Lightning Played in Super Slo-Mo

Incredible footage of a lightning strike slowed down. One strike of lightning (1 second) turns into 3 minutes of footage. See what few people ever see! Lightning physicist Vladislav Mazur and meteorologist Tom Warner watch a video of a lightning strike that has been slowed down so 1 second of footage is played back as 6 minutes of film.

Lightning happens in under a sec, but when shot at over 11,000 frames per sec, we can see all of the creeping details as it flashes through in over 3 minutes. Stunning.​

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1 - Phantom HD for Skating

Def Summer Promo - Shot entirely on the Phantom Camera by Daryl Habraken and Hamish Trott at phantomeffect.com Directed by Gilda Kirkpatrick and Leighton Dyer at Rascals.co.nz Edited by Shane Lin Starring Toby Locke and Brett Band at def.co.nz

Being able to see all the time and movement details is one of the benefits of filming with an amazing Phantom HD camera. It makes this skateboarding downright magical.​

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2- Lightning Strikes the Three Tallest Chicago Buildings At the Same Time

On June 23rd, 2010 a line of nasty storms rolled through Chicago in the early evening hours. I stayed late at the office that night to work on some things and to avoid the rush hour chaos that was going on. Once I returned home I wasn't really paying attention to what was happening outside until someone asked me if I was watching the lightning. I took a quick look out my window and saw some quick hits of lightning and ran back to my room to grab my camera and tripod. I was standing out there randomly hitting the record button and hoping I would catch some of the strikes. About 15 minutes in nothing was happening during my current recording so I reached to stop it and start a new one. At the moment I touched the camera three of the tallest buildings in Chicago were struck by lightning at the same time. Willis Tower (Tallest), Trump International Hotel and Tower (2nd Tallest) and the John Hancock Building(4th tallest). If you listen closely, you can hear me lightly say "yes!" after the triple strike happens. **** 6/27 - Posted the sequel with more strikes from this storm! http://vimeo.com/12905965 *** HD Video was shot on a Canon EOS 7D. Video was edited with Sony Vegas Movie Studio. Music: Sufjan Stevens - To the Workers of the Rock River Valley Region, I Have an Idea Concerning Your Predicament

Just amazing.​

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5 - Slo Mo Fire Tennis

In the spirit of all the sports happening right now, Gav and Dan come up with slightly more entertaining version of tennis. Follow Gav on Twitter - https://twitter.com/GavinFree Follow Dan on Twitter - https://twitter.com/DanielGruchy Shot at 2500fps with a Phantom Flex camera.

The Slo Mo Guys seem to be on a roll. We did this in our neighborhood back when I was a kid, but without the DSLR, the slo-mo or the million+ youtube views....​

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