Spinning an Apple until it Explodes at 28,500fps - The Slow Mo Guys

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Spinning an Apple until it Explodes at 28,500fps - The Slow Mo Guys

[@theslowmoguys]

Dan is still unable to enter the US by air due to Covid. Don't worry, though. I've heard reports that he went underground and started tunneling this way in April. - Gav

[@tomstravels520]

Hope you and him both get vaccinated soon

[@TaskForce_911]

I hope everything gets back to normal soon

[@galaxy6782]

First we had cutlery apple and now we have rotation apple

[@PoisedK1NG_P1N]

I was about to ask if you killed him off screen in some horrifying slo mo vid gone wrong

[@mm-bv4zw]

Great vid gav, can't wait till Dan's back aswell though ❤️

[@car_pal]

"can you cut the apple for me?" "sure" *pulls out air compressor*

[@cat1800]

*CUTS* *THE* *APPLE* *IN* 9 *MILI* *SECONDS*

[@johnspengler1774]

Oh hi car pal I watch your vids 😁

[@jakksd1791]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXacip1jlNN8psk

[@cope2830]

lmao I luv your vids

[@mrslapper7165]

Can u cut your beard

[@theslowmoguys]

A lot of people seem to be confused about me borrowing a high speed camera for this video after our Phantom Flex 4K wasn’t fast enough for this subject. The cameras we have are the Phantom Flex and the Phantom Flex 4K. These are high speed cameras made for Hollywood movies that we started the channel with. They do reasonably high speeds at 2K and 4K resolutions. 2500fps and 1000fps respectively. 90% of videos on this channel are done with these cameras. When we need to go even faster than that it makes sense to use one of the scientific high speed cameras which do even faster speeds but at a lower resolution. For this we usually rent. We’ve rented the V2511 from Destin many times on this channel across multiple years. We may in future get our own scientific high speed camera but so far it has been more cost effective to rent for the specific times we need it. Owning all the cameras we have ever used would have cost literally millions of dollars. 😭

[@suyeshjharwal7836]

Idk why i replied but im the 1st one :)

[@hello87546]

Second one

[@TheParkerBrosForever]

This is very fair, keep renting

[@hewofewohuwan7872]

The beard

[@illuminati.official]

I love it. Every super high frame rate video is a low-key collabo with Smarter Every Day. It's perfect.

[@Emrald79]

I love slow motion mostly for the human reaction time. See how long it actually took him to register that something even took place.

[@rubenspoolder3567]

yeah, but more impressive is how fast his thoughts go to the camera. like instinctive muscle memory. craftsman

[@jeremypnet]

He blinks when it explodes but it’s all gone before his eyes are shut.

[@lambertovitali3152]

The average human reaction time is 150-300ms. He took 150, so very good. I'm 220. the UK highway code says drivers take 650ms!

[@peteranon8455]

@@lambertovitali3152 Oh, good to know. The slow down makes it look like he's the one who is slow (you know, "not low." )

[@geometricart7851]

A simple google search would have answered that question...LMAO.

[@ryanc473]

I just love that you can "hear" an apple revving up as it ponders whether or not it wants to continue being an apple or explode into apple bits

[@SkylabBeats]

why do you not have more likes, this is gold

[@timecubed]

legendary comment

[@DethronerX]

Id like to see him make a fruit salad

[@dani.2479]

you can hear its thoughts of ”Should i become actual mush? Or do i become fast”

[@shaunmissenden7840]

This sounds like the final thoughts of the whale falling to Earth in Hitchikers Guide

[@smartereveryday]

Dude! I like how when the apple breaks apart, each individual piece rotates in the same direction as the original piece. Conservation of angular momentum I reckon. Brilliant video.

[@syahmighani6401]

hi destin

[@YaBoiCalin]

I discovered your videos the past year, and you're an inspiration. I love your admiration for science and anyone else that enjoys it. You probably get this all the time, but you're awesome.

[@vexari4683]

Yeah I dont understand

[@tuckers91]

What was the speed in mph? I got around 60mph

[@adfaklsdjf]

@@tuckers91 would need to know the diameter of the apple (also, Hi Destin, love your videos, thx for lending the camera)

[@The2econd3vil3xes]

"That is _bacon!"_ No, Gavin, that's an apple.

