How a Pinball Machine works in Slow Motion - The Slow Mo Guys

[@theslowmoguys]

Uh oh. I've gone and lied to you. All of you. At 7:20 in the video a thing pops up saying 1000fps but it's actually 100fps during that part. I hope this erroneous 0 does not cause a rift between us. Lots of love. - Gav

[@orbitalostrich2629]

How could you hurt me like this?

[@apollog7764]

It’s over gavin. This was the last straw.

[@user-ud4xz6db1l]

It's all good, glad to see some new merch and a good video also, hoodies when?

[@CrispyShroom]

How could you

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[@RcLifeOn]

Just me or was this like the most interesting video of the year?

[@rgjdk]

There's a swedish guy who also posts pretty good videos on KZbin. Mostly about 3D-printing and RC stuff. You should check him out 👍

[@doge2728]

Is was mate

[@GaryStewart2020]

Gav made it incredibly interesting. I had no idea.

[@Jacob-Sophia]

This and the Down the Rabbit Hole episode on Deep Blue surprised me

[@samuelsongate7217]

I agree

[@NickBrick]

Engineer at Jersey Jack here. Love rewatching this every once in a while 😁

[@devinmurphy7736]

gav deserves an oscar for sound editing I swear

[@nicolaslanglais]

I'm fairly sure he uses the same guy smarter every day uses. If my memory serves it's some Canadian guy. Smarter every Day has a video about him.

[@aquaposeidon9464]

@@nicolaslanglais Gavin edits every single slow mo guys video on his own

[@nicolaslanglais]

@@aquaposeidon9464 even the slow motion sound effects? Cause they sound identical to smarter every Day... You do know that every sound effects we hear when it's in slow motion are fake.. right?

[@aquaposeidon9464]

@@nicolaslanglais yes, I know for the apple watch water vid Gav used Smee, his cat, for the audio and I believe he has said before that he does all of the audio editing himself

[@nicolaslanglais]

@@aquaposeidon9464 I wish gav could confirm.. cause I'm telling you.. the sound effects sound identical. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4Caqq2jmJisodk

[@theslowmoguys]

Makes me wonder. Due to these crazy flipper rubber physics, is a live catch possible on a virtual pinball machine? I’ve never played one (other than space cadet) but maybe someone can let me know? - Gav

[@DEADFLIP]

For sure possible, but it's wild seeing the real thing slowed down!

[@therealpanse]

maybe a thing to make newer games more than real. and when it goes too much the other way, it's still something for playpals

[@b.t.express4722]

A live catch is very possible on a virtual machine, and likely far more easily achieved than in real life. This is due to a virtual simulation having far less uncontrollable variables to take into account when attempting to stop the ball mid fall. Great video!

[@MasterChief203]

Yes it is possible

[@RanjamAroraKnowledgeHub]

What exactly is a live catch? If you mean getting the ball to stop to a standstill on a flipper then yeah it is possible on a virtual pinball machine. I got a lot of them on the default pinball game in older windows. Tho it has been years since I last played it.

[@kingintyellow]

I always wondered how the bumpers worked, so seeing them in slow motion with a full explanation was pretty cool.

[@LimitedLemons24]

0:43 the absolute loudest game in existence. Even when the computer volume was at 10/100 this game was still loud AF

[@JeremyEllwood]

LEGIT TRUTH!

[@ValekHalfHeart]

Wow! I must have played hundreds of hours of that game, but never realized it had sound, because the computer I had growing up... just didn't have sound.

[@christophpoll784]

And strangely enough: exactly the game i played as well into oblivion

[@Blueberryyymuffin]

@@ValekHalfHeart youre growing a computer?!

[@johanneszwilling]

Recently learned that there are three different tables for this „windows classic“!?

[@SoCloseToToast]

this was mesmerizing

[@aardwolf9965]

music suk though, great for other videos

[@nitrocity7742]

whadduheck didnt expect to see you here!

