The Slow Mo Guys - 2022-03-01
Gav and Dan overload some capacitors and film the explosive results at 187,500fps. That's 7500 times slower than you can see with your own eyeballs. Bit of merch? - https://slowmoguys.shop Follow Us on Instagram! - https://www.instagram.com/theslowmoguys Filmed at 80,000fps and 187,000fps with the Phantom TMX 7510 Blowing up Capacitors at 187,000FPS - The Slow Mo Guys
It baffles me every time how beautiful and fascinating the most obscure and tiny events can be in slow motion.
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Like death
The more you learn from looking at something the more reward juice your brain poops out so it makes sense that slow motion is something humans love because it sugar coats our everyday experiences with a sweet-blasted candy shell of delicious delicious information
@@ankitmitra2383 A bot link having malware? Who here is surprised...
Still I get the sentiment but your better off just reporting the comment m8.
It's amazing how dense the universe is. Everything has so many things going on.
That's how redditors describe a random frame of a marvel movie.
@@AimForMyHead81 accurate
Some of these shots were as beautiful as nebula or galaxies through a powerful telescope. It's just one frame from the mundane to the extraordinary.
@@aarondavis8943 Even just looking at the Moon from a standard tabletop telescope reveals a lot going on.
Some of these shots seem like microcosm of a big-bang type event... scale is different (in between is nova perhaps)
but at least as visual metaphor for such a thing it seems so fitting.
Love how events at different scales of time as well as spatial dimension seem to exhibit a fractal-like repetition of theme.
Next one please get a larger capacitor with no safety and film in an infinite vacuum
;)
The fact you focused so effortlessly on dust in the air and made it beautiful not even in slow mo at 2:02 is insane to me. So impressive
Looks straight up surreal
PS3 main menu background vibes
@@LeonardPutra Damn, now I want a loop of that clip as my actual PS3 background lol
Zooming and focusing on dust? Some people are very easily impressed.
@@hughjanus6975maybe impressed by the camera sensor / tech?
so glad Dan is back, the chemistry between you two makes it so much better :)
shouldve said electricity...
Its so nice to hear their genuine giggles and laughs in these videos again. The episodes Gav had to do solo during quarentine were all very fascinating and wonderful but the goofing off and little dorky jokes they make to each other just adds so much more joy.
Hehe... chemistry
Don't you mean that the chemistry between them is.....electric? ;)
I'm still so confused why he wasn't able to come to the US for such a long time, people flew in and out during almost the whole pandemic anyway and with him saying that he was going to the US for world should have made it even easier
Great video. I didn't realise it was so exciting in slow motion. I just get the adrenaline rush, the bang and the fog of electrolyte vapour.
You’re the first one I thought of with exploding capacitors Clive :-) many a capacitor has reached an untimely end at your hands.
I saw this and thought "Hey wait a second, are they copying Clive??"
I just saw your video the other day where you popped a cap, and the comments on that video echoed my sentiments that these guys would be a great next video on this, and lo and behold! I was so amped to see this video, and I see it sparked some joy with you too, and it's so good to see various content creators on this platform jumping gaps to explore some shockingly simple, but awesome topics, inspiring one another and whatnot.
@@jamesrush5367 i made a comment on clive vid that the slomo guys should get involved! and few days later wow!
@@jamesrush5367 Not copying. Just doing it properly.
The sequence starting at 7:20 is just amazing. Looks how I would imagine a micro universe to be; stars, planets, dust and plasma...
It's a good think I'm retired; otherwise, I'd never get anything done watching you guys. Fun stuff!
"I've probably wasted 15 minutes of my life with these capacitors"
Me, an electrical engineer: I have spent hours on a single capacitor.
thats why im studying mechanical. electricity makes me sad :(
@@JoshTheGingerProductions its also tends to be less angery
@@JoshTheGingerProductions same, mechanics is nice I hate electronics
@@JoshTheGingerProductions bro, you don't even know yet programming is more stressful than electrical
I'm not an electrical engineer, and I've also done that. Just less frequently I bet. Audio engineering even as an amateur sometimes hits you with a failed cap, no schematic, no label left on the device and no hope because the device was built by a company that went under before the internet existed. Which is also bad.
This is surely one of the most fascinating videos on your channel, those small capacitors really pack a punch! Slow mo captures the violence of it all perfectly. I'd LOVE to see you collab with ElectroBOOM!
Mehdi electrocuting himself at 250,000 FPS
mehdi shocking himself is slo mo pls! :D
@@vividandlucid "Electrocuting" means dying to electricity, so I hope he doesn't do that
SlowMoBoom FTW! 😁
“Oh, you deal with ‘micro’ a lot, don’t you?”
quote of the year
These explosions are literally among the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen! Mesmerizing
"...and I'm Dan."