[@ferdifresh8464]

2:37 "That is rabbit"

[@editzz711]

That's a pineapple

[@Pineapple-hx9ty]

@@editzz711 correct

[@editzz711]

@@Pineapple-hx9ty thanks bro

[@alexnelson126]

@@unlistedchannel5184 Messed up thing is that I made this same comment like 9 months before this dude 🤣

[@Az_Zubur_Theologian]

Apple: *explodes* Doctors: *evil Laugh*

[@elizabethw6448]

r.i.p the people who didn’t get the joke

[@dimos6192]

@@elizabethw6448 I’m not sure if I do

[@WinterNox]

@@elizabethw6448 I don't :/

[@jeanneDarc859]

@@WinterNox Apples are the worst enemy of doctors.

[@WinterNox]

@@jeanneDarc859 Oh I get it now lmao

[@VideoSage]

I love "Nope speed"

[@catchdaweasel]

they need nope speed merch now

[@smashyrashy]

Why don't you marry it then?

[@diolemmen6936]

@@smashyrashy her*

[@wobblysauce]

Is it faster or slower than Lint speed?

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

This should definitely be adopted by the scientific community as "The point at which an object comes apart due to rigorous testing".

[@sallysparrow6121]

"I need to call Alabama" has the same energy as when Cap goes "I know a guy" in Infinity War. He said it and I just KNEW he was talking about Destin

[@pkmkb]

me too, haha

[@falconeagle3655]

I think most of us who are fan of science channels know these guys very well.

[@getpumped87]

(Falcon says that quote)

[@sallysparrow6121]

@@getpumped87 kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3ncpGCXdphjqqc I was thinking of this scene, i got the line wrong a little but it's Cap who says it

[@jakksd1791]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXacip1jlNN8psk

[@priorityone89]

Hearing that apple revving up was something new. Quality video

[@novygaming5713]

3:44 seeing the apple look perfectly still here is mindblowing. Its spinning at maybe double the framerate to took like that.

[@gefagnis]

it was almost able to go back around and get fast enough to stand still for a third time

[@BYToady]

This is why you need safety glasses anywhere in a shop, his eyes weren't even closed until the chunks were already across the room.

[@MRdeLaat]

if the apple went for his faceshield im sure it would just rip through it.

[@Newt2799]

@RdL let's not go too far lol

[@infinidominion]

Wish my shop had supersonic apples

[@elbozo5723]

alright science teacher

[@alecLogan]

@Kenton Nigrelli Less about what an eyelid can protect and more about how the fully automatic physical response was _so_ slow in comparison; there’s no “just don’t get hit” at those speeds.

[@webe3228]

Apple: *hits gavin’s face shield* Gavin after 4000 frames: **blinks**

[@SpaceMissile]

and then there's neo, dodging bullets

[@Mysendell]

@Michael Zaremba From Matrix

[@moviepro4243]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sITRiaV9ZbR4nNk

[@Ziziwai]

@Sour Apple Nah some people just haven’t watched the Matrix, like me. Don’t gotta be young to be ignorant of the world

[@hoshismadnessindontlie8635]

Me:

[@vishaltiwari0101]

Being an engineer I’ve studied physics for a very long time. Physics in books is all about equations of forces & their causes, what your camera shows is a live projection of imagination. It’s beautiful & you are the only channel I’ve subscribed in years of watching KZbin.

[@austinhuff5219]

Watch smarter every day

[@oliverbostrom2488]

The coolest thing for me is that you can see the difference in reaction time between a reflex and actual normal reaction time, he first reflexively blinks then jump back shortly after as a reaction

[@Edge-wx7hv]

the "Nope" speed should be an official unit of measurement

[@warren286]

"The speed of nope", η

[@SirPhysics]

Not a unit of measurement, but rather a physical quantity which describes certain materials and geometries. Like coefficient of friction. Since every object has a different Nope speed.

[@jbb4105]

@@SirPhysics i concur

[@WeItenspinner]

Don't you have enough fantasy units already?

[@hello87546]

Bruh

[@parkerburkey86]

3:20 When Gav tries to scratch his nose through the face shield

[@theslowmoguys]

I’m not smart.