[@NathanWoyessa]

bruh

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

was it

[@mkstone6342]

This video is like candy for any pinball fan. Very well done. Thanks.

[@lcephoenix]

All this did was make me seriously want a pinball machine. Great.

[@Quetzalcoatl0]

You are not alone.

[@SteveJones172pilot]

I highly recommend it, but fair warning.. You will only own one until you buy your second, and it just continues from there.. I currently have 4, and have had 3 others over the years that I traded or sold.. Fun hobby, especially if you're willing to learn to fix/maintain yourself, which makes it a lot more economical..

[@lcephoenix]

@@SteveJones172pilot I actually ended up looking up a little bit about them after watching the video! I ended up deciding that it was not worth it (for now) when I saw their prices though. I mean I knew they are expensive beforehand but... just... nahh.

[@SteveJones172pilot]

@@lcephoenix Dont give up if you just looked at the prices of a new machine like Wonka!! There are plenty of machines to be had around $500 that are great starter machines, and if you're handy, you can get a bargain on a broken one, fix it and sell it for a profit and move on from there. The last 2 machines I bought were both $300 or less (broken), and my first one was cheap (dont remember how cheap) and I fixed it to buy a different title that I really wanted to keep, and got it broken also, and fixed it. It's now probably conservatively worth at least $1300 but I'll never sell it (1980 Black Knight).. There are deals to be had if you keep an eye out!

[@kevinsadeghian4787]

@@lcephoenix A lot of people list their machines for sale overpriced. If you look long enough you might find a good deal or be able to negotiate.

[@freezy3k]

We're developing an open source pinball simulator. You can't imagine how valuable this is. Cheers!

[@yiff]

What's it called/where can I find it? I'd happily take a look

[@yp3661]

Any chance of VR support? Because this sounds insanely interesting.

[@freezy3k]

@@yp3661 Yes, of course! Unity has good VR support, we just need to figure out how to deal with the different render pipelines. We might need to fall back to URP for VR.

[@freezy3k]

@CraX Looks like KZbin removed my comment with links to the project. It's called Visual Pinball Engine. Source code is at GitHub. Googling it turns it up pretty quickly...

[@danthiel8623]

Fascinating

[@LaynieFingers]

This is art. It's so beautifully shot and edited! It is so incredibly relaxing, too... thank you!

[@TUTruth]

And making them even to a higher degree. I bet if someone said, yeah I design and make pinball machines, almost everyone would say cool but never understand the details that go on here. Masterful, probably a dream job for many engineers out there.

[@CharlestonAES]

I wasn't sure this was going to be an interesting video, but I really enjoyed how well made it is.. Thank you!

[@jjpark98]

Haven't you learned by now? The Slow Mo Guys make no bad videos. Except maybe that Q&A Gav and Dan did a decade ago that's the only video on their channel that doesn't have over a million views.

[@fenomozo9108]

When you learn to play Pinball you discover that those games are actually really deep. Most people dont know that most of the modern tables have a proper "ending". I saw that sense of discover in this video. Also, the slowmo shots are amazingly edited.

[@pumbaa667]

I did not ! Thanks

[@raysravens52]

Jersey Jack Pinball games like this have actual flowcharts to get to the final modes. I've played with amazing players in leagues in the Cleveland area and I don't think I've seen a single person make it all the way to the final mode.

[@ballsrocketry5179]

There's a final mode???

[@daveclark3727]

@@ballsrocketry5179 It's what's almost always known as "The Wizard Mode"

[@BlueZirnitra]

I think most people are aware there is a lot to a game of pinball. I mean the 500 flashing lights and callouts and scoring system kind of indicate some kind of ruleset... It isn't that people don't think it's deep. It's that it's hard as nails so most people don't get past a few casual games

[@matthewmckibben]

I found the footage incredibly relaxing. Wish they had hours of this stuff. Would be better than meditating.

[@RobloxHurdz]

DO NOT READ MY USERNAMe (ik You Did)!!

[@Wheels_Unlimited]

He's really getting that mad scientist look going.

