song is the famous Pachelbel’s Canon in D Major.

• Thespian24601
  April 18th, 2008 at 11:28 am

  What would I do to register? I’m confused :S

• cuimhne
  April 18th, 2008 at 11:37 am

  Well Ali I’m an artist too! Love art! Just felt the second was a wee bit contrived. At least the first video wasn’t alluding to anything, just pure entertainment. Anyone else felt the same? or am I the only one?!

• Ashley
  April 18th, 2008 at 11:47 am

  What a coincidence! At lunch today I was talking to my friend about how awesome slow-motion videos are, and then I come see this post! Cool!

• thenight_1
  April 18th, 2008 at 11:48 am

  Thespian makes sense and of course the 24601 is the prisoner’s number in Les Miserables. I like the name.

• Ali S.
  April 18th, 2008 at 12:00 pm

  @ Thespian24601

  Well on the main page and here on the comments if you look all the way to the top right of the page you’ll see the “Register” link just below the “Search” button. Click on “Register” to save yourself your name permanently.

  That way you’ll be able to automatically log in to comment and be able to see if you’re one of the top commenter’s!

• just a guy
  April 18th, 2008 at 12:09 pm

  “..,that you’ll be saying, “Whoa!” with a bemused look on your face.”

  I.. don’t think you used ‘bemused’ correctly here. Why would I have a confused expression?

• jenjen
  April 18th, 2008 at 12:12 pm

  I cringed at the last scene of the bird taking off after all the shoot-em-up / blow-em-up shots - I was afraid I was going to see a bullet come in and blow that pigeon apart!

• Ali S.
  April 18th, 2008 at 1:00 pm

  @ just a guy

  Well, I guess I used the word ‘bemused’ to point that after saying, “Whoa!” you’d sit there perplexed at the absurdity of what you just saw. But I see what you mean…even looking at it now it looks odd.

• Chris
  April 18th, 2008 at 1:04 pm

  Don’t forget about Brainiac’s Things in Slow Motion segment, here’s a compilation of some from this season: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuTc9-SMKX4

• Jacques
  April 18th, 2008 at 1:48 pm

  The music is Pachebel’s Canon (in D Major).

  I preferred the first.

• fsmarch
  April 18th, 2008 at 3:32 pm

  I have always loved slow motion photography.

  The first one was interesting, but I did prefer the second one, even if it is considered ‘artsy’. Great interface between music/video.

• mattytiz
  April 18th, 2008 at 8:51 pm

  This is Neatorama at its best!

• weymes
  April 19th, 2008 at 6:28 am

  thanks ali for the tip regarding what the music was.
  ive no idea about classical music at all.. but ive always really liked that piece..

• cuimhne
  April 19th, 2008 at 7:39 am

  @ weymes

  If you like Pachelbel’s Canon then you should check this out:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM

• Viola
  April 19th, 2008 at 8:07 am

  Other than the quartet in the background playing the simplest and most renown canon in the world severely out of tune, the second one was a great video. I want to know who recorded the music so I can hit them.

• Viola
  April 19th, 2008 at 8:13 am

  @ cuimhne

  Thank you for that. I am sending it to every cellist I have ever known. Too freakin’ funny.

• Alannah
  April 19th, 2008 at 1:43 pm

  First video - I know that all the crack shots took great skill, but the lighter was by far the coolest. It amazes me how violent reactions are in slow motion. Almost makes the whole world a far scarier place.
  Second video - Was that first water bit rain? If it was, I always thought all rain drops were the same size. There’s no reason they should be, but I had no idea there was a difference from one drop to another.

• Thomas
  April 20th, 2008 at 10:39 am

  What keeps rain drops from colliding in midair to form larger drops? Makes perfect sense to me. Besides, sometimes you get that really fine mist of a rain, and sometimes you get the huge drops. Nothing new.

• Ali S.
  April 20th, 2008 at 1:59 pm

  From what I can tell from my paltry knowledge of physics is that all the water droplets fall at the same rate. Think of the experiment by Galileo when he dropped a ten-pound weight and a one-pound weight and found that they fell at the same rate which would point out that at any weight and size they fell at the same speed. Now take this in context with the raindrops and its easier to understand. However, I’m sure they do collide due to wind resistance and when they are blown about by gusts of wind.

• sparge
  April 21st, 2008 at 8:58 am

  Viola - I’m glad I’m not the only one who had that opinion.

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