We still have to get used to that after months of Dan-deprivation. What a delight to see these two blokes again in the same room at the same time... 😎👍
You could say it was, Dan-privation...I'll see myself out.
Love to see Dan finally getting to have some fun in Gav's mysterious black void of carnage! And yes please collab with Electroboom, that would be so much fun
These were super beautiful, my personal favorite was the Wide shot at 7:16 first the expansion, but just the magnificent blue and red fiery explosion was marvelous!
10:01 - Gav, that was the best unplanned pun ever.
Nebulas in capacitors, who knew. This is some incredible footage, thanks for sharing!
looks like the playstation main menu screen
z-pinch theory people lol
ElectroBOOM colab sounds fantastic! As many others have pointed out I'm glad Dan is back as well. Thanks for the content guys!
Eboom colab gets my vote too
@@petemoss9831 Me 3.
Me 4
I have worked in IT since the 90s so it's awesome to finally see the slow mo of what I have done in my electronics lab. Thank you. Every good IT guy knows the smell that these make too.
At 10:44 that “doowoit” sound made me laugh out loud. Super humorous :-)
Crossover with mehdi would be amazing! When you mentioned him at the start I thought he'd be super great to explain exactly what's happening as the capacitor explodes. He's an expert!
"You deal a lot in micro, don't you?"
I'd forgotten how savage Dan can be.
I like how Gav just ignored it lol
I don't get it.
@@Gillsing He's referencing Gav's avid interest in buying and selling microwaves
@@R0HAI No I think it's a micropeen or LSD joke
I would have NEVER guessed that watching the destruction of little capacitors would be SO AWESOME. WELL DONE!
9:20 the dubbing is hilarious
I had already forgotten Dan just came back recently. it's like He never really left, he's just, back, like it was always meant to be. the chemistry between you two is so perfect.
It just makes me so happy to see them together again. As you said, the chemistry is just perfect. The exact right amount of goofiness but also insight and just sheer awe in face of the wonders that they unmask for us to see.
6:57 this is genuinely one of the coolest shots you guys have produced on this channel. and your reactions are the icing on top.
It is! The combination of macro with the insane framerate just brings into existence a new universe. Definitely one of the top, if not the top, shots on this channel. And that is saying something!
I'm so glad they've had a chance to get back together again Gav + Dan make such great content when they're together.
I also enjoyed 8:50
7:30 I DEFINETLY was not prepared for that! That was SO beautiful my eyes watered amazed with that view! Just too beautiful!!
7:32 Gav and Dan just casually creating an entire universe in a split second
That macro shot was one of the best shots I've seen on here. Honestly, would love to see you do more of this at the macro level, and super slow. There was some crazy stuff going on there
This is why I bought extension tubes for my camera so I can do some macro shots for cheap. It's absolutely crazy how much we can't see with our eyes due to how small it is.
RIGHT!!
That's about to be my Windows wallpaper.
ElectroBOOM and The Slow Mo Guys collab would be two of my favourites combined for absolute epicness. 😁
I want to see electrocuted sausages in slow mo
Gav's slow mo and filmography + Medhi's whiteboard explanations and humour + Dan being Dan = guaranteed epicness 🤩
1:06 “Oh you deal a lot with micro don’t you?” Dang what a savage burn 😂.
This is by far some of the most beautiful slow motion footage I've seen! The electric sparks and the smoke is just awesome!
6:57 has got to be in the top 10 coolest things you’ve ever filmed. I love how you can see the macro lens in the reflection of the expanding plastic casing. Wicked :-)
There was also something poetic about the temperature rating exploding!
I would love to get some HD stills of this for walpapers lol
It looks like a nabula exploding but 1000000000x speed
In 8:56 it looks like a pulsar
I hadn't even noticed the reflection! That really is wild!
That macro was absolutely incredible. It really showed that so far you've only skimmed the surface of how many immensely cool things we're going to see with this new camera!
Every time I watch one of your vids I have the moment in slomo when I realize how great the sound design for those parts is. Thanks for that it really adds to the experience
all the while, the slowmo guys have a new side gig, making slow motion dust effects for editing filters (especially the first couple)
awesome, I've always wondered how exactly these blow up. being a PC tech from years back I've been used to seeing the weak points at the tops of cap's, and knowing to "keep the Farad" away from them when they're on.
Weren't you worried about some of the red hot debris damaging the front of the lens?
A slo-mo video with Mehdi would be very entertaining and interesting!
Most lenses for DSLRs have a removable lens shield (the one gav wipes) and it's strong and pretty cheap
Those plasma bursts are something else. I had no idea electrolytics could be this useful. And yes to Mehdi fellas.
Looked like giant Spirit Bombs at some points too. lol
YESSSSS!!!! Bring him in!!! So many things to explode while recording it! (Specially his face reactions 🤯🤬!!!)