[@jacksondavis8160]

He's actually closer to Obi Wan than mad scientist here. Like if he wore a brown hooded cloak in public people would be like: "Is that?" "Oh, no it isn't." "Wait, it Gavin Free!"

[@Seelenschmiede]

@@jacksondavis8160 "This isn't the Slomo Guy you are looking for!"

[@JoelTGM]

Na, he washes his hair

[@goatflieg]

I noticed on the closeups that his beard is crooked. The first sign of madness...

[@Mntdewmania1]

Being a kid in the 60's and 70's this was one of the first 'games' I ever played. So enjoyed the peek into the inside workings and the trip down memory lane is just a bonus!!

[@jacobpaint]

By "game" I assume you just mean pinball in general. You definitely didn't play this Jersey Jack game back then 😉

[@jimbo4333]

Wait, did I read this wrong or are you 50 to 60 years old

[@Mntdewmania1]

@@jacobpaint in general.

[@Mntdewmania1]

@@jimbo4333 yes

[@jacobpaint]

I know mate, you could only have meant in general but your wording amused my little mind.

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

I started playing pinball machines in the mid to late 1970's as a young teenager. Back then, they were completely mechanical, including the score board which used rotating wheels to display the digits in your score. The thing the newer electronic machines sadly lack are mechanical flippers. On the old machines, the button was connected to a rod which connected to the flipper. You had complete control over how hard the flipper pushed the ball. If you caught the ball on your right flipper, but wanted to hit a target off of the left flipper, you could give it such a gentle tap that the ball would do a u-turn from the right to the left, then you could slam it up towards the target. That fine control and finesse is completely absent in the more modern machines. The flippers swing at 100% force or not at all.

[@etin97]

Thanks for writing this! I'm doing research for a pinball video game I'm working on and in designing the flippers I was surprised that most machines nowadays have digital flip inputs. As someone who always loved the fine control/finesse of foosball growing up, I'm excited to bring analog flippers back here.

[@hansguentherart9120]

@@etin97 Hey, good luck on the game! It would be nice to see some modern pinball games out there =)

[@andrewmather2457]

Rigel I started playing them 1970 and collect a few of the old ones, don't really like the electronic type. The flippers were never controlled by a rod but by a solenoid. By tapping the flipper button the solenoid would only partially operate and give the ball control you speak about. I agree the electronic ones have no feel.

[@watchm4ker]

@@etin97 The main issue is the reliability of analogue controls. Switches can stand a lot of abuse, and require minimal calibration, while force-sensing buttons will have a limited tolerance range and will need regular checks to make sure the control doesn't start drifting.

[@etin97]

@@watchm4ker sure I think force sensitive buttons are not the move. I think quick digital press vs regular digital press is

[@asialols]

I've only ever played pinball on Windows as a kid so I had no idea how complicated pinball machines are.. I just assumed the ball bounced off of things and that was it lol. Very interesting!

[@Azmodaeus49]

Same 😏😁

[@mohammedahmad1532]

same

[@bhpinball]

Check out an older pre-computer game sometime, with lots more wires and relays and things.

[@happytorrentt4500]

The cinematography of this was absolutely beautiful, the moving slow motion shots were absolutely gorgeous! Reminds me of like early 2Ks CGI movies but you did this physically, absolutely insane

[@theking6kh]

A humble English gentleman doing experiment very kindly with extreme sensetivity. An experiment hasnt been treated this kindly and humbly before. Thank you humble gentleman.

[@danifish16]

this is how i wish episodes of " how it's made" would be done. I like how he was describing the actions of all the mechanisms at the time they were being activated.

[@RobloxHurdz]

DO NOT READ MY USERNAMe (ik You Did)!!

[@jj_0]

I love that fimography that goes into this video. That angles, timing and framing of shoots. This is not only super interesting. This is art.

[@gregorymarsh9504]

In 16 years of KZbin, this is of the top 10 best videos I've ever seen. Thank you SO much for this magnificent content about these beautiful marvels of technology, art, and entertainment.