[@AHA-od8yo]

@@theslowmoguys I live with you.

[@wave1090]

Somewhat related fact: Astronaut helmets have a piece of velcro on the visor for nose scratching.

[@Bevsworld04]

@@theslowmoguys that makes 2 of us

[@damnfeds7032]

seawordcutegirl.Link

[@StreamWhenGuy]

I'm actually more amazed by the fact that it stays in place while spinning.

[@x_x_xx2001]

same as the earth if the earth didnt spin it would fall

[@olminho9]

@@x_x_xx2001 I hope you are joking :D

[@tokenghost4536]

@@olminho9 I mean, they understand half of it lol. It's just more so the reason it spins is a byproduct of why it doesn't "fall".

[@Simp_Zone]

WATTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

[@Simp_Zone]

????????????????????????????

[@seededsoul]

4:01 Why, after the inital split, does one half split again? My theory is, once the two halves separate, they are still spinning with massive angular momentum, but now they are spinning about their own center of gravity. The centrifugal force has gone from radially outward (where the apple is strong) to sideways (where the apple is weak, you can break it with your hands this way, too.).

[@andrewsauer9669]

Another possibility is that the inside was already broken in two places before the skin split, and once part of the skin split that was enough to break the rest of the skin

[@matthewkelly241]

@@andrewsauer9669 Another possibility is that because the apple is comprised of about 85% water, and the internal design of the apple being not perfectly balanced the water is pushed into three parts of the apple and then the skin tears.

[@billtheunjust]

I love how the slow motion shows Gav's reaction change from "there's stuff flying at my face" to "I've got to trigger the camera"

[@tysb7282]

This in slow motion makes us look stupid with how “slow” our reflexes are

[@stavros222]

So true

[@farhanjhr5076]

Maybe some proof that sensoric system took times to send our brain which reaction should happen

[@bumpsy]

@@farhanjhr5076 and to process and to move the muscles

[@unknownisaac3135]

I like how we just look at the object that exploded for a second and then we get a reaction in slow mo

[@alexbalaci6338]

I just commented 10 secs ago about that😂😂

[@ghosty8482]

It would have been amazing to see you try it on an orange, I would love to see just how it would burst apart since it is kind of already has separate parts in the interior of it and it has a thicker peel in comparison to the apple skin.

[@derskalde4973]

Fascinating! Especially that the original "cut" seemed to be almost as clean as if it was cut in two with a knife.

[@DannyProton]

Gavins face after it blew up is priceless

[@AxxLAfriku]

WARNING I am the unprettiest human alive and I need YT to afford my house and the desires of my two girlfriends so please observe my highly stimulating videos, dear wpac

[@shoretrooperwithacup6495]

@@AxxLAfriku don’t worry i can tell ur unpretty without looking stop self promoting

[@johnjogerst5919]

The "now I know how Dan feels" face when he's normally the crash test dummy

[@vibrant_vinyl1586]

It always is.

[@peepeemuncher]

POV- 2:10 Gav just exploded the apple and now he's coming for you.

[@invisiblekid99]

Day 256 : Gav's transition to Tom Hanks in Castaway is almost complete.

[@fieonshakespearenut]

Lol! Thanks for the laugh!....My husband tried the "covid stache." Even he didn't like it. Good for me!

[@maishaali4030]

L

[@jamesglenn4151]

Omg

[@Raven-qe1lt]

Wilson!!! Lol.

[@invisiblekid99]

Wow nearly 600 likes! A small amount really, but it's my highest post by a mile. Thanks.

[@Gianni2002]

4:08 that would actually make a good commercial

[@ixxxxxxx]

lmao youre onto something

[@Gianni2002]

@@ixxxxxxx shhhh… ;)

[@zureroomsoesheh8026]

I thought the same thing

[@Simp_Zone]

Yeah that really made me want an apple! 😋

[@efil4myg828]

I find it more impressive that it stays spinning mid air

[@risunokairu]

“Destin, I need to borrow your high speed camera!” “But you have one.” “It’s too slow!” “But I’m recording super sonic baseballs!” “I’m spinning an apple!” “Here you go, then!”

