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

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  • Опубліковано 29 гру 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  6 місяців тому +1557

    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 6 місяців тому +10

      First

    • @ushnishchatterjee8178
      @ushnishchatterjee8178 6 місяців тому +8

      Second

    • @Ducky_.369
      @Ducky_.369 6 місяців тому +4

      ​@@CanadianBakin42ONo pin😂

    • @8266
      @8266 6 місяців тому +4

      Its been a blast of year again with your videos!

    • @Olies_vids
      @Olies_vids 6 місяців тому +1

      Could you do a whip next

  • @TheCrunchyGum
    @TheCrunchyGum 6 місяців тому +4863

    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  6 місяців тому +2017

      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 6 місяців тому +135

      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 6 місяців тому +58

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

    • @ColinRichardson
      @ColinRichardson 6 місяців тому +68

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

    • @MISHBASH
      @MISHBASH 6 місяців тому +4

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

  • @AnchorJG
    @AnchorJG 6 місяців тому +1284

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

    • @Hydrazine1000
      @Hydrazine1000 6 місяців тому +63

      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 6 місяців тому +25

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

    • @54Luca69
      @54Luca69 6 місяців тому +1

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

    • @anonymousapproximation8549
      @anonymousapproximation8549 6 місяців тому +43

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

    • @Kythyria
      @Kythyria 5 місяців тому +15

      ​@@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 6 місяців тому +436

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

    • @spvillano
      @spvillano 5 місяців тому +11

      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 5 місяців тому +503

    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 5 місяців тому +73

      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 5 місяців тому +6

      You need to read more.

    • @leocurious9919
      @leocurious9919 5 місяців тому +11

      This is decades old research.

    • @leovodica9975
      @leovodica9975 5 місяців тому

      @@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 5 місяців тому +4

      @@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 6 місяців тому +531

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

    • @johnofthenorth6653
      @johnofthenorth6653 6 місяців тому +19

      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_ 6 місяців тому +12

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

    • @jakefromstatefarm1405
      @jakefromstatefarm1405 6 місяців тому +10

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

    • @Blood-PawWerewolf
      @Blood-PawWerewolf 6 місяців тому +4

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

    • @jawsper1
      @jawsper1 5 місяців тому +2

      I actually got Mythbusters in my reccomendations with this video

  • @blobfish.
    @blobfish. 6 місяців тому +341

    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 6 місяців тому

      2:35 forbidden fleshlight

    • @MushookieMan
      @MushookieMan 6 місяців тому +4

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

    • @Niyto
      @Niyto 6 місяців тому +2

      2:34 you know it

    • @mwater_moon2865
      @mwater_moon2865 5 місяців тому

      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 3 місяці тому

      You know he's banged it

  • @billc5557
    @billc5557 5 місяців тому +55

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

  • @Sonacnights
    @Sonacnights 6 місяців тому +45

    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.

  • @mikip3242
    @mikip3242 6 місяців тому +544

    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 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +17

      @@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 6 місяців тому +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. ua-cam.com/video/s2hM1tyEL0U/v-deo.htmlsi=wdPvtWVWsrUkaglZ&t=89

    • @bigbomb5904
      @bigbomb5904 6 місяців тому +2

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

    • @mikip3242
      @mikip3242 6 місяців тому +48

      @@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.

  • @michaelh9656
    @michaelh9656 6 місяців тому +186

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

    • @peachulemon
      @peachulemon 4 місяці тому +4

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

    • @prjndigo
      @prjndigo 4 місяці тому +1

      probably more like 7

    • @Paultimate7
      @Paultimate7 3 місяці тому +2

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

    • @Ilikepie18855
      @Ilikepie18855 3 місяці тому

      @@peachulemonColorado?m

    • @ne0395
      @ne0395 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @76Eliam
    @76Eliam 6 місяців тому +31

    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 4 місяці тому +4

      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 3 місяці тому +3

      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 2 місяці тому

      And than some Uranium 235....

  • @dougcoombes8497
    @dougcoombes8497 5 місяців тому +9

    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.

  • @nicotron1
    @nicotron1 6 місяців тому +445

    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 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +15

      @@drooplugcan you provide a source for that statement?

