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The Slow Mo Guys, Gav and Dan, acquired and filled a water balloon six feet across. They then jumped on it, trying to break it. It was quite a sturdy balloon, and the ripples that result from the impacts are neato-looking — like CGI. The action starts at 1:45 and the balloon ruptures at 4:15.
via Doobybrain
Edward Horsford takes photographs of water balloons being popped. The results create the impression of water hanging in midair:
“My camera is really the least important part of the shots,” Horsford writes in an e-mail. The trick seems to be in the timing of the flash. He sets a timer on his camera to take a long exposure of 1 to 2 seconds, and if the flash fires within that time, he gets an image. He uses a special gizmo with a microphone that triggers the flashes when it picks up a certain level of sound (i.e., the pop of a balloon).
You can view eleven more photographs at the link.
Link via Ace of Spades HQ
These fantastic shots of water balloons taken with a high speed camera are just fantastic. Who knew water could look so fascinating?
They bring back memories of when you were a young scamp, mischievously dropping water bombs on hapless cyclists from overpasses, or soaking whole streets in drive-by drench-athons – but those days of innocence are gone now. So, it just leaves us to sit back and wonder at the beautiful physics of the things – as well as the devilish uses to which they can be put.