[@MRdeLaat]

lol

[@a-blivvy-yus]

I'm pretty sure that's how the conversation went, yes.

[@theprosaicgamer5463]

Gav: *has long hair* Everyone: "Look everyone it's Slow mo Jesus"

[@warren286]

No joke, I literally posted that 😂

[@KillerEggFromOuterSpace]

No wonder it took three days to rise back up...he was doing it in slow motion

[@maddison6650]

I WAS JUST ABOYT TO SAY HE LOOKED LIKE JESUS

[@Kuff1Kuff1]

More like Slow Moses.

[@tjones1406]

I was thinking william osman...

[@MattJasa]

It's interesting how the apple splits once and then again a second time right after. It didn't just separate along the weakest spot but lowered the apples overall internal integrity.

[@toecollector9329]

It's always cool to see how delayed the human reaction is compared to when the action happens

[@abhijithsanilkumar5309]

"you cannot handle the true power of spinjitzu"

[@sphygo]

OSU flashbacks

[@iSyriux]

*Spinjitsu

[@artemetra3262]

your profile pic fits so well

[@andymitchell2146]

Never mind the apple splitting, i think it's fascinating to see Gav's reaction in slow-mo on that first take. The apple breaks and hits the visor. By the time it's out of frame, Gav blinks due to the oculomotor system reacting. Shortly after there's the movement from the head as the brain finally gets the message. Follow that up a little later with the rest of the body getting the signal to protect itself.

[@therealicecat]

It makes him look dumb but its just the body lol

[@bassjunkie85]

That was the best bit for sure.. I laughed so much I cried 🤣

[@MadScientist267]

Exactly. The apple itself basically yawn lol. Reaction was *much* more interesting.

[@Matt-xs7qo]

It’s very dramatic in slow mo, but honestly, how fast our bodies react to slower things (such as placing your hand on a hot stove) is amazing. our bodies are *incredibly* fast.

[@MadScientist267]

@@Matt-xs7qo We respond much quicker to tactile information because it doesn't require any complex interpretation. Visual information goes thru a fair bit of processing before it can be used to generate a reaction. There's an abundance of evidence of this, the best demonstration of which is a very close lightning strike. Below a certain distance, we actually will perceive the sound of the thunder before the flash of light registers, even tho the eye has "seen" the flash before the sound physically reaches our ears. There will be a reflex reaction that takes place before conscious awareness of it, but this is because the brain isn't "required", so to speak, for this to occur; hence the appearance of the "double reaction" in the high speed footage.

[@mayday8413]

Glad I know not to spin my apples above 6500 rpm or they’ll explode! I’ll try to stay under that limit from now on. Thanks for the info!

[@PatrickKQ4HBD]

How else are you supposed to slice your apples?

[@Keano70a]

Brilliant thsnk you. Was amazed how far the apple fragments had travelled before your eyes reacted.

[@Xenuos]

it's interesting to see how delayed your blink reactions are compared to the apple exploding

[@ericssmith2014]

It is a great advertisement for eye protection. The apple is entirely done exploding by the time Gav flinches, and bits are falling back off of the ceiling by the time he properly registers that it's gone from in front of his face.

[@VrishinJ]

I basically ended up commenting the same thing... but you got 100 more likes than I did 😑

[@knatspray]

Gav looks like he’s been stuck in Jumanji for 30 years

[@brettchristensen7382]

Excellent. I especially like that it demonstrates the conservation of angular momentum. I might show this video next time I'm talking about that.

[@kingslaphappy1533]

Really interesting stuff, thanks!

[@sgtquickshot4970]

This is probably going on ”Daily dose of internet”

[@spsc07]

yeah n im before that it goes there

[@mkmwmk]

Yes

[@AshishGupta-nl5ww]

It's already there fellas

[@bermshred]

Yes

[@justinmiller129]

sawfish on *_Daily dose of internet_* kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHW1lZ2Zec14d80

[@slmont8915]

The best thing about slow mo is how apparent our slow reaction time is. The apple exploded in your face before you even blinked

[@db336]

Yes! This is why distracted driving is so dangerous.

[@Batmagoo]

His pain response to the apple hitting his hand seemed way faster though. Interesting, I guess it would make sense for the brain to react faster to pain than to visual info.

