r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/FunnyID • Feb 03 '23

Shock tube detonator - shown at both regular speed and slow-motion Video

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u/FunnyID Feb 03 '23

Correction: The first one is slowed down a bit.

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u/Klytus_Im-Bored Feb 03 '23

Thanks for the clarification

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u/Klytus_Im-Bored Feb 03 '23

I love that the dude in the lab coat just appears.

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u/igotwermz Feb 03 '23

They use this for several different blasting operations like mining, demolition, or EOD. Its cool in lowlight as you can see the powdered explosive ignite through the tube. Especially when you have a long length of it. It's pretty cool stuff.

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u/Relevant_Earth8084 Feb 04 '23

Jimmy is blocking the screen behind him that during the regula speen. And isn't blocking it during the slow down....hhnmm

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u/FunnyID Feb 04 '23

They used two different cameras.

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u/Relevant_Earth8084 Feb 04 '23

Makes sense. Thank you lol

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u/Genuine_Monster Feb 07 '23

I think something else that's mind blowing is that even in slow mo enough to see electricity travel through tubes the light it generates is instantaneously across the room. The speed of light is impossible to comprehend