Slow Mo Rainbow Fire Tornado - The Slow Mo Guys

[@theslowmoguys]

A texas oil pump a few hundred miles from Austin recently experienced an unexpected clog. When the owner checked the pump, all they found was a half eaten egg and crisps sandwich and Dan's shoe. His tunnel must be getting close...

[@SoapMcCallister]

lmao 23 seconds ago

[@dallstar18]

Thanks for the update Gavin

[@SoapMcCallister]

I hope you guys reunite again :)

[@FoxerTails]

👀

[@raduavram]

Thank you for the good news, also how big was this video in raw file data? Just curious

[@Delorkay]

Gavin: "i'm going to have the camera looking straight down so we can see all those colours at once" my expectation: Some kind of fancy high def drone zoomed in and filming from a safe distance reality: *Gavin shoves expensive camera directly into swirling vortex of flames*

[@roomballistic1177]

Lol me too though so 😆

[@bcikablam3578]

I was expecting he'd use the mirror trick and have the mirror on a stand way above the flame

[@ibtidaahmed9684]

Actually slow motion camera's like Phantom needs a huge amount of bright light, which means, its sensor already itself is a Big 'Light Consumer' Thing. At the distance he put the camera for a few seconds and judging by the brightness of the recorded video, I say it's completely safe for the camera. It would have been a trouble if the flame touched the lens. However, the way he did it, it was pretty calculated and worked perfectly.

[@bransolo11]

This killed me too😂 his pull shots were quality tho

[@thecompfreak8302]

I mean, that's just the Slo Mo Guys way lmao

[@00kidney]

I've been watching the Slow Mo Guys for a decade now and I'm still amazed every single time they upload a new video.

[@huseyindemircan7204]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5LFlGZ9pL1-aNE😄

[@judianx]

Agreed! They always find a way to show something so ordinary at such extraordinarily slow speeds in such a beautiful way ☺️

[@Frost-jz6ee]

Me too. Besides jacksepticeye Slo mo guys are my longest sub and they never disappoint

[@prototype8137]

Ok bot.

[@DudeInPPG]

A decade is long

[@TimeBucks]

Love the sound design for the episode

[@joechisman5909]

You're just hunting for subs jeez see you everywhere

[@Hexen_Wulf]

@@joechisman5909 What about his comment makes him look like he's hunting for subs? He gave Gavin a compliment and that's literally it.

[@joechisman5909]

@@Hexen_Wulf he's literally everywhere take my word for it

[@joechisman5909]

@@Hexen_Wulf you get the checkmark and that's what you do

[@WarhammerWings]

@@joechisman5909 At least he's more successful than you.

[@arenna9505]

Not even finished the video yet but as chemistry teacher I can't even begin to tell you how long I've needed this! Literally the BEST

[@_spacegoat_]

I posted this question above, before I noticed a teacher in the comments.... In what way are physics and chemistry related that the colors in the flame, all coming from a mixture of chemicals in the bucket, would arrange themselves into the same color-order as refracted light, i.e., ROYGBIV? In other words, why rainbow in fire?

[@WarioNumberOne]

@@_spacegoat_ My first guess would be that the order is just a happy coincidence, and that we have stacked colors like this because the materials, and therefore their flames, are of different densities

[@Scott_C]

With US relaxing travel restrictions, I'm really looking forward to having Dan back in the show.

[@DeathDealer_1021]

is that why dan hasn't been on?

[@mysterythin]

@@DeathDealer_1021 yup

[@L00NT1NK]

Ohhh thank you for clarifying

[@ash36230]

So many of these would make really cool high-res desktop wallpapers. Please. Also hope to see Grouchy back on here soon.,

[@MarshTheBacca]

Yea pls release some, I would love a poster of these flames

[@julianusiv]

He has one set as the phonebackground even please give us download links Gav :D

[@eeeypieter]

Make them live wallpapers. Just turning every so slowly behind all your app icons.

[@Benzy670]

I hope Dan knows how much he’s missed. 🙏🏻 Gav, you’ve been doing fantastic on your own, though! ❤️ This video is so beautiful

[@ciarankeane8707]

Where he gone

[@JoPro06]

@@ciarankeane8707 according to other comments it has to do with the travel restrictions between UK and US

[@User0000000000000004]

Is he an anti-vaxxer?

