Which means that when you slow it down 10 billion times, it moves 3cm/second. Light moves at about 300 million meters/second. It always seems odd how a not-that-large meteorite hitting the Earth can do so much damage-a huge amount of that damage is caused by the shock wave generated by the impact. The force field thing is the explosion’s shock wave. How dare that many things happen when a droplet hits water. If you want to appreciate matches, just read about how many different inventors came up with different solutions, over hundreds of years, until they finally got it right. Not really sure what the glass was doing between when it was hit and when it shattered.Ī golf ball slightly gooeys too when it’s hit by the driver. Lightning actually worms its way down to the Earth and the big bolt you see is generated when it first touches the ground. I wonder who the first human was to realize this happened when you heated up corn. It seems like a drinking dog is just licking the water with his dumb tongue, but he’s actually doing stuff. The tip of a pool cue distorts slightly when it hits the ball. Let’s start with what happens if you shoot a bullet into a steel wall.ĭoesn’t go particularly well for the egg either. In the meantime, these 29 succulent slow motion GIFs will serve as a distraction. Serial killers aside, this week’s full post is kind of intense and just taking more time than usual.