Tag: explosion

March 9, 2016 at 11:55 am

Pouring Molten Salt Into a Tank of Water

Pouring Molten Salt Into a Tank of Water

The Backyard Scientist uses a high-speed camera to capture explosive results of pouring molten salt into water

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January 18, 2016 at 4:52 am

Elon Musk Shares Close-Up of SpaceX Rocket Landing, Tipping and Exploding

Elon Musk Shares Close-Up of SpaceX Rocket Landing, Tipping and Exploding

Incredible close-up footage shows SpaceX’s latest attempt to land its reusable Falcon 9 rocket

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December 27, 2015 at 11:23 pm

Slow Motion Underwater Explosions with Dry Ice and Liquid Nitrogen

Slow Motion Underwater Explosions with Dry Ice and Liquid Nitrogen

YouTube’s ‘Backyard Scientist’ creates underwater explosions in his pool using dry ice and liquid nitrogen, capturing the results in high definition, slow motion

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September 28, 2015 at 11:57 am

Controlled Demolition Makes Two 500 ft Chimneys Perfectly Collide and Crumble

Controlled Demolition Makes Two 500 ft Chimneys Perfectly Collide and Crumble

Watch the amazing, controlled demolition of the Cockenzie Power Station’s twin 149m chimney stacks using 160 kg of nitro glycerine.

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August 13, 2015 at 12:05 am

Eyewitness Captures Chilling Blast in Tianjin as Shipment of Explosives Goes Up in Flames

Eyewitness Captures Chilling Blast in Tianjin as Shipment of Explosives Goes Up in Flames

An eyewitness captured the deadly blast that struck the northern China port city of Tianjin earlier today.

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June 17, 2015 at 7:13 pm

Amazing Slow Motion Close-Ups of Exploding Plants

Amazing Slow Motion Close-Ups of Exploding Plants

The incredible footage makes up for the terrible sound effects.

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March 26, 2015 at 1:41 am

If You Spin a CD Fast Enough it Will Explode. Here’s What That Looks Like at 170,000 FPS

If You Spin a CD Fast Enough it Will Explode. Here's What That Looks Like at 170,000 FPS

The critical ‘spin rate’ for a CD is 23,000 RPM. Anything more and the CD will shatter and explode into hundreds of pieces. The Slow Mo Guys decided to film this phenomenon with a Phantom v2511, which—at its lowest resolution—is capable of filming at an incomprehensible 1 million frames per second (FPS). For this…

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February 26, 2015 at 3:48 pm

Kaboom! A Short Film About Two Pyros in Love

Kaboom! A Short Film About Two Pyros in Love

The New York Times profiles a couple who spend their lives pursuing their passion for blowing things up. Produced by: Colin Sonner and Brady Welch Read the story here: nyti.ms/1adjsCT

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February 9, 2015 at 10:31 am

This is Why You Should Never Deep Fry Gnocchi

This is Why You Should Never Deep Fry Gnocchi

Watch what happens when this chef tries to deep fry some gnocchi pasta. Let’s just say, things get… explosive.

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December 15, 2014 at 4:41 pm

Super Slow Motion Bridge Demolition

Super Slow Motion Bridge Demolition

Watch demolition experts fell the old Marble Falls Bridge in Central Texas in super slow motion. Photographer Kirk Drummond captured the amazing scene on a Red Epic camera filming at 300 FPS. Over 950 feet of metal truss works collapsed in an eventful four seconds after having been up for nearly 78 years. According…

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