[@defendthehouse]

The shot at 7:52!

[@rodrigotorres2810]

I would have guessed CGI if it wasn't Gav we talking about

[@arrowed_sparrow1506]

That's the beauty of a probe lens. Plus it makes your camera look absolutely ridiculous lol.

[@MaxwellAerialPhotography]

Fancy seeing you boys here

[@joeyavowal]

Bro I’m subbed to you

Perfect shot!

[@AttractionSpot]

For someone who loves pinball machines this was awesome video! You should do another video with a mechanical Slot Machine. I have a real Las Vegas Mechanical slot machine you could use here hit it would be far too expensive to ship.

[@E_Rico]

Please make this happen

[@thespaztwins4745]

my grandpa has 2 slot machines in his garage. I'm sure they're common enough where shipping wouldn't be necessary. That would actually be a pretty cool video.

[@RobloxHurdz]

DO NOT READ MY USERNAMe (ik You Did)!!

[@norcal715]

When I think of the past it just brings back so many memories. I won a actual arcade pinball machine in 1981 by getting the high score over one month period at a local Cal-Skate (roller skating) in Chico, Ca. I still have it and plan to restore it one day.

[@benverhaegen9006]

"just shoving the camera in different spots and learning how each piece works from the footage alone" is exactly how my doctor briefed me for my colonoscopy.

[@pumbaa667]

When I heard the intro i KNEW there would be a comment, somewhere, talking about a human hole.

[@GoodWithHands27]

this game mechanic is over 100 years old. fascinating how much engerning went into this game

[@Yora21]

And it looks like it might have been almost completely unchanged since then.

[@HiroiSekai]

I absolutely adore how simplistically mechanical pinball machines are in terms of it just being several forces pushed against a ball bearing, but wow, the way it uses clever circuitry down to the milliseconds and even relays the information instantaneously to flash appropriate lights and update game scores and progress? Very smart machines that evolved from your very traditional and very static Bagatelle games. So much fun.

[@andrewbaier6085]

This is so cool. The cinematography on this is incredible.

[@AllDayBikes]

7:52 - 7:55 is probably one of my favorite shots you guys have produced

[@hhgreg2969]

"I'm a total novice at pinball" does a perfect slap save 3:05 bro you are better than like 99.9% of people

[@medavis]

lol, exactly my thought the moment I saw him attempting the catches

[@UnnDunn]

Gavin: “Please excuse my terrible pinball skills and terminology” Also Gavin: live catching, dead-bouncing, tip-passing, stacking multiballs, making side shots, describing the rules of the game perfectly and making a GC. Next stop, PAPA. 😁

[@robertfrost8264]

haha I thought that as soon as he said it. I was like, okay, if he's a novice then I'm still a rookie.

[@ThePrufessa]

That's called playing coy

[@bullfrogpondshop3179]

Yeah, picked up on that right away. Dude's no novice.

[@hypeflexington7081]

Im sure someone gave him talking points. Also (without know what the words yall are saying mean) he could easily have had someone shooting balls for him for those shots while he operated the camera

[@ballsrocketry5179]

Nailed it!

[@drewpenn7440]

I don't think I'll be alone in saying this was possibly the most interesting and educational video of 2020

[@samnorth4287]

Yes!! Weird but true

[@theuselessboii9751]

I got bored halfway through haha

[@blackbeltgamer98fire-spitt96]

I love how simple but complex pinball machines are. This video is always fun to watch and learn about the physical mechanisms of a pinball table.

[@amphithere]

This was actually really dope! Pinball is one of those things you kind of just never really think about the detail and mechanics behind it -- it's sort of like a magic trick! I feel like you just revealed the magician's secrets by showing us all the cool tech stuff up close ✨

[@mkmuaqibizzuddin6885]

It is incredibly amazing to how Gavin successfully made the slow mo footage looks like a drone in a amusement park at an extreme ride

[@vgaportauthority9932]

So much more shaky and lively in there than I would have thought. Everything just shaking about and all wobbly, really put the physics of pinball on display.