[@saptarshidechaudhury9573]

Why would he blink before it exploded

[@slmont8915]

@@saptarshidechaudhury9573 ....that wouldn't be a reaction then would it.

[@ColinRichardson]

Just to add, our eyes do not see things in 'frames'.. well, maybe the eye, but not the brain interpreting it. Our brain will take inputs from multiple points in time and smooch them all together to make an image. "think leaving the shutter open on a camera". It's how a lot of modern car's brake lights to us.. They look like they are "solid on" to our brains, but if you look at them with high speed footage, you can see the lights are toggling on/off. This effect is called Persistence of vision. So he may actually still be seeing the item for a small period of time. I am generalising and simplifying for simplicity, and what I am saying is not 100% accurate if you dig deeper into it, but I hope it gives you a basis of what to look deeper yourself if you are interested.

[@martylabelle803]

I love that you and Destin collaborate!

[@teentraveler1790]

This smart guy is creative to the core. It's enjoyable.

[@uberfuzzy]

"I need to call Alabama" sounds like a great shirt idea

[@mason1581]

In need to call Alabama to look for my cousi- uh I meant my wife

[@youexterminated787]

Would you like me to make one for you? only for 20$ lol I have a buisness...

[@justinmiller129]

Reaction of a *_sawfish_* to this experiment: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHW1lZ2Zec14d80&sfc

[@batm932]

There you go www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/I-need-to-call-Alabama-by-Trinidigitalart/63970590.IJ6L0?asc=u

[@ekoorbhtebazile]

@@mason1581 weak..

[@GLOCOgaming]

I can't believe Chakra is real

[@mizilix3648]

looking for this comment

[@rjbacares8243]

I should be answering my modules, but here i am.

[@nezunish-898]

I am in middle of online class and going for an hour got bored so here I am. Lol

[@ryuno6940]

@@nezunish-898 same, I'm having class right now and I'm bored af

[@cactusmcgee123]

You guys have school?

[@jez9999]

"How do you cut your apples then?" "Well, with my pocket knife... why? How do you cut yours?" "I spin them at over 6500 RPM until they explode into pieces."

[@tymz-r-achangin]

I love watching slow-motions of people's facial reactions!

[@ricean]

5 minutes crafts’s new life hack: “How to open an apple”

[@SydBat]

Now to get Ann Reardon involved...

[@HopperNation]

We need Joinen to react to this video lol

[@rjayy1]

IS MY SONG GOOD?? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnuWloWqr8-taKc

[@SpykeHellboy]

it;s rather a 5 minutes on how to start repainting your room :))

[@jakksd1791]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXacip1jlNN8psk

[@Sid-ss6rp]

“It’s like someone edited out a moment of my life” The most confusing stand

[@doleboy4855]

watashi no kingu crimson no norioku

[@shaunladon4359]

@@doleboy4855 "it just works"

[@justinmiller129]

See the *_Orange_* version of it with a Sawfish: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHW1lZ2Zec14d80&orn

[@qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm2528]

Is this a JoJo reference

[@alfateh2187]

I was just going to say that

[@nustde00]

This is more facinating because of human reaction time and response vs spinning an apple.... such a cool video I love you lads.

[@pjismydawg]

A MOST EXCELLENT VID,,THANK YOU

[@JamieAubrey]

When ever you do these you need to get Dan to just film him going "And I'm Dan"

[@stanicajovanovic1508]

Ma dobro iilmlč

[@arnolddsouza2049]

Yes

[@deepdesigners]

Great idea

[@sticky170]

2:12 Awesome to see the body react automatically first by closing his eyes, followed by the flight or fight response making him flinch.

[@studioatiko]

but also amazing how slow our eyes react to it. It may be fast at first but when you watch the slow mo the eyes are way too late and would get all the juice in them.

[@ishajac3637]

That's what fascinated me also

[@wng8993]

Couldn't help but notice the Klipsch Forte box on the shelf, great speaker! Also, really cool vid!!