    • @s-x5373
      @s-x5373 6 місяців тому +18

      @@drooplug 10 000
      not 10 000 000

    • @ralanham76
      @ralanham76 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Gideonite Wikipedia 🤔

  • @rtr5301
    @rtr5301 6 місяців тому +762

    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 6 місяців тому +36

      Well, they also filmed at 10million fps

    • @VraerynDaDragon
      @VraerynDaDragon 6 місяців тому +30

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

    • @christianellegaard7120
      @christianellegaard7120 6 місяців тому +17

      And they are still just two blokes having fun.

    • @bigmartin343
      @bigmartin343 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +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

  • @logandaley1544
    @logandaley1544 2 місяці тому +5

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

  • @Anu_r303
    @Anu_r303 5 місяців тому +4

    You guys should use ballestic gel between shape charges...

  • @trace_minerals
    @trace_minerals 6 місяців тому +123

    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.

  • @iNomNomAwesome
    @iNomNomAwesome 6 місяців тому +235

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

    • @FlyingCIRCU175
      @FlyingCIRCU175 6 місяців тому +8

      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 6 місяців тому +11

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

    • @Kragatar
      @Kragatar 6 місяців тому +8

      Kamehameha duel is the first thing I thought of too.

    • @Linuxpunk81
      @Linuxpunk81 6 місяців тому

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

    • @lawwilliams7591
      @lawwilliams7591 6 місяців тому +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

  • @proximacentauri1574
    @proximacentauri1574 5 місяців тому +17

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

    • @texasslingleadsomtingwong8751
      @texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 3 місяці тому +2

      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.

    • @JarieSuicune
      @JarieSuicune Місяць тому

      @@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 Wait a mere 100 years and we'll know the answer to that.

  • @SageSkaaning
    @SageSkaaning 5 місяців тому +13

    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

  • @-TAPnRACK-
    @-TAPnRACK- 6 місяців тому +318

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

    • @Pallerim
      @Pallerim 6 місяців тому +3

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

    • @OmnianMIU
      @OmnianMIU 6 місяців тому +1

      Agree

    • @davedavedave52
      @davedavedave52 6 місяців тому +1

      Yes, fascinating, so much going on

    • @gtjack9
      @gtjack9 6 місяців тому

      @@Pallerimlink

    • @Pallerim
      @Pallerim 6 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/video/7SZuJ0AThWM/v-deo.htmlsi=htuJ3ZC_Ow2yg_OT@@gtjack9

  • @teacupoctopus
    @teacupoctopus 6 місяців тому +31

    I was not prepared for the Destiny raid reference 😂

  • @alphasushi9178
    @alphasushi9178 6 місяців тому +7

    2:30 ok ok, please hear me out give me 10 seconds

  • @jnsdroid
    @jnsdroid 5 місяців тому +4

    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

  • @Quazlyy
    @Quazlyy 6 місяців тому +391

    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 6 місяців тому +3

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

  • @Fasteroid
    @Fasteroid 6 місяців тому +139

    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 6 місяців тому +6

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

    • @boudant
      @boudant 6 місяців тому +2

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

    • @sambrobst6852
      @sambrobst6852 6 місяців тому +1

      Gav nailed it with the JJ Abrams quip

    • @rsluggy6485
      @rsluggy6485 6 місяців тому +1

      Poor man's fusion reactor

  • @Bestpetlover01
    @Bestpetlover01 5 місяців тому +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.

  • @cr0ss0ut
    @cr0ss0ut 6 місяців тому +4

    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 2 місяці тому

      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.

    • @EriAntTea
      @EriAntTea 23 дні тому

      This is incorrect. The copper liner does become a fluid jet which eats through material using its velocity and density to eat through the desired material. I think the misconception arises from the ranges. A shaped charge of the type used in the video has a range of inches for standoff. By the time it leaves the frame of the ultra slowmo video it’s already past the optimum distance and is rapidly shedding material and losing effectiveness. When shot into the gelatin, since it’s so low density it travels for a range that gives the impression of a bullet, you would never use that small a shaped charge with so shallow a liner for something a meter away. Even on the collision shots, those copper jets are FAR past their optimal standoff range. At the appropriate standoff distance there is very much a jet of copper, from a meter away probably a little bean like we see in the video.
      EFPs on the other hand are long range explosives. The liner is a lot more shallow and thicker (like a manhole cover). So instead of the wacky fluid dynamics forming into a hot jet bs that happens with shaped charges it more traditionally forms a slug which has great effect at range.
      The theory of shaped charge penetrators is pretty well defined. But probably hasn’t ever been viewed this clearly before. Plus if it was a focusing or lensing effect, we would see it disperse past its focal point, which we don’t.

