Exploding Gold in a Vacuum at 80,000FPS - The Slow Mo Guys

Gav and Dan put some gold in a box, pull all the air out slowly and let it back in very very quickly. Video inspiration - • GOLD Mirror-Polished J...
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Exploding Gold in a Vacuum at 80,000FPS - The Slow Mo Guys

[@TomFawkes]

Dan handled that gold leaf like a cartoon character handles a souffle.

[@CelestinaakaClonaClox9999]

Tom, you should totally animate the slow mo guys one of these days. That would get you SO many views

[@fffUUUUUU]

What a waste! Poor kids in Africa could have eaten that gold!

[@MC_Grenada]

JOLT

[@user-gv5xx2yj3b]

Real

[@jwalster9412]

Had to google what a souffle was.

[@adamradford8053]

I say this every few videos... but sometimes your friendship just shines through. That "shut up" was gold and you could tell that that wasn't the first time Gav tried getting Dan to laugh at the worst time

[@jack-jackil2705]

It made me giddy, they are just friends doing nerdy things they are both passionate about

[@user-gv5xx2yj3b]

Real

[@kenridge2]

'That "shut up" was gold' → I see what you did there, mate!

[@zukacs]

shut up

[@3nertia]

I miss having a buddy like that :

[@cleverusername9369]

I love how Dan is an explosives and demolitions expert trained by the British Royal Army, and this is by far the most nervous I've seen him 😆

[@TheDisarminghinkle]

I would say that that means the training worked.

[@Hawk7886]

the man just hates waste, I get it

[@cleverusername9369]

@@TheDisarminghinkle he's still alive and relatively whole, clearly the training worked 😆

[@billant2]

Just add a bit of C4 to calm him down. :D

[@TayBridgeDisaster]

Hi, British history pedant here. Britain's army isn't royal. We had a civil war where the army sided against the king so it swears loyalty to the king, but is deployed and used by Parliament, thus, British Army rather than Royal army. It has units in it with the designation of 'Royal' such as the Royal Engineers, but the organisation as a whole is not 'Royal.' Its just a title handed out when its felt a unit deserves it

[@phoahseilah9770]

Gav over there with a full computer setup like he's in the matrix, while Dan is making a drying rack for mice clothes.

[@stanleydrones]

Fancy mice clothes*

[@AshlieHedbergEk]

The sheer fear on Dan's face when moving the gold is incredible

[@_WeDontKnow_]

what did the crisp say to the egg 😆😆i laughed so hard, even without a punchline

[@user-gv5xx2yj3b]

Real

[@johnyboy268]

Like defusing an IED 🤣

[@tubaterry]

I held *my* breath it was so intense

[@sophisticast6959]

1:05 Dan's little laundering joke was comedy gold.

[@mrsenpaihd7485]

comedy gold eh

[@jonbutcher9805]

There is a comedy expression " a slice of fried gold." Cannot recall who spoke the word's. But Gavin and Dan. There humor is somewhat dry and inoffensive and very humorous with deadpan precision. From year's of easy interactions with certain self deprecating stylings... Never mean spirited. 😊

[@lubomirkubasdQw4w9WgXcQ]

that was Gavin who said that not Dan

[@bilalgill6722]

​@@lubomirkubasdQw4w9WgXcQ"I'm laundering my gold." That was Dan

[@TheGreatLake1998]

“I’m laundering my gold.” is one of the best puns of all time.

[@j03388]

The evolution of this channel is nuts. Like 10 years ago it’s like “let’s throw a toy plane at some legos in slow mo” now you’re “exploding gold in a vacuum.” Love to see it boys

[@iamnuff1992]

I heard recently that Gavin did the slow-mo in some movie. Like, not "The rise of garboman", a _real_ movie. I forget what it was, but it was a real movie credit because he's a professional Cinematographer and a some hollywood director decided that they needed his professional expertise. And all I could think to myself was "Damn, he's really gone up in the world." Edit: Apparantly he worked on hot-fuzz and the Judge Dredd movie.

[@ornaterope8319]

@@iamnuff1992 he also worked on the robert downey jr. sherlock holmes movie i believe

[@BuffPomsky]

@@ornaterope8319 The forest scene with the trees exploding!

[@SuprSBG]

OMGOSH I remember that video

[@maxm9496]

i need to see 60 year old gav and dan still doing slow mo

[@oldestnerd]

They will be the Slower Slow Mo Guys...

[@leon_pp]

Wait until they're 90, they'll need to speed up their footage at that point.

[@tabithahiggins5075]

Never even thought of it, but now that you've mentioned it, so do I...

[@bridgettegrogan172]

I'm sure they'll try, there's only so much say they have in it.

[@TechnologicallyTechnical]

Just got to wait another 25 years

[@noelht1]

4:56 I love it when the gold rapidly stops still. Kind of reminds me of the flag on the moon in the vacuum of space.