[@Stringz1996]

Your slow mo reaction to the first apple was the greatest thing ever 😂

[@edmusto9622]

Jack: “would you ever have a beard like mine?” Gavin: “no, i’m not a disgusting animal.” 👀

[@amberboyd2326]

This is probably going on ”Daily dose of internet”

[@nullcoreproject]

@@daveevad5227 No thanks

[@thejungle6232]

@@amberboyd2326 true

[@Michaelsloncehammr]

Interesting comment. Noted .

[@ianyankelov8341]

Love when the apple's rpms match up with the camera shutter speed. Just a levitating apple

[@nairsreehari96]

I thought it was not rotating 😂😂

[@itszain6317]

Timestamp please???

[@nikolaseschholz]

@@itszain6317 3:45

[@neilwilliams2907]

@@itszain6317 1:24

[@Photosounder]

I guess this happens when the apple spins 60 times per second, then it goes up to 109 and pops.

[@fuckYTIDontWantToUseMyRealName]

This is a great demonstration of the conservation of rotation.

[@aerongray2228]

destin! of smarter every day! i love him! i love slo mo, seeing the apple slit apart.... and THEN you react, which shows how fast it happened.

[@andrew2oh345]

Darling: "Honey can you cut an apple for little Jimmy?" Honey:

[@Squ1nts_]

I like this comment, well said

[@StarsFromTheMarrs]

Honey and me beast

[@justinmiller129]

See the *_Tomato_* version with a Sawfish: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHW1lZ2Zec14d80&tm

[@vedamaharaj]

Love the gender neutral characters to not imply any sexism 👍

[@zeqi]

Wikipedia

[@BackspinZX]

"I need to call Alabama" and "Nope speed" are the two highlights of this prime specimen of well-made internet.

[@nottfue7368]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/haS6f6mNmdFpa7c

[@chrishewittpiano]

I also just love how British people say Internet: "in-tah-net" :)

[@b.calvinsaul1909]

That was brilliant! Nice of kitty to help you build the pendulum! Such a Good Kitty.

[@fruitymcfruitcake9674]

This is literally exactly what I needed as an art ref, tysm

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Very cool idea. I've done this with screwdrivers but never thought about destructive levitation...

[@hello87546]

Yeah!

[@carlosescandono]

A video about it would be super cool!

[@captainhorrible1731]

What did you do? Levitate a screwdriver or destroy an apple with one or?

[@nathanhorvath6751]

@@captainhorrible1731 levitate a screwdriver. I’ve never done it but I’ve seen it done before

[@awesomefeldmanfamily]

Beyond the press also did this in slowmo

[@OvAeons]

Gav: "Uh hey Destin! I wanna film some apples, can I borrow your Phantom?" Destin: **audibly blinks over the phone**

[@Pratalax]

OBVIOUSLY! comes the reply

[@justinmiller129]

See the *_Kiwi_* version of this experiment: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHW1lZ2Zec14d80 &kiwi

[@jalenanderson9706]

There's something I want you to video. Recently I was making spaghetti. Before it got to a rolling boil but after it started bubbling, I stirred it and created a whirlpool. As it turns out, this caused it to start bubbling harder in the middle, helping to sustain the vortex. It's a really trippy effect, and I was wondering if you could get a good slow-mo of it.

[@petarJK]

Woow! A video straight to the point. A rare sight nowadays.

[@Wiki7202]

suggestion: send the slo mo clips to dan, have him record his reaction and send them back to you then splice into the video so we still get some dan in the slow mo guys

[@PhoenicopterusR]

What if they get a standee of Dan, then edit his face onto the standee's face?

[@R.M.MacFru]

@@PhoenicopterusR It would need to hold the experiment or at least be in the splash zone. 😆

[@flaming910]

@goldenhotdogs this is incredible, please Gav do this

[@davidrice4873]

@goldenhotdogs I really like that idea, no fancy editing so its super easy to pull off and it does sound hilarious to see

[@funandadventure7805]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hp_QoHiCYrpkiMk ..

[@davidfirth]

Did you try any other fruit? I'd like to see this attempted with every fruit possible.