[@timothytraver5918]

If Dan was there, we would've taken a pinball to the face. For science.

[@mr80s81]

Where is he anyway? I haven't been able to find anything about it

[@jama211]

@@mr80s81 England, which is a difficulty this year...

[@kimhoang3857]

This is a type of video that will be in everyone's recommended 7 years later

[@connercradic4131]

@@kimhoang3857 all of this channel is that type of video

[@goodolboy1987]

@@mr80s81 I think he joined the military I might be wrong

[@andybrinegar8861]

Okay but was anybody else genuinely entertained watching him play in real time? I swear there needs to be a twitch channel for live pinball

[@damianvila]

Are you joking or do you really don’t know Dead Flip?

[@PeterBellefleur]

There are tons. Just search pinball on twitch. I suggest Buffalo Pinball, IE Pinball, STDM...

[@josephromano6168]

It's absolutely amazing how reliable and robust the playfield items are considering a metal ball slams into it thousands of times

[@mitchblackmore5230]

This video reminded me of two things...how much I used to love playing pinball and how long it's been since I played it. When I first played, Space Invaders hadn't been invented yet and the machines still had mechanical wheels to display the score.

[@zakathvs4209]

Thank you. I feel younger. Can we get that physical mechanical stuff back instead of the virtual stuff, please?

[@bethmoore4605]

There's a reason Ed named one of his newer albums "Silverball" and it's 'cause he can't get enough of this game.

[@TheInfinityMaster1]

That Windows pinball game was the GOAT back in the day! I too was absolutely ADDICTED to it when I was a kid! :D

[@BigDaddyWes]

This reminds me of a song.... but I forget Who it's by.

[@shimonbenloulou1778]

I see what you did there.

[@s0lice]

Who knows with all the music kids listen to today. In My Generation music was magic... I Can't Explain, but I Won't Get Fooled Again!

[@silverballrocknroll]

The Who - Pinball Wizard (?)

[@flakes6992]

@@silverballrocknroll wooosh

[@samk2407]

YOU GUYS SHOULD DO WOODTURNING ON A LATHE IN SLOW MO THAT WOULD BE AWESOME

[@s3dchr]

Uuh, I'd prefer if my boi stayed away from lathes...

[@skygh]

@тαρ мє αи∂ ѕєχ ωιтн мє Ava It's almost like I have already read this comment from Ben Verhaegen who wrote it a year ago

[@attackroflchopter4403]

So much movement, flexing and bending. And some pinballs are 45 years old and still going. Magic. Thank you for this.

[@AuthenTech]

Gorgeous shots!

[@TheAustinHewlettOfficial]

OH MY GOSH!! Ben, I've been watching you for SOOO LONG! I LOVE Your Channel!! You, David Manning, and The Everyday Dad are the 3 KZbinrs I go to for Action Camera Info!! Because of y'alls Amazing Content, I made the decision to buy a GoPro 8 back in January 2020!! You are AMAZING BEN!!! Edit: I watch your other stuff too, but I just love the Action Camera World!

[@queenelizabethalexandramar8375]

@@TheAustinHewlettOfficial OMY GOD it’s Austin I’m such a big fan of you and your channel Don’t like it do ya so don’t disobey K

[@TheAustinHewlettOfficial]

@@queenelizabethalexandramar8375 I Love My Fans!!!

[@queenelizabethalexandramar8375]

@@TheAustinHewlettOfficial I love the crown but I don’t scream when I see it

[@TheAustinHewlettOfficial]

@@queenelizabethalexandramar8375 I love my Guitar, I don't scream when I Play it, but when I meet family after going a long time without seeing them, I'm like "I Love You!! I Miss You!!!"

[@moogamooga2100]

“In other news, the worldwide buying of privately-owned pinball machines went up by a sudden 340%...”

[@SpaceMissile]

car industry is like this whenever large youtubers do reviews. movies help especially. The market is so interesting like that.