[@FR33Fade]

I fr thought my phone froze😂

[@John_3_16]

I thought youtube had died, the video had froze but the audio kept playing

[@wombat4191]

@@user-ch9vd4cd3t Also, the tube that goes through the upper right part of the screen shifts a bit at the cut.

[@karadan100]

@@John_3_16 Lol, it did look like that. :)

[@timmy3982]

🤓 the moon flag was built to be stiff ackshually

[@jurjenbos228]

"Gold foil is the only thing more fragile than my ego". Dan's honesty and humour in the same sentence.

[@minifix]

4:30 this is now possibly my favorite moment in all of slo-mo history

[@jamesstuart4984]

It can't beat Dan swan diving into the giant water balloon and just appearing on the edge of the camera

[@TheNinthGenerarion]

@@jamesstuart4984which giant balloon episode was that?

[@captaincomet9963]

​@@TheNinthGenerarionEither the one where he jumps on it from a ladder and Gav takes the phantom on the roof, or the most recent one where he launches his face into the side of the balloon and it doesn't pop

[@licitchaos]

Do ice in a vacuum chamber next. The ice will melt while in the vacuum and refreeze when you repressurize

[@TR-rz1xt]

Sounds cool 😎😉

[@Skip6235]

That sounds amazing!

[@ladmad9196]

other way round mate

[@notahotshot]

​@@ladmad9196no, you're wrong.

[@jasonscalzo9597]

I would love to see that!

[@brandonfeeley514]

The concentration and fear on Dan's face moving the real gold....and Gav just cracking jokes left and right! 😂😂😂 priceless!

[@doddleoddle]

The end of the crystal maze hahahahahahaha actually burst out laughing

[@theslowmoguys]

U get me

[@Subangelis]

@@theslowmoguys I'm not even British and I got that reference.

[@peanutismint]

WILL YOU START THE FANS PLEASE!!!

[@llamallama1509]

@@peanutismint Wow I heard that. I've not thought of that show in decades and I still heard it

[@CorporateZombi]

Richard O'Brien was absolutely brilliant in that show.

[@kontos526]

I’ll never get tired of watching these videos and hearing these two say, “you know what this looks like…”

[@draginator6]

I'm amazed KZbin compression didn't destroy this video, the shot at the end was incredible

[@K-leeca]

when we were young we had Myth Busters today the world has the Slow mo guys ..Thank you for all these years ❤❤

[@rian0xFFF]

And also SmarterEveryDay

[@fffUUUUUU]

What a waste! Poor kids in Africa could have eaten that gold!

[@cancer_sucks]

its true, these guys keep doing great stuff and they really are like modern mythbusters level entertainment!!

[@Renastarsong]

Dan being supremely stressed about the gold leaf is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen.

[@edwinmaki6817]

"The way the light reflects against the gold... it's brilliant." It always cracks me up when someone uses a word by its actual meaning when it was really just slang

[@martenkorf9343]

This video was pure gold!

[@missallsundayx]

Oooooh good one lmao

[@oldestnerd]

This video was 24k.

[@rogerstlaurent8704]

Good comment and Flipping funny Just remember no gold was harmed in this Video

[@goodtoshi]

Some of it was

[@halgarth1]

"How's that for a slice of fried gold?" kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2i9fIKsoNumlbM

[@Dan_TheCatman]

I have to say, amazing slow mo aside. Gav and Dan are the reason to stay

[@karadan100]

Them and Jolly are my favourite channels. Just nice British dudes being amazed by stuff.

[@steveanimatrix3887]

8:23 "That is gorgeous." "That is mental." Pretty much sums it up.

[@mrtnsnp]

You guys know each other way too well. Gav knows exactly how to make Dan laugh at the wrong moment.

[@levipeterken4020]

Man, I just love these guys so much. Thank you Gav and Dan for the happiness you've brought with every episode.

[@FlipNasty1]

It's so cool when you think about how successful these two have made this channel over the years while living on different continents half the world away!

[@TheInfinityMaster1]

2:33 Gav: "Looks like the end of the *Crystal Maze."* Gave, you have no idea how HAPPY I am you made that reference that only 90s kids would understand. The memories came flowing back the moment you mentioned it. Miss those days...

[@TrustyLicious]

“What did the crisp say to the egg?” 😂 had me laughing pretty hard.

[@emnersonn]

2:33 “it looks like the end of the crystal maze” 😭😭😭

[@j-andrews]

Ooooh excited for the orbital robot usage

[@Potatocarguy]

“I don’t actually have a punchline for that” was the funniest way to cap that off 🤣🤣🤣🤣🙃

[@BlakieTT]

100% Vintage Slo Mo Guys. FANTASTIC! 🤩 Gorgeous! *I LOVE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD!*

[@UnitSe7en]

2:50 No, Dan, the chamber isn't sucking, the atmosphere is pushing. Physics 101.