  • @REIDiculous64
    @REIDiculous64 6 місяців тому +139

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

  • @HuskySIVA
    @HuskySIVA 6 місяців тому +48

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

    • @EdenYisrael
      @EdenYisrael 6 місяців тому +6

      Same lol. Glad there's fans everywhere

    • @Ivrob
      @Ivrob 6 місяців тому +5

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

    • @cinderwolf32
      @cinderwolf32 5 місяців тому +3

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

  • @chefdan87
    @chefdan87 5 місяців тому +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.

  • @DanielVazquez
    @DanielVazquez 28 днів тому

    I am more impressed with the camera's capabilities than the imagery captured. Great job to the engineers who developed this piece of equipment.

  • @robmayofficial
    @robmayofficial 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +12

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

    • @mwater_moon2865
      @mwater_moon2865 5 місяців тому +3

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

    • @preppen78
      @preppen78 5 місяців тому +3

      Pretty sure I saw a Higgs particle fly by too

  • @IpelengMotsatsi
    @IpelengMotsatsi 6 місяців тому +239

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

    • @lociflow6154
      @lociflow6154 6 місяців тому +2

      Agree!!!

    • @bicmac333
      @bicmac333 6 місяців тому +5

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

    • @stickiedmin6508
      @stickiedmin6508 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +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...

  • @jessejacksoniii784
    @jessejacksoniii784 5 місяців тому +3

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

  • @cooper2850
    @cooper2850 5 місяців тому +4

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

  • @jakefromstatefarm1405
    @jakefromstatefarm1405 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +10

      Beyond.

    • @bestieswithtesties
      @bestieswithtesties 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +15

      @@bestieswithtesties I disagree

    • @z0bi_
      @z0bi_ 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +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 UA-cam red, etc. Now they're in the second half of their career where it's a smooth slow ride to inevitable retirement.

  • @mistakay9019
    @mistakay9019 6 місяців тому +90

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

  • @MravacKid
    @MravacKid Місяць тому +1

    Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "just the tip" :)

  • @danp7174
    @danp7174 4 місяці тому +3

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

  • @Jawst
    @Jawst 6 місяців тому +27

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

  • @davidswanson5669
    @davidswanson5669 6 місяців тому +45

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

  • @_Ciosu..
    @_Ciosu.. 6 місяців тому +2

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

  • @alexander_richter
    @alexander_richter 5 місяців тому +10

    I watched this video at 0.25x speed to make it even slower

  • @zxggwrt
    @zxggwrt 6 місяців тому +2524

    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 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +18

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

    • @The_Curious_Cat
      @The_Curious_Cat 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +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

  • @maxyeah7586
    @maxyeah7586 6 місяців тому +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:)

  • @HeguaYioe
    @HeguaYioe 25 днів тому +2

    These images en mouvement lent sont indéniablement parmi les plus géniales que j'aie vues.

  • @canibanoglu9643
    @canibanoglu9643 5 місяців тому +1

    That was a fascinating video. And to think that you need to go even faster to stay in low earth orbit is mind bending

  • @alexanderthomas2660
    @alexanderthomas2660 6 місяців тому +77

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

    • @MISHBASH
      @MISHBASH 6 місяців тому +2

      Whats ND?

    • @DrDeuteron
      @DrDeuteron 6 місяців тому

      @@MISHBASHneutral density, I.e grey.

    • @caodesignworks2407
      @caodesignworks2407 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +1

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

  • @donlindell1994
    @donlindell1994 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +4

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

  • @AlaskaPants
    @AlaskaPants 5 місяців тому +1

    Opera is the best browser I’ve ever used.

  • @Ray_of_Light62
    @Ray_of_Light62 3 місяці тому +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 3 місяці тому

      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.

  • @Pyroteknikid
    @Pyroteknikid 6 місяців тому +7

    Jousting with fire.
    That's a new one.