[@theslowmoguys]

Might need a bigger blower when we get to the melons. 😬

[@grant2053]

@@theslowmoguys My reply to "Daken-dono" so you guys might read this This is all working on a combination of Bernoulli's principle and gyroscopic force. A rapid focused airflow in combination with a rounded surface produces a crude airfoil providing an element of lift, combine that with the naturally stabilizing rotation of the apple in its most efficient way of spinning, you get what we see in the video. (An unequal curved surface with a small amount of lift finding its equilibrium of mass in a rotation with a point vector of airflow creates a natural gyro providing mild stability) Getting to your idea of the watermelon, This would be VERRRRY hard to do.. Unless it was a VERRRRYYY small watermelon, The mass of the object would directly correlate to the amount of airflow from a given compressor. The usual off the shelf compressor does about 115-120PSI or roughly 8.2 Bars. Seeing as how you would need more air to generate an area of low pressure to make an average watermelon levitate, like the apple in the video we just watched, we would need some crazy industrial air compressor to make this happen. Assuming "The Slow Mo Guys" could source this equipment I too would love to see this.... It's all on you now @The Slow Mo Guys

[@robertkesselring]

United Rentals, Sunbelt, or CAT should be able to supply a compressor adequate for just about anything. I've seen some of their compressors on job sites powered by thousand horsepower V12s... On smaller scales though, would love to see oranges, grapes, blueberries, etc... Might be cool to try exploding some hard things too, like dried beans.

[@Dubz0408]

@@theslowmoguys Bowling balls. Make it happen!

[@omarbsalama]

@@theslowmoguys hahahahaahahahahaahahahahaha just imagine

[@grahammcnally4799]

Oranges, limes, pomegranates, mangos, coconuts, everything round must explode. Fascinating stuff.

[@AlwaysBolttheBird]

This is a great video on why safety equipment is needed. Never believe anyone who says they can react when something goes wrong. They can’t

[@jakemueller2338]

I like how they are the slo mo guys. Yet they still need to borrow a camera from destin

[@michaelcarruthers8326]

What?

[@AidenC.]

@@michaelcarruthers8326 Destin from Smarter Every Day has a slow motion camera better than they have and since they are friends he lets them borrow it

[@BlackwolfRavvox]

Well, the v2511 costs about 150.000$ and there are almost none of them on the free market.... So yeah, I would rather borrow one to

[@UngaBunga-zw1ik]

I think the slo mo guys let destin use theirs before destin was popular or as connected

[@Mdautkreix]

@@UngaBunga-zw1ik makes sense. Who wouldn’t do a favor for Destin? Lol

[@mvl71]

Apple: exploded ages ago Eyes: juuust a second, almost, aaaand.... close.

[@TheGreatnessHD]

I haven't seen Gavin in a while, never expected the long hair look. Pretty cool!

[@ianstoyan]

I clicked this video expecting to watch some guy spinning an iPhone until it explodes, but I'm still going to watch.

[@raulkillerx6490]

Friends: how do you cut your apples bro? Me: it’s complicated.

[@SalomonAbiassi]

hahaha

[@jakksd1791]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXacip1jlNN8psk

[@demiladeadesoye450]

What friends are asking how you cut your apples?

[@raulkillerx6490]

@@demiladeadesoye450 that’s just a joke, but I actually had one friend that asked me that once.

[@kb8429]

@@raulkillerx6490 what you have friends?

[@benchplayz4944]

Imagine if the Earth spins like the apple Earth: NOPE

[@fuzz1252]

@@justinmiller129 wot

[@jcoverpass]

If so, it would prove the existence of the Ether.

[@questionablelifechoices7501]

@@jcoverpass unfortunately, it doesn’t. So much of both “dark matter theory” and “ether” is based on “we don’t know, so it’s probably what we say it is.” A little more so on the ether side tbh

[@jcoverpass]

@@questionablelifechoices7501 With Light being a perturbation within a medium it’s kinda necessary to acknowledge the Aether. Einstein’s whole claim to fame was to do away with the Aether, which if the Scientific Method inherently requires reproduction and only one experiment out of over a dozen “purportedly” giving credence to his imagination, I’d bet my money on the Aether.

[@vydarkenya2165]

funny i was thinking of that too crazy coz if it splits am in canada going back to kenya i would need space x i guess

[@niamhstewart9775]

This is definitely one way to cut your apple 😂 this was so interesting seeing how the apple actually split when you filmed at 28,000 FPS it was so cool. 😃

[@Bobbylegs37]

A partial rotation before the apple explodes, you can see a wave traveling tangential to the eventual split. Interesting.