[@lexitheredwolf3908]

He isn’t dead right? That’s the first thing I think of when I see these comments Just want to know so it stops bothering me

[@TheXxDaRkRoSeXx]

@@lexitheredwolf3908 Gavin lives in The USA and Dan lives in the UK. They haven't been able to see each other because of the pandemic.

[@GetCraftyCrafty]

Take note @netflix, this is what I’m expecting when Zuko and Aang visit the dragons.

[@iceran9622]

Really loved how the fire created a “rainbow” of sorts, there is just something about fire, if you made a 10 hour compilation of shots you got from this fire tornado I would probably watch all of it lol

[@AxxLAfriku]

HELLO!!! I want to spend time with celebrities. Just kidding. GAGAGAGAGA! I only want to spend time with my two girlfriends and record videos for KZbin with the 3 of us. OH YEAH. Don't hate me for living the best life, dear ic

[@SirPerfectful]

Fires - of all colors - activates something primal, and personal _deep_ inside the dredges of our primitive souls. It is beautiful.

[@pat2rome]

It's absolutely mesmerizing. The perfect blend of predictable and unpredictable.

[@jeffwisemiller3590]

If you played an endless loop at some ridiculously slow frame rate, you could get at least 10-15 minutes before it starts "freezing" up. They did it with lightening & he said it take like 300 years for it to cycle through 1 flash.

[@JamieAubrey]

Dan: And I'm Dan Dan: Why do I keep saying this randomly ? Gavin must be making a video

[@snjert8406]

The connection is real :D

[@kelvinelrick807]

If these fire tornados could somehow be bought to be a screen saver, I would totally buy one. Those tornados look phenomenal.

[@BeckettSmeckett]

This looks like the multicoloured fire the dragons make in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Absolutely mesmerising to watch!

[@moss6235]

It does!

[@lordlucian]

I was specifically searching for this comment

[@plihal203]

My first thought as well

[@danielgebert4556]

I love the music during the slow mo section. It just goes so well with the kind of hypnotic fire swirls.

[@krinord]

This is what Aang and Zuko saw when they met the dragons

[@billstone8468]

You beat me to the comment

[@krinord]

@@billstone8468 it was the only thing i could think about the entire video

[@Amianate0]

This!! I think about that scene all the time and it's awesome to see its somewhat grounded in reality

[@readmyprofiledont5060]

Don't read my name;*-#-$+$!"#(

[@movecount]

@@readmyprofiledont5060 okay

[@Marc_Fuchs_1985]

Those flames are the artwork of nature. Even if there weren't different colors. Hours long videos of that nicely framed would be a wonderful supplement to those famous fireplace videos.

[@Stanty16]

Gav removing himself from the picture, but leaving his shadow in place, made me think this could be a great way of making somewhat convincing ghost "evidence"

[@Apollad2]

I had to go back and look again, hilarious

[@Shearper2]

no matter how many times i've seen slo-motion, it still amazes me just what these cameras can catch

[@NikolaHoward]

Golly, Dan would have loved this one, all that fire! So beautiful... Most excellent shots Gav. Hoping that the US/UK get the travel stuff between them sorted again soon!

[@jasonlebeau1288]

I love how this shows how air has similar fluid dynamics to water. The colors in the flame tornado are because the different gasses created by burning the different chemicals have different molecular densities and so much like liquids of different densities you get a layered effect. It's truly a beautiful thing to behold in slow motion!

[@lanehaden3457]

I don’t think that has anything to do with the colors because they are all dissolved in the same mixed liquid at the very start. None of the chemicals he listed are liquids, they’re all metal/metalloid salts with very high melting points, presumably dissolved in the fuel. What’s happening is that the fuel is burning and carrying small amounts of the cations that make up these salts into the flame, where they are excited by the heat of the reaction and in turn emit light to give the pretty colors. I honestly can’t figure out why strontium should be at the bottom, followed by calcium, boron and copper with such clear bands. I do know it has nothing to do with their combustion products though, because these salts aren’t flammable to begin with and don’t decompose at such low temperatures.