  • @philsey6913
    @philsey6913 6 місяців тому +77

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

    • @Katchi_
      @Katchi_ 6 місяців тому

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

    • @GreenCurryiykyk
      @GreenCurryiykyk 6 місяців тому +7

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

    • @mokdo9962
      @mokdo9962 6 місяців тому

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

    • @liamnix1725
      @liamnix1725 6 місяців тому

      colorado school of mines is a engeering school not mining

    • @texasslingleadsomtingwong8751
      @texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 3 місяці тому

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

  • @theCodyReeder
    @theCodyReeder 5 місяців тому +28

    Now Iwant to see a high speed video of a shape charge in a vacuum chamber. If its moving though a vacuum will it still be glowing so bright? Or is most of that from ram pressure heating IE. its like a meteor burning up when entering atmosphere? Without air will it just be a chunk (or spray?) of ordinary copper flying by really fast?

    • @pixelmaster98
      @pixelmaster98 5 місяців тому +5

      seems dangerous for the vacuum chamber, though. Guess we should just send Gav and Dan to space :D

  • @joshtkachuk2439
    @joshtkachuk2439 5 місяців тому +1

    DAN is looking trimmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good for you buddy!

  • @garykleinsteuber4529
    @garykleinsteuber4529 6 місяців тому +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.

  • @YouTube
    @YouTube 6 місяців тому +258

    this explosion was hypnotic 👏🏻👏🏾👏🏼👏🏽👏🏿 such a good video

    • @Radscience777
      @Radscience777 6 місяців тому +2

      We’d youtube

    • @Radscience777
      @Radscience777 6 місяців тому

      First comment?

    • @thorvaldspear
      @thorvaldspear 6 місяців тому +16

      Bring back rewind and give it an *explosive* start by featuring this video at the beginning.

    • @GolfinhoVoador
      @GolfinhoVoador 6 місяців тому +18

      @@thorvaldspear I dont think the person managing this account can do much about that

    • @anthony1907
      @anthony1907 6 місяців тому +18

      Couldn’t you have just used the generic yellow 👏 hands so you would have to type every color?

  • @Malarkey007
    @Malarkey007 5 місяців тому +7

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

  • @LawTaranis
    @LawTaranis Місяць тому

    Y'know, this footage can help engineers improve the design of the charges. Being able to see the real world charge affect vs the mathematical models is really extremely useful.

  • @Dank_Lulu
    @Dank_Lulu 6 місяців тому +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!

  • @werrrnerrr
    @werrrnerrr 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +3

      The footage really felt astronomical!

  • @chaochaocingdream
    @chaochaocingdream 20 днів тому +1

    You should do it again and capture the shape charges collide. That would be so EPIC

  • @micahphilson
    @micahphilson 4 місяці тому +1

    The way it causes cavitation through the entire ballistics gel just tells you how fast it's going and how much power it has!

  • @polterkat
    @polterkat 6 місяців тому +36

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

  • @Sentient_Zee
    @Sentient_Zee 6 місяців тому +75

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

    • @VeniVidiPerii
      @VeniVidiPerii 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +8

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

    • @Sentient_Zee
      @Sentient_Zee 6 місяців тому +5

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

    • @Deadbeatcow
      @Deadbeatcow 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому

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

  • @vibratingstring
    @vibratingstring 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @BuiltByRik
    @BuiltByRik 5 місяців тому +1

    First time watcher. Loved it. I think the bright light is lightning. The friction of the 2 jets are creating lightning. Congrats a new way of producing electricity. But I would love to see a dead on hit. 👍

  • @robbiedehaan
    @robbiedehaan 6 місяців тому +50

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

    • @samuelpmoran
      @samuelpmoran 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +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. 6 місяців тому +11

      The quickest explanation is sunglasses for cameras. 🕶️

    • @akyhne
      @akyhne 6 місяців тому

      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 6 місяців тому +2

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

  • @NigelStratton
    @NigelStratton 6 місяців тому +52

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

    • @stevevernon1978
      @stevevernon1978 6 місяців тому

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

    • @stickiedmin6508
      @stickiedmin6508 6 місяців тому

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

  • @alaaemam1242
    @alaaemam1242 5 місяців тому +1

    One of the best videos I ever watched in UA-cam

  • @mojo6524
    @mojo6524 6 місяців тому +1

    The first blast through the gell I'm like "That's the coolest slow-mo I've ever seen"......Then I repeat that phrase with every blast!