[@joegee2815]

Technology Connections just did a video on how wires create all the logic for older pinball machines, it was quite fascinating. The hardware hasn't changed, but the control circuits have.

[@luispower1979]

I've been fascinated with pinball..... ... Ever since I was a young boy

[@bforbomb4640]

Does anyone else wanna see beyblade in slow motion cause I’ve always been curious how they contact eachother

[@smexyleprechuan2602]

I was thinking about that just before I saw this post.

[@galleryofrogues]

I can’t even describe what works of pure art pinball machines are. The build quality and ingenuity is second to none.

[@vanillabeans32087]

I noticed for whatever reason that I'm getting more and more into pinball right now, so seeing all of the kinetic excitement I'm currently enjoying in slow mo was just delightful. Also appreciated the mechanism breakdowns; so simple yet so clever.

[@alZiiHardstylez]

There's a fella called Kevin Carrington that does deep dives on different tables. I never shill channels but I really love his content. There's no other content like it that goes into the history and the creators of all those old school machines. (Not super crazy long videos either like 12-15 minutes or so a video, dude's very likeable and really has a shine on his videos)

[@alZiiHardstylez]

Probably the only channel I'll actively shill in regards to pinball.

[@dillonsukram9381]

0:40 I used to play this all the time when I was a kid too! So much memories

[@Puss1man]

Many* but yeah me too!

[@Deilwynna]

i still occasionally play space cadet pinball to this day, there are sites where you can download the game files and run it on modern systems

[@White-Wolf1969]

@@Deilwynna I ripped the files right out of a windows XP installation, still play it every now and then.

[@mulletover3832]

It must be strange to make these videos and then never look at something the same again, like a pinball flipper. What an amazing production!

[@prowaketour]

Wow, this is a great demonstration of the physics of a Live Catch. I always wondered how that worked. In theory, that should be the same physics during a Drop Catch as well.

[@taylorm8439]

This is absolutely beautiful. They filming is so perfect and would have took you so long to record and edit this. You did an amazing job and deserve a reward for this! Great job!

[@johningram2153]

As a kid of the 80s, this is the slo-mo video I had no idea I needed. Wonderful.

[@daidarabotchi3891]

I love normal Slow Mo Guys videos, but I also love this style of mini-documentary. Really well-edited, super informative!

[@vatsdhingra3988]

This is a type of video that will be in everyone's recommended 7 years later

[@scareditymays6yearsago477]

See you in 7 years were a lot of slow mo videos will reappear

[@35ic]

Gotta be here when the time comes

[@SSoto_21]

See you in 2028!

[@davidmartensson273]

I got it just 1 year later :)

[@Talhsoma2]

I love that you can see the camera's refection in the ball at 10:54

[@miketoomey9190]

Fascinating! Thank you so much for the video. I've just built a virtual pinball machine, which is nowhere as good as an actual pinball machine, but after seeing this I know going virtual was the better decision (rather than buying an actual, used pinball machine). After seeing this video, I can't imagine how an actual machine that I could have afforded would have ever hung together for any reasonable amount of time without constant maintenance.

[@JayDee-xj9lu]

You've made the right choice. The constant maintenance drove me crazy. Then you get bored with just one machine.

[@AlexReynard]

Definitely one of my favorite videos on this channel! A perfect choice for a subject, really cool to watch, and gives you an appreciation of how high-technology these machines were when they were first made.

[@BraedenRoesler]

My neighbor has an old pinball machine from like the 70s and it's amazing seeing all of the mechanics and wires in it, back before things could be condensed down to microcontrollers, etc.

[@SumeaBizarro]

I love this video. Pinball is something I had limited time with at least physically, yet had endless fascination towards especially in form of video game adaptations, fantastical video game logic filled or simulation. And playing actual machines whenever rarely possible. I would love seeing the same for older "Less electronical" pinball machine, though most things this video focuses on are probably going to be same, with more simple electromechanisms. Solanoids are still solanoids in 70's tables as they are on this modern table. I also really feel bad for Depp's Wonka, could not even get a pinball table made decades after movie...