[@churchers]

Yep, after hearing the annoying flat earth arguments about space not “sucking the atmosphere off”, it was a bit silly to hear that. gavin was right in the first place.

[@MrMDQ]

I don't think I've seen anything on this channel quite as pretty as this. Add the friendship dynamic I've been enjoying for years, and it's about the most beautiful thing i've seen on this site. Love you guys, thanks for literal years of absolute joy!

[@fishstix4209]

1:10 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 "I'm laundering my gold" 🤣🤣🤣

[@hvip4]

Perfect video! No talking for an hour, building expectations, just a quick explanation and jokes during the setup, straight into the experiments. Kudos 👍

[@andrewbingham1988]

The way the gold looks like burning embers as it disintegrates from the edges is BEAUTIFUL! That was brilliant, well done guys!!

[@UncleManuel]

The chemistry between Gav and Dan is......... wait for it............ golden. 😁😁😁🤟

[@jamesknickerbocker]

Dan: trying to defuse a bomb Gav: trying to make Dan laugh

[@Casualweeb475]

Love the giant robot arm camera set up makes for very cool shots

[@fi5hii]

You guys have been my favorite ever since I discovered KZbin! Thanks for always making top of the line content and being your true selves!

[@miles9760]

Just like the firecracker underwater inspired a cgi shot in Solo, I can already tell this is going to inspire some cool sci fi special effects shot in a future movie

[@randomgamerdude87]

Im a simple man I see Slow Mo Guys, I click, I have a great time. Truly one of the best channels on this damn platform

[@ZaberFangAT]

7:19 It's like the gold is actually on fire, the way it's reflecting as it disintegrates, and it looks amazing!

[@Thoran666]

The gold foil getting blown away looks like a liquid. Beautifully captured once again.

[@YuriTheYaoiGirl]

Seeing your current setup after watching this channel for over a decade now makes me so happy. The evolution and growth you guys have had over the years is genuinely amazing and will never stop being absolutely incredible ❤

[@ewoudvanaalst4089]

What I love is that eventhough they have gotten fancier equipment through the years, done more and more amazing and EXPENSIVE stuff, but they have stayed the same through it all. Always.

[@ItssKhaosss]

This video was absolute slow mo gold pun utterly and unashamefully intended 😂

[@grant5227]

Moving high speed shots look incredible! Pretty awesome what you can do with those expensive toys, and the talent to operate them.

[@tessiepinkman]

This is one of your most beautiful videos yet. Hauntingly beautiful, in a weird way. The gold ripples in the middle that tore through the sheet as it turned into dust while looking as something somewhere in between a liquid and a solid... Gorgeous visuals! And I laughed out loud at the "Shut UP!" from Dan. He looked like an ever so slightly mad scientist with his golden leaves. This was a short, but very sweet episode! Thanks guys!

[@CED99]

"It's sucking the air in" Actually it's not, Dan is far more correct at 3:05, saying it's like the entire atmosphere is the chamber for an air cannon.

[@Mister_Matthew]

this video felt so good today, loved hearing all the chitchat about the cameras

[@SparklyBlankStar]

One of the more beautiful ones you've done, just loved the whole vibe of this one. ✨💖

[@damientan8837]

Aside from being impressed by the slow mo video, I always find it equally impressive listening to the sound effect during the slow mo The tearing sound fits just right in

[@Phripheoniks]

never thought I'd be surprised by a SlowMo guys title again, and especially not those final frames, freakin' works of art!

[@muddymaker3721]

Gives a chilling visual of what would have occurred to the occupants of the Titan submersible. Quick and painless.

[@ugetjeff]

Thx to the Slo Mo guys for giving youtube some entertaining yet educational information for all to see . you guys never cease to bring up new ideas to stimulate the BRAIN .

[@tararu4237]

That is somehow the perfect Slow Mo Guys video title… I have so many questions and can’t wait to find out the answers.

[@VanskyAlleria]

"What did the crisps say to the egg?" and then no punchline. That was fantastic!

[@andrewlord8366]

This setup is by far the most mad scientist they’ve looked

[@tomdupree2758]

It seems like handling gold makes Dan more nervous than handling explosives....interesting.

[@riftf7409]

Good to see Slow mo guys still uploading.

[@grimchildish]

Got Sarah Connered in the playground!!😂😂 Omg😅. That was funnier than i expected for some reason, keep it up😊

[@cablefellow5315]

This one of the most beautiful slow motion videos ever

[@AaronBrooks1]

The foley was just as brilliant as the visuals. Nicely done -- this was beautiful and amazing!

[@Glatzel132]

This is some of the most beautiful footage you ever created! ❤️

[@peterwhitey4992]

I strongly disagree.

[@nchia]

That last long bit with all the gold going everywhere is what you'd expect as a demo loop for large screen TVs in shops.