[@jasonlebeau1288]

@@lanehaden3457 I don't think your reading comprehension is where you think it is.. re-read the OP as many times as it takes for you to see your reply has nothing to do with my post

[@theirishviking9278]

​@@jasonlebeau1288 they also don't know the difference between a melting point and a flash point by the look of it

[@Physwe]

@@lanehaden3457 My assumption is fluorescence lifetime differences

[@bluesbest1]

So, he's basically made an air centrifuge?

[@GardinerAlan]

Dan: 'Let's make a campfire' Gav: 'Ok boy' *Gav makes this*

[@La_sagne]

*"lets make a campfire b" "okay b"

[@ShortHax]

In the midst of that orange, there’s a cheetah doing donuts in the center saying "it ain't easy being cheesy"

[@kryrins]

oh, that was like a joke.

[@Taterdatott]

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[@huseyindemircan7204]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5LFlGZ9pL1-aNE😄

[@007tallguy]

ir's really interesting that the colors followed the natural light spectrum, reds through blues and everything in between. great footage!!

[@carlman257]

This is the most striking footage I've seen in at least a few months. Excellent shots.

[@cheeseandjamsandwich]

Please get Dan to review your footage whilst recording himself. As you've covered before, each of your genuine reactions to first seeing the footage are a big part of the slow mo guys! And we miss Dan!

[@christophersantiago9270]

The flame looks so mesmerizing it's crazy. A picture of it would make for a great background for new phones

[@leslieglen5997]

Maybe the phone whose camera they’re testing? For a small fee. Would likely fund the new camera(s) they’re going to need when G drops one into a flaming vortex.😂

[@Grooth]

What an amazing time we live in that we get to see these sights that no human being has ever seen before in the history of mankind because it all happened too fast. I would love an Imax release at some point of just all the amazing shots they have gotten over the years. I must say though this one is up there for me in terms of awesome visuals.

[@YouTube]

you guys honestly have the best job 🤝 epic

[@theslowmoguys]

Thanks, KZbin.

[@justarandom2330]

lmao

[@Gardengap]

A comment by KZbin with 2 replies and 14 likes, wow…

[@DudeWhoSaysDeez]

Hi youtube

[@DimtheEnderman]

5:07 That does REALLY look like a black hole simulation when they simulate the disk and jets and things Absolutely wicked

[@racer927]

Honestly I dunno which is more insane: the gravitational pull of blackholes or the fact that the jets consist of over ten thousand tons of matter being projected at relativistic speeds.

[@Azzameen99AZ]

"Is that how fire works? I don't know! Let's find out." That's so Mythbusters of you, I bet they'd be proud.

[@randaranatunga7259]

“Trusty bottle of flammable liquid” Sounds like the stuff that I use to wash the neighbors house

[@soerd13]

In minecraft*

[@cleverusername9369]

Arson joke, hilarious

[@oneeyedphotographer]

It's what Ian Strange uses.

[@Still.No.Name.]

My favorite videos are when you do things involving color and fluid like things. Whether it is dye in water, colorful paint, or fire with chemicals, these are always the best. Well done once again!

[@GLRYtyphereous]

That moment when Aang and Zuko learn about the true meaning of fire bending

[@jenkem4464]

That's amazing! The first fire looked strikingly similar to something you'd see in an old timey Disney animation!

[@jackielinde7568]

3:08 - I don't know if Gavin noticed the interesting effect the fan blades have in the film. I especially like the far fan just left of the flame spout. It has to do with the fans spinning so fast, we only see the fan blade positions by what the frame gets.

[@ibtidaahmed9684]

Actually, when I record a video of a fan at 960FPS with my Samsung S20FE, I see the same thing happening before my eyes.

[@jackielinde7568]

@@ibtidaahmed9684 It's not your phone. It's an artifact of the blades spinning faster than the framerate being recorded (And the framerate we can see with our eyes.) It's a pretty cool effect.

[@ibtidaahmed9684]

@@jackielinde7568 Okay!

[@pixels_per_inch]

@@ibtidaahmed9684 Interesting, I used to record 1080p @960 FPS on my Sony XZ Premium before Samsung copied the feature with only 720p.