This is probably the most beautiful footage I've seen from you guys personally, Id love to see more electrical events, Id also love to see things like arc/tig/mig welding up close
"Alright I'm Amping up the Voltage."
Something about that sentence tickled my funny bone.
This was some in-sane footage guys, amazing!
I can't wait for the collaboration with Mehdi!!!
Collab will be awesome, but his name is Mehdi and he hates it when people call him medhi wrongly ! LOL
Ohm my god, really with the puns? ;P
The bulge on the smallest capacitor was amazing, as was the plume of plasma! No wonder the bigger ones come with the safety vent at the top, could you imagine the damage blowing a large capacitor in the old days would do? Early computer engineering must have been a hazardous occupation!
I hope ElectroBOOM will bring some of these
Well I do remember doing something similar back in school with a car battery charger and some big electrolytic capacitors.
We didn't overcharge them, but merely reverse-polarised them, but the result was the same (except I didn't have a high speed camera and we contained the explosion by putting the capacitor it in a wooden box).
I do remember though that it smelled horrible, and we only did one indoors before we moved outside, and I'm pretty sure those fumes are NOT healthy!
I also remember how surprisingly much stuff there is inside one of those, after the boom it almost seemed impossible for all of it to have been inside the capacitor.
IKR
Yep, I've been around capacitors that have blown up since the early 80s, back when it was a lot more common to have zero safety measures like stamped cross marks on the lid of the can, thin spots in the rubber plug to vent pressure without launching/blowing up the can, and so forth. Always a shock to have one of those large ones really detonate, throwing shredded paper and bits of aluminum strips everywhere, not to mention the evil-smelling smoke.
they would charge up a capacitor and toss it to a fellow.
9:05 you just recreated a nebula. Pause it and it looks incredible.
I am stunned at how much it looks like space special effects… and amped for a cooperative video!!!
I’m glad Gav and Dan are both in the videos now. It actually feels like a slo mo guys video. Gav did a good job keeping the channel running but something just didn’t feel right.
The back and forth is half the video, and it's impossible for Gav to replicate that alone.
If you do them again, try some tantalum capacitors. They're made from a ceramic and blow up pretty violently if you reverse polarity or over volt them.
Our teacher axidently putted 290V in a 5V bipolar capacitor 🤣 Snow in late spring... Inside...
You now nothing John Capacitorsnow!
I was just about to suggest the same thing, tantalum is something special when they blow
@@TheSingularNextuz Your teacher has wild accidents 290 in a 5V cap omg 😂😂😂
@@fridaycaliforniaa236 He showed us some "learning" opportunities that year 🤣
It almost always contained some form of burning. Sometimes on purpose, but very often it just happened. 🤣
@@TheSingularNextuz Lmao 😂
It makes me so happy how far you guys have come since I started watching you around 2014/2015 you guys are my favorite
My dad majored Electronic engineering. When I was a kid he told me stories about the time when he overloaded a mF-scale capacitor just out of curiosity to see what happens. This was exactly how he said it had happened and I am so satisfied to see it in slomo.
Awesome footage! Now repeat with some decent sized capacitors!
I have some 2000uf 525v caps as tribute.
@Vlad TheInhaler 16v caps really don't like 200v AC.
And some tantalum caps. also, dan increased the voltage manually (in human time) what about having it wound right up and then direct on line?
@@maxfarr4142 That's what I did, the radio was live so I could filter the heater circuit, but I mis-counted the terminals on the tube socket, I had two long wires on the cap and I had one connected to one of the terminals I thought was ground, and was touching the other wire to another terminal I thought was connected to the heater. I was loudly wrong.
Use a hot glue gun to block off the vents
The scale of the explosion is really put into perspective when you put the balloon in the picture both in terms of speed and the size. Would love to see your collab with Mehdi. Maybe you can get Linus along as well and try to blow up a PSU capacitor.
Yeah, that's an awesome idea!
Think Gamersnexus still has some gigabyte PSUs left?
@@GhostOfAnubis09 "Blowing up a Gigabyte PSU at 187,000 FPS, feat. Gamers Nexus"
@ElectroBOOM - 2022-03-02
Oh hey! Thanks for the shoutout guys!!! 😄 Although I would say I think it is more like the capacitors are out to get me! 😂
I am also highly AMPed about doing a collab, there are stuff I need to figure out in slowmo, like how fast you will jump at different voltages!
@vixguy - 2022-03-02
Hi electroboom! I really enjoy your videos. I hope you see this comment :)
@UberNerdStudios - 2022-03-02
My life would be complete if you guys did a collab.
@sackywacky - 2022-03-02
Do the collab!!
@jonathanwhite3507 - 2022-03-02
Hey, it's Mehndi!
@SteveJB - 2022-03-02
I saw this video's thumb nail and thought this was an electroboom video at first.