[@morganbuhborgan730]

Me slamming a watermelon on Gav's table: I have a request.

[@lanchen0]

Lol 😂😂

[@lovepuma6625]

I'd like to see you make request with durians.

[@jrtonyong8900]

@@lovepuma6625 And it would explode like a frag grenade. I think I need to see that too

[@AngryKittens]

3:40 as it matches the camera's framerate, the apple appears to slow down, stop, then spin in reverse, exactly like propeller blades in videos.

[@KILLA219]

Meow

[@Aviator_Shades]

*as it matches the camera's framerate. This has nothing to do with shutter speed

[@AngryKittens]

@@Aviator_Shades Oops. Fixed. Thanks.

[@Diviance]

This has to be the most inefficient way to make apple juice that I have ever seen.

[@EarthEphemeralGems]

Dude that's so awesome!!!!!

[@laserfloyd]

The phantom is still too slow to catch the real culprit: The Fruit Ninja!

[@QuesoCucuy]

i knew it splitting perfectly in half was sus

[@sazebalam5264]

Lol😂😂😂

[@greyrifterrellik5837]

Petition for "Nope Speed" to be recognized as a legitimate scientific term

[@natalee8223]

Signed

[@jbullionaire2749]

I thought it was when he said it : D

[@torenmcknight]

signed

[@omniyambot9876]

Maximum rotational velocity

[@Dutch3DMaster]

"Reports came in after a military jet broke the sound barrier today, which is about 3 times the nope barrier for an apple." :P

[@slickwillie3376]

I love these slow motion videos.

[@kevin780313]

4:20 it's like floating in outer space

[@retroforager]

"It's moving fast in slow motion!" *THAT'S ILLEGAL*

[@derliebej7675]

Slap that like button!

[@promotube23]

Funny right?

[@kurtstruve]

With his current hair length, Gavin is now officially the Slow Mo Jesus.

[@radioactive.redwood]

lol

[@candice2732]

I thought he was Rhett from GMM in the thumbnail

[@goonridingupnorth1382]

@@candice2732 me too!

[@thanos7459]

Blasphemy

[@kayned]

He's the secret Beatle.

[@jesusisalive3227]

Just awesome!

[@cheetahman515]

I like how slow we react compared to when the event happened, always very funny, and very cool

[@edwardianeccentric]

“You’ve just got to clench and hope for the best” - Gavin Free, 2020, embodying so much more of life’s experiences than perhaps he originally meant.

[@falconsblade8001]

Omg yes I completely agree

[@BLOODKINGbro]

Slap it on a shirt

[@moonliteX]

same advice applies also to the celery juice diet i´m on.

[@petrluckhoff9186]

I love how gav has essentially become a Norse God at this point.

[@DreamApostle128]

he is the next Jesus

[@nicholasamador6112]

He shall be called slowmodedeus the god of time.👍😈

[@stainofpoop7959]

What happened to dan haven’t watched in a while

[@Preview43]

Yeah... not diggin it. I expect he'll go live in the woods and fight to the death with a bear at some point.

[@savagephyco999ttv9]

@@Preview43 LOL

[@Enzi_Meteori_902]

2:23 thats gotta be the funniest reaction lol

[@nate2838]

I love the cat helping with your kiwi co!

[@jeffmartineau8479]

It’s been months since I’ve watched these guys, then I log in and Gav is all of the sudden a wizard from middle earth

[@justbudd1886]

Lmaooo same thing I thought

[@joshuachong5204]

Gav's one of the blue wizards that went east.

[@saruwatarisa]

His current look kinda reminds me of Christmas Present in Christmas Carol for some reason tho 🤔

[@scapapoodlypaddledoo4847]

He kinds of looks like an accurate version of Jesus.

[@tres-2b299]

Yes

[@myself3209]

"Hey, can I have a piece" "Sure" 4:10

[@Mochi-lf5rz]

5:05 My eyes when everyone in the lobby drops at the same place

[@STAG162]

2:31 "that is bacon!" no Gav, it WAS an apple. as you saw from your later test, it was more like *"CORE!!"*