[@TKFeather]

@@pixels_per_inch Really? I've been looking for a phone with good high-speed video for more than a year, and I saw the XZ Premium was only 720p (because of the same sensor memory limitation in all phones) Did they add 1080p 960fps in an update or something? I'm interested

[@ZRoFun]

Loved the sound design for the episode! the track backing the flame spiral definitely made it an even more awesome experience to watch

[@exwa1300]

Hello again Gav, blow us away with video 😂😂 How’s Dan doing I miss seeing the both you

[@OfficialMaxBox]

It looks like a new-age screensaver. edit: oh mylanta that black hole was magnificent

[@TheInfinityMaster1]

With US travel restrictions easing-up, I really hope to see Dan in a *The Slow-Mo Guys Reunion video* soon....

[@daniellewis1789]

The video is a slow motion shot of two friends running through an airport, jumping at and greeting each other.

[@aljensen7779]

@@daniellewis1789 Sorry for this ten-month-late question, but do you happen to know which specific episode that is?

[@daniellewis1789]

@@aljensen7779 It was, IIRC, a joke about what their first video back together should have been.

[@aljensen7779]

@@daniellewis1789 Thanks. Do you happen to know which one is their first video back together? I've been looking for it because that hug at the end is priceless.

[@FrihsterAndFaneblue]

You just given many CG artists brilliant ideas, really great experiment that you've shared!!!

[@mikemayfield5172]

Gav, your videos are certainly near the top of my favorites. You always think of unusual and fascinating things to photograph. Thank you for your time.

[@bobbiscub]

Ironically enough, I just got my Google Pixel 6, 2 days ago! I just watched this video from it! I will attest that the camera is absolutely insane in it!

[@Aviertje]

"It looks like something you'd see in space." My thoughts were 'so this is how those old shows and movies created their space travel footage'. xD

[@mudgernz1]

I was right up against my screen staring at this in complete astonishment. This is detail-for-detail out of a magical-realism fantasy story. Its incredible.

[@jmiddleb]

Love the music in this one! It adds to the mesmerizing feel.

[@FierceAtrain]

I just love the idea of Gav driving out to the desert by himself with all this gear to do it solo. For such a massive channel he could have tons of help but still does it all himself when Dan isn’t here

[@macweller4748]

There's no way he did this video alone.

[@ndngal143]

I love the smooth transitions between the colors

[@rocketman374]

If anyone else is wondering about the enchanting soundtrack, it's probably straight from the KZbin Creator Studio library, but the track itself is called Deep Blue Sea by Sivan Talmor. They've got some really beautiful ambient music!

[@levity1047]

You are a legend

[@Arrowed_Sparrow]

Because the flame is so clean it creates a beautiful optical illusion. It looks like different areas are spinning in opposite directions. This was an amazing video!

[@Litl_E]

"Did you put your name in the goblet of fire, Harry?" Dumbledore said calmly.

[@R1CHK1N]

Legitimately one of the coolest things I've seen.

[@Sock66]

Now to the second channel where its just an hour of Gavin having a nice walk thru the desert at night! And ya know what? Id watch that.

[@thecompfreak8302]

Might just be my favorite thing ever shot in Slow Mo. Def top 3 this was amazingly beautiful.

[@Christian_Luczejko]

Every episod, right after Gav does the intro by himself, I find myself expecting a casual reappearance of Dan as if he hasn't been missing for over a year.

[@Benzy670]

Soon

[@ChickenmanSC]

You've created Hades' hair! And it's absolutely beautiful

[@judianx]

I hope Dan can come back soon, world conditions willing. They make such a great duo, and I can’t imagine it’s easy for them.

[@CHIEF_420]

Thanks!

[@androiduberalles]

Bro how is Dan not in these videos yet. We've been able to travel back and forth for months now.

[@dallstar18]

Nope restrictions from UK to US were reduced just this month

[@androiduberalles]

@@dallstar18 I'd challenge that because I know someone that made it back during the summer time. Maybe it's their citizenship status? No idea.