[@xplodingmojo2087]

I didn’t know that pinball machines are so mechanical. I’m saying this as a mechatronics student: “I’m buying a pinball machine when I live on my own!”

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

Congratulations on doing the coolest-sounding degree! I almost went for it, but ended up going to a different uni entirely. I mean, I think I made the right choice for me, but "neuroscience" is a clear second place when it comes to the name.

[@nickademuss42]

get an old one to restore, they even keep score mechanically, very fun, even more electro mechanical stuff!

[@Cassu__]

pop bumper is easily my favorite part of a pinball machine. the **tsing** sound the machine gives off and the incredibly fast bumping is so satisfying

[@fanwithnoname]

"And the Oscar for best documentary short goes to..."

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[@jaimel88]

@@성공-k9w lol what's LockPickingLawyer doing here?

[@KiroChisa]

Love ya'll! I love it when you upload! Stay safe during the pandemic!

[@joshuagibson2520]

Ya mean plandemic?

[@thomasbruinsma]

If you're coming from Adam Savage's Tested channel to see the rubber coming loose from the flipper, Gav talks about it at 10:26 and even gets some pretty good stopping action right after. You can also see it at 6:32 but it's more subtle.

[@antbymcnair4297]

I've always wondered how a pinball machine works and what a great channel to see it!

[@piotr0r_]

As a professionnal pinball and arcade machine operator, I find this fascinating, and somehow moving. Thanks a bunch!

[@craigmanning2439]

As someone who has been buying, fixing and playing pinball games for over 20 years I thought I had a pretty good idea of the physics involved. That shot of the flipper rubber deforming was eye opening. Going to have to see if I can notice that in real time.

[@azharbobat2818]

The animations and transitions here are honestly top class 👌

[@ben_1]

So you're telling me there's actually tactics and aiming involved with playing pinball, not just button-mashing?

[@SteveJones172pilot]

Especially in the newer games.. there's modes, and tasks that have to be done in certain order, etc.. but even in the oldest of electromechanical ones, you'd want to hit one thing to light a special, then hit something that scores more points, etc.. Every game is different..

[@DEADFLIP]

There is a LOT of nuance in playing pinball!

[@Laizerdisk]

@@DEADFLIP hey Jack! When I first saw the video title I immediately assumed this would be you doing pro-moves in slow mo

[@damianvila]

Let me introduce you to Roger Sharpe...

[@BrowncoatFairy]

@@DEADFLIP oh hey big fan Jack!!

[@nicolelala10]

Best parts for me was learning how the "tilt" mechanism works, and the "High Game" sound...such a surprisingly simple way to make such a delightful sound!

[@TallBoyGareth1]

7:52 what an amazing shot! 👏🏻✅

[@enterprisekid]

I need Gavin to go pro in pinball. Its amazing to watch this Geico Caveman play Americana Pachinko.

[@ArnoldGLZ]

Geico caveman 😂😂

[@m.showers1242]

Incredibly fascinating! I grew up with pinball; captured by the challenges of a variety of machines.

[@Jellyfish146]

When I saw the title I was like "I know how that works" but I still ended up learning something and the filming makes me feel like I'm in Honey I Shrunk the Kids. Well done Gav.

[@FountainCityVol]

Super interesting, more pinball please. 😀

[@Lohengrin1850]

Just saw this video as I was away on Halloween and missed it. Combines three of my favorite things: Wonka, pinball, and of course slow-mo photography! So fun to get a look inside!

[@robertfrank16]

Gavin: the most recent iteration of Discount Jesus.

[@snakegodtouda]

Definitely Aldi brand Jesus.

[@jacksondavis8160]

His beard is too well kept and hair isn't long enough, He's much closer to discount Obi Wan. He's actually close enough to Obi Wan here that you might be able to get meme material if you dubbed this with prequel trilogy lines.

[@melkormedia7413]

Looks very much like I have for the past year or so. And I've been called Jesus by everyone who's seen me this way....sigh

[@Supereyeball.]