[@zecrillon4258]

This might be my new favourite since the slo mo glitter. Just beautiful.

[@TheAkdzyn]

You guys are a great. The visuals had such a mesmerising and beautiful aesthetic it's unlike anything I've ever seen before. Gold leaf in a vacuum in slomo is a visual treat!!

[@2012TheAndromeda]

This is very neat (and pretty)! Thanks for sharing! Also that moving robot arm is freakin' amazing!

[@Gna-rn7zx]

"Laundering my gold," that was BRILLIANT

[@randomnessextreme7139]

I need some of these shots as a laptop moving background. This is so cool.

[@GalenlevyPhoto]

Amazing! It looks like a downdraft from a thunderstorm cloud but in an extreme fashion.

[@divyajnana]

Certainly, the most beautiful of your videos thus far, thanks as usual.

[@LitJr]

I love this channel man , the slow motion shows how beautiful the lil things in life are , an how fast they go by

[@thespankmyfrank]

This is gorgeous footage. Would love some of it as a screensaver or something. Stunning with all the different layers.

[@SuprSBG]

Yeah that’s my new background

[@justlola417]

Yayyy I can't wait for you to do lots of vacuum chamber videos now!!

[@hysteria1979]

"It looks like the end of the crystal maze" is the most out-of date pop-culture reference I've heard in a very long time. :D

[@briandickinson3721]

This video is my absolute favorite! It is mesmerizing and it truly does almost appear to go from a solid state to a liquid one. Thank you so much!

[@anthony9376]

Just came from the original balloon video again. I can't believe sometimes how far these guys have come the last 12 plus years. I'm happy to say I found them early, and it has been wonderful watching through the years. Much love from America guys!

[@rogerstlaurent8704]

Same here Dan and Gav came a long ways from a small nothing KZbin Channel to a mega hit in Slow Motion

[@Quemac]

At first I thought Dan broke his hand again. Until I saw that luckily it was just a glove 😂😂😂

[@realvoidbla4881]

XD same

[@samuelharmssambamsjm269]

Having worked in a school science lab, I have deep sympathy for Dan working with Gold leaf. Such a pain.

[@Talik13]

2:57 "It's as if, the entire planet's atmosphere was a pressure chamber for an air cannon."

[@j-andrews]

Gavin has so many punch lines in FFace but not for Dan

[@TheCurley]

Love the slow mo guys

[@Shallemb]

You gentlemen have come so far and I love that I've been able to enjoy every step. Slow mo to slow mo, you've never disappointed!

[@pauldavis8737]

Dan and Gav, you should put a small fan in the vacuum chamber with the foil - I love the way the gold leaf flutters as the air is evacuated from the chamber and then freezes once it achieves vacuum. 4:56

[@TrevorJr26]

The chamber isn't sucking the air in. You were right Dan, the atmosphere literally is the pressure chamber for the air cannon.

[@f4bkyn388]

If you guys posted a video every day, I would watch all of them 😊 I wouldn’t care what you shot in slow mo, you would make it amazing

[@FlokiLothbrok]

“Shu up” -Dan, 2023

[@kenbarbret6632]

"Just got Sarah Connered in the playground". Absolutely brilliant analogy!

[@gerbenvanegmond4007]

That was actually really interesting. Please do come up with more vacuum related ideas 😀

[@bluegizmo1983]

I remember when these guys started with a "slow motion" camera back in the day that barely even qualified as slow motion, and now look at them! The best cameras AND robot arms, and also quickly approaching 15 MILLION subscribers! 😂

[@TheBluemindedGod]

I love you guys so much. I'm so glad the slow mo type channel on KZbin is run by specifically you guys. I've never seen a video pop up that I didn't want to watch.

[@rxotmfrxotmf8208]

Thank you, Slo Mo Guys, and The Action Lab too! Beautiful to see guys so enthusiastic about natural phenomena.

[@TheKidWithPr0blems]

Satisfying as always and so cool

[@riftf7409]

Agreed.

[@matthewmccalister5594]

YOU GUYS ARE ON FIRE THANK YOU!!!

[@croatoansounds]

Years and years later and I’m still so excited to see a new slow mo guys video, without fail hehe

[@Jmdeleeuw-]

I love how the best part of these video's isn't even the slomo. It's everything in between.

[@Shane76375]

I have been watching new guys for like 3 years now. Your stuff Is just getting better every episode.

[@deftone1]

Found this one boring, ran out of ideas.

[@milocunningham9473]

@@deftone1ran out of ideas for you lol.

[@deftone1]

@@milocunningham9473 Yep. May as well watch paint dry at a million frames per second.

[@James-on6pr]

@@deftone1”ran out of ideas” 😂 Clearly not

[@deftone1]

@@James-on6pr Your replies are nearly as boring as the video.