[@dallstar18]

@@androiduberalles Dan and Gav aren’t US citizens

[@GardinerAlan]

The US literally only opened airspace to vaccinated travellers 2 days ago. They might've been able to get round it by claiming 'business purposes' but, as we know, US authorities (and most other countries) don't really count 'online influencer' as a legit reason for business travel - even before the pandemic.

[@self1sch]

@@GardinerAlan Dan also voted for Brexit, wouldn't be surprised if he'd refuse to get vaccinated.

[@dragonlordofchaos]

I’ve heard the good old music before a hundred times over and have grown quite attached to it and I am, genuinely, in no way upset with the new music you have chosen to play in the slow-no this time around.

[@Stoic_grimace]

the first music is yehezkel raz if you want to search

[@平和-v1z]

@@Stoic_grimace Do you know the name of the new track?

[@Stoic_grimace]

@@平和-v1z sorry I can't recall or find it, you should listen to all of it anyway, it's all good :)

[@平和-v1z]

@@Stoic_grimace Okay, but thanks for responding! :)

[@Seekaywastaken]

I was sort of expecting him to just stand there at the end and say "Now to wait for the sun to come up."

[@phizicks]

4:14 that was so cool that as you approached with the flame, the sheer vapors caused the flame to change colour as you approached it. watch it slowly.

[@chiefrich1015]

This is actually really cool. Not just because of the colors, but because I've noticed a cool illusion. In certain shots, it seems like the vortex is rotating in the opposite direction than it actually is. A lot like the spinning dancer illusion. But instead of a black shadow, you got a multi colored, flaming vortex! The shot I see it the best is here, 5:00.

[@ragam_vlogs_]

Love from India 🇮🇳❤️

[@TrommelmonsterBVB09]

some of these images look like they where taken by the Hubble telescope. Stunning imagery, very interesting how the colors move through the vortex

[@Murph_the_robot]

Somekind of nebula right?

[@NG-VQ37VHR]

Yeah, I have a nice narrowband image of the Cygnus Loop that resembled the flame. I thought of it immediately while watching.

[@artor9175]

That's funny: When Gav described the column of fire as moving from right to left, it suddenly switched directions for me. Until he said that, I'd seen it turning in the opposite direction.

[@daalelli]

me too!

[@desmondschneider165]

I saw rainbow and fire tornado and had to watch it. I remember the fire tornado video. Rainbow surely will make it beautiful.

[@davecolwell725]

How does this video not have more views! It's one of the best on here!!!

[@aman5mathur]

Please start turning your vids into live wallpapers. They'd be awesome!!

[@TesserId]

4:15 Blow torch changes color just before it lights the chemicals. Anybody else catch that?

[@Simondogtag]

Love all the people complaining there's no Dan. Like he has his own life not to mention COVID? and UK's harsh restrictions?

[@Jake_C75]

So he can’t make videos on his own the way gav is? It’s been over a year and a half since covid restrictions started it’s not a valid excuse for things anymore

[@Fidgottio]

UK restrictions haven't been the problem for a few months. The US has only just started allowing vaccinated travellers into the country in the last few days

[@Simondogtag]

@@Jake_C75 No. no he can't. Gavin does most if not all the editing and he is also missing the cameras.

[@dandymaiden]

3:49 looks like the hardest album cover to ever drop 👌😫

[@SadlyBest]

Come for Gavin, stay for the Slow Mo

[@Taterdatott]

These are cool but I miss what I call the relatable slowmo

[@Brew78]

You know what I always wanted to see in super slow motion? Stones skipping across a pond. Just the interaction of rock and water, watching it bounce off and go airborne again.

[@_Anakin_Skywalker]

‎

[@spacecowboy3063]

That looks too dangerous for Gav, alone. Travel restrictions are lifted, no? Bring back Dan!

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Dan is getting close, as per the pinned comment...

[@Shepard_AU]

The tricky part is not for Dan to get their, but to get back. But it sounds like he’s getting closer.

[@readmyprofiledont5060]

Don't read my name!$7$;2!

[@logancluer1141]

Restrictions have been lifted yeah but we don’t know if Dan’s going to go to the US immediately and also we don’t know how far in advance these vids are filmed. Gav could’ve filmed this like 2 months ago for all we know lol

[@Xominus]

We need Dan.

