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Slow-Mo Footage of the Apple Watch Puking Up Water Is Somehow a Beautiful Thing
The Apple Watch has always been able to shrug off some amount of water, but since the Series 2 it’s been able to survive being completely submerged, accidentally or not. The only caveat is that water can get trapped in the smartwatch’s speaker, a problem Apple has solved with a clever water-eject feature that is…
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One Of Solo: A Star Wars Story’s Giant Explosions Was Inspired By the Slow Mo Guys On YouTube
Digital tools like 3D animation and motion capture helped revolutionise the visual effects industry, but there’s still plenty of room for practical effects to help bring the impossible to the big screen. Solo: A Star Wars Story’s VFX supervisor Julian Foddy revealed to the BBC that one of the film’s most memorable explosions was actually…
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A High-Speed Camera Mounted To A Lawnmower Blade Gives You A Front-Row Seat To Gadget Carnage
There’s no shortage of slow-motion footage out there on the internet, but there is a shortage of original ideas. Slo-mo explosions just don’t hold our attention like they used to, but by attaching his high-speed camera to a spinning lawnmower blade, YouTube’s tesla500 gives us a fantastic front-row seat as old electronics get shredded and…
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Gratuitous Fruit-on-Fruit Violence In Slow Motion Is Like An Edible Fireworks Show
A real fireworks show requires trained professionals to handle the explosive materials, and a location that’s safe for fiery debris to rain down onto. But as The Slow Mo Guys discovered, you can get a similarly satisfying explosive experience with a high-speed camera and a couple of fruit-blasting cannons.