  • @moos5221
    @moos5221 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому +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. 6 місяців тому +2

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

    • @medeirosbrendon
      @medeirosbrendon 6 місяців тому

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

    • @Fasteroid
      @Fasteroid 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому

      @@Fasteroid Slo-mo artists react? :D

  • @TheOtherSlideYT
    @TheOtherSlideYT 6 місяців тому +5

    Mmmmm yes. The fun kind of science 😆

  • @ryanthurston4846
    @ryanthurston4846 5 місяців тому +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!

  • @coltondavis401
    @coltondavis401 3 місяці тому

    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!

  • @edbrackin
    @edbrackin 6 місяців тому +6

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

  • @CronicDemise
    @CronicDemise 6 місяців тому +78

    I am so incredibly curious now what would happen if the tips of the charges were to collide. Would a shockwave form? Would they get even brighter? Hoping for another round of shape charge videos!

    • @XtreeM_FaiL
      @XtreeM_FaiL 6 місяців тому +1

      You get two copper cones.

    • @dream.fiiend
      @dream.fiiend 6 місяців тому

      Blackhole forms

    • @andersjjensen
      @andersjjensen 6 місяців тому +16

      I'm fairly certain it would get even brighter. Assuming a perfect collision both jets would be decelerated to 0 in an even shorter distance and time than they were originally sent scooting. The conservation of energy states that all the kinetic energy would be converted to thermal energy. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if we got well into the X-ray spectrum...

    • @TheRealSkeletor
      @TheRealSkeletor 6 місяців тому +5

      @@andersjjensenThat's how you expose Dan to enough Gamma radiation to become the new Abomination.

    • @MrXPeaceLP
      @MrXPeaceLP 6 місяців тому +1

      also I guess similarly to what I think Smarter Every Day with bullets, they would also shatter the material of the cones outward, perpendicular to the direction they were shot at.

  • @eddiegreencheez
    @eddiegreencheez 5 місяців тому +1

    This content is so obsessively fascinating

  • @calvincameron354
    @calvincameron354 6 місяців тому +1

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

  • @sdchargers1071
    @sdchargers1071 6 місяців тому +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

  • @PlaneAwesome
    @PlaneAwesome 6 місяців тому +6

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

  • @zathrasyes1287
    @zathrasyes1287 2 місяці тому

    Wow! This is stunning, indeed. Pushing the cameras to the limit.

  • @scottrobinson4611
    @scottrobinson4611 5 місяців тому +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

  • @mr._.mav792
    @mr._.mav792 6 місяців тому +6

    The destiny reference at the beginning really caught me off guard

  • @HalimNiyaz
    @HalimNiyaz 5 місяців тому +1

    congrats for 15 MILLION subs gav and dan

  • @swc2001
    @swc2001 5 місяців тому +2

    Dan your looking good!!
    Good job sir!

  • @andreasaa2000
    @andreasaa2000 6 місяців тому +10

    Bruh that destiny joke was spot on

  • @Deathhead68
    @Deathhead68 6 місяців тому +6

    2:40 really cracked me up

  • @KatyPerryShorts01
    @KatyPerryShorts01 5 місяців тому

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

  • @thehobojoe
    @thehobojoe 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @JackT9595
    @JackT9595 6 місяців тому +6

    12:04 One of Dan's clones in the background

  • @kriscerosaurus
    @kriscerosaurus 6 місяців тому +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

  • @lolsurprises9989
    @lolsurprises9989 Місяць тому

    One of your most dramatic and BEST videos to observe.

  • @wasdfw
    @wasdfw 5 місяців тому +1

    Wow... just wow. Thank you guys.

  • @user-gt2bk6vd7r
    @user-gt2bk6vd7r 6 місяців тому +74

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

    • @Katchi_
      @Katchi_ 6 місяців тому

      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. 6 місяців тому +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 6 місяців тому

      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_ 6 місяців тому

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

  • @matt.the.viewer
    @matt.the.viewer 6 місяців тому +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-vu1uc1nh2p
    @user-vu1uc1nh2p 5 місяців тому +1

    Это просто невероятно, спасибо за подробную визуализацию формирования комулятивной струи👍🤝

  • @gameboy228
    @gameboy228 4 місяці тому

    Best ballistic gel video I've ever seen.