[@facitenonvictimarum]

Maybe he's no longer "with" us. A lot of people are departing these days.

[@Xominus]

@@facitenonvictimarum He's not dead.

[@facitenonvictimarum]

@@Xominus Just playing hard to get, I guess.

[@readmyprofiledont5060]

Don't read my name;$+$2!!

[@facitenonvictimarum]

@@readmyprofiledont5060A spamming Bot

[@Moogle0oogle]

Watching this while high was the best decision ever.

[@voidduck]

It feels like the flames are dancing!!

[@CelestinaakaClonaClox9999]

This might as well be changed to the slow mo guy at this point

[@Fidgottio]

If Dan is vaccinated (which most people in the UK are) he can finally enter the US now. Hopefully we'll see him soon

[@adnanabdillahghifari720]

I miss Daniel, i haven't seen him for a very loooong time

[@Marc_Fuchs_1985]

Same here, I can only hope he didn't split himself up from the channel. I mean, what's the background? Isn't it possible for months again to fly back into the US?

[@milkonbean]

We have only just been allowed to travel to the us from the uk. So i imagine he will be back soon

[@dallstar18]

@@Marc_Fuchs_1985 nope. Travel from UK to US and vice versa was restricted. I believe the restrictions were reduced this month so we may see Dan in a video soon

[@_Tripz_]

Wait what happened to him in the first place? I thought he was just taking a break from KZbin or something

[@Marc_Fuchs_1985]

@@dallstar18 That's interesting. I forgot the UK was the European origin of the Delta variant, which is why restrictions might have been harder there, cause I believe, it would have been no issue from Germany for a while now. In any case though, it's kinda sad Dan wasn't even shown through a self recorded video or something on the show.

[@BeccaDarko]

Gav, I'm sure many of us would LOVE an 8 hour video of super slow mo colored flames. I would leave it on my TV all day.

[@vestofholding]

3:20: I love how there's one fan in back right that proper appears to be flickering between different positions.

[@softstone6066]

I think this is a very good video for cgi/vfx artist to reference from

[@legacytag]

This is one of the most beautiful experiences I've seen in a video...

[@StoneAgeStark]

Even more than the colours, what I was fixated on was how translucent it was just like Gav said. The fact that you could see it spinning in both directions felt like I was watching a simulation. Reality is just that crazy

[@itsnotironic]

Im on KZbin everyday and that was the coolest thing I've see in a long time.

[@LukeandJaci]

Ty Gav! Spectacular! Ty for sharing such an amazing, creative, stunning video with everyone! One of the neatest things I have seen... it does look like cgi!

[@navajoboy1231]

I was able to run this at 2160p50 on my phone and I got to saw it was breathtaking

[@shadowlucario7125]

*removes Gav from photo* Gavin's shadow: you know, I think ill stay

[@Ruffian_Xion]

This is one of the best YT videos I've seen, not just on this channel, but any channel.

[@JeremyEllwood]

Your channel is the only channel I care about my settings being on 4K. So brilliant.

[@mattlong4102]

this was possibly the best ie most convincing add I've ever seen. great job guys and good call google on sponsoring these guys. I suggest you do more.

[@malindemunich2883]

The fire tornado was the video that convinced me to sub and start showing you guys off. I'd catch a vid here and there, but that's the moment I fell in love with slomo. This is just beautiful. (Just kinda mad that somehow I never saw this vid post, but saw the December one.)

[@jcoop3660]

Awesomely cool Gav, one of the most beautiful things I've seen...rainbow firenado.

[@mridul_chandrawanshi]

I am so grateful that because of you I am able to see this unbelievable unimaginable things. Thank you

[@Triairius]

I can't believe you've managed to outdo yourself. Just. Beautiful.

[@clayboi6939]

Those slomo shots would make for some pretty remarkable screen savors clips!

[@marcusalm7350]

This is probably one of the prettiest videos in a while

[@andrewmacinnes705]

Music was absolutely on point

[@bryanmckenzie3201]

looks just like a nebula with all the burning and swirling gasses of different elements forming gradients of high and low concentrations

[@ParanoidCarrot]

this is is my favorite slomo ever, i just love this thanks for filming it