You guys should hold open your eye and record the tear duct discharging tears. It would be cool to see if it squirts it out or just slowly leaks it.

[@serjo57]

Good job! I worked from 1979 to 1989 as a pinball machine repairer.

[@MCCometTalk]

Follow up idea: get a pro player to demonstrate some of the more spectacular saves, and track the time it takes them to react to a missed shot. I can help in finding someone in your area.

[@Moxz_]

I wanted to see a post pass so bad

[@piotrgpt-4178]

Lemme guess its YOU xD

[@peter_hauer]

Ask Bowen from PAPA, it would be interesting to see some advanced tricks.

[@angrypotato_fz]

Seems very cool indeed!

[@MCCometTalk]

@@piotrgpt-4178 I didn't have myself in mind. I'm semi-retired.

[@williamreid6255]

I have an idea: There’s this KZbinr named Post 10 who clears storm drains and makes satisfying videos. Maybe when the pandemic is over could u collab w/ him & get some lovely-looking, epic Slow Motion footage?

[@PiotrBarcz]

Didn't you already write this same comment on the last video?

[@alexgrady5869]

@@PiotrBarcz yep, the past 3 or more

[@williamreid6255]

@@PiotrBarcz I just want Gav to see this idea lol

[@elvara872]

I got this post 10 guy in my recommendation like a few weeks back, came out of nowhere as usual...

[@PiotrBarcz]

@@williamreid6255 You should email him, the about description says emails are all read.

[@twojonzt.v.6865]

Never knew so much went into such a simple game. Simple designs to create complex reactions. So awesome.

[@PaulPaulPaulson]

This would have been the perfect crossover with Technology Connections

[@yerwol]

Ooo you're so right. Pinball machines are right up his alley I'd imagine.

[@JimKuback2009]

@@yerwol that's pinsetters, I think.

[@Geerice]

Specifically a completely electromechanical one

[@AdamJRichardson]

@@Geerice Yes! This made me think of the incredible Wurlitzer jukebook video - not much in the way of slomo to look at, but mindbendingly clever and complicated

[@Elysia_Fields]

YES.

[@josefsieffen18]

"I'm phenomenal at pinball" *Explains exactly how he's not good at pinball* *Cheeky laugh from me*

[@oberek92]

wonderful educational material , bravo !

[@jaimevalencia6271]

I love how far you’ve come Gav from the jumping on a balloon so many years ago you’re professionalism from just talking to the passion you show still for these videos keeping them interesting thank you guys for being in my subs for 10+ years

[@fortisprocer966]

And just like that windows pinball has a record number of players.

[@vik44idm]

Love how you really showed different steps of an entire process as opposed to one static shot of one cool thing!

[@ethand201]

Now I know how my parents feel when I try to teach them how to play a game

[@ImPDK]

This is such an amazing video. I would love to know how you filmed it. Seems like some of this stuff would take a lot of tries. Absolutely amazing job.

[@thelizardking3807]

Nice communist fist picture mate

[@ImPDK]

@@thelizardking3807 it's a bunch of gaming controllers ahah

[@thelizardking3807]

@@ImPDK yeah forming the communist fist

[@MaxAmiga]

Great video Gav! I’ve been playing pinball for about 50 years and I found this video fascinating. Thanks!

[@joelsebastian3628]

Do a holy Trinity Slow Mo guys Smater everyday Stuff made here

[@alecweinstein4990]

smater

[@brettzolstick989]

@@alecweinstein4990 sounds like somebondy skipped a day.

[@ThunderCam777]

@@brettzolstick989 looks like "somebondy" else did too

[@tcutchi]

Smarter Every Day made a pinball machine video, and it's awesome. Destin had an old-school electromechanical one he took apart for it!

[@alex0589]

Ballistic pin ball machine. Bulletproof glass. Solid steel case. Air canon launcher, semi-auto flippers based on rocket bat. Wife mode just sinks the ball immediately.