Inside a Liquid Mirror Vortex in Slow Mo - The Slow Mo Guys
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- čas přidán 30. 05. 2022
- Gav and Dan have re-melted their gallium and stuck it in a blender. Will it result in cool psychedelic slow mo footage with infinite reflections, or will it fly out of the blender and melt everything in the room?
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Filmed at 1000fps with a Phantom Veo 4KS
Shot with the Bolt Cinebot
Inside a Liquid Mirror Vortex in Slow Mo - The Slow Mo Guys - Zábava
Incredible footage. That setup is impressively complicated and awesome. Well done guys.
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Destin! That new Prince Rupert's Drop epoxy video was fantastic!
the effort those guys put into recreating the visuals of every music video in the 90s is astonishing :)
Someone said laminar flow?
CZcams compression doesn't do this justice
Exactly what I was thinking. Usually I have YT set to 1080p to match my monitor but I had to crank it up to 4k even tho my monitor doesn't' support it just to reduce the compression artifacts. I would love to see the footage before it was uploaded to YT.
@@PlutonianPenguin Yup I do the same, I learned that trick from this channel :D
480p was too low-res and low fps
720p50 was 3fps but a bit better
1080p50 was somehow the noisiest? also less than ½fps
i think I'll make into clips and download them to see if my phone can render it better, bc i imagine it looks even more amazing than that big blob of spilled gallium which was the only think I was able to see clearly
I really did miss out on it despite my best efforts, guess my phone isn't as technologically advanced as it is required to experience such great quality content smoothly
@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3 How is this relevant to the video in ANY way? Feel free to indulge your religious bot spam on your own videos.
I would subscribe to a Patreon in an instant if it included full res downloads.
The amount of money in that room is just mind boggling. And just when you thought it can't get more expensive, Gavin pulls out ten thousand dollars worth of extremely high end light tubes.
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Considering I can count 9 tubes, that's two kits in the room. I don't know US prices, but that's $16k AUD for two kits here in Aus.
I will say though, they're 100% worth it. Titan tubes are freaking brilliant, there's a reason so many people use them now. lightweight, portable, super bright, excellent battery life, tons of control modes, non flicker colours for filming, RGBAW and colour temperature control. I absolutely adore them personally.
@@SpazMonkeyBeck In America, that would be around 11k USD. I've never even held one of those tubes in my hand. Much too expensive for me. But they seem really cool.
They are lights. You can pick up neon lights for less than $100
Also ppl are buying the entire 4 tube kit for around $5000 so don’t know where people are getting $10k from, maybe when they first came out years ago
I really wish there was a place we could go to see all these shots unaffected by CZcams's compression. Mainly this video and the glitter one. Amazing as always
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8k would be mind blowing
Do you know how many gigs that would be? It wouldn't be viable
@@youtube.handle69 without CZcams's compression, not without compression in general. CZcams's compression algorithm is specifically pretty notorious for ruining high quality shots.
@@Clonephaze2327 isn't it terrible? Instagram tends to do the same thing
I feel like you guys could make a small fortune selling some of these slow mo shots as stock footage. Amazing stuff!
Slow-Mo NFTs on the way
I was thinking the same thing while watching
@@boshyvic nfts are dead lmaooo
@@lifejusbe yeah they're pretty cringe
I'm surprised you guys didn't mentioned nothing as a sorry coagulating on that second third and 4th shot and yeah I'd really like to have a mirror that does that that can hang on my wall that would be awesome to look at
That “test shot” you thought might be garbage is actually one of the coolest shots you got. Looks incredible!
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They need to make a screen saver out of it!
Nice profile pic :)
Seriously needs to become a loop
Looks like an old bowling alley’s carpet.
Dan's smile, face and stutter after the "I mean we won't be able to go in as deep" cracked me up! 9:16
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That’s what she said
Hahaha. I laughed so hard. So proud of him for holding that one in. I know I was thinking it
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It's hypnotic. I would love to see it in a round blender, where the currents of the spinning wouldn't bounce off the edges.
I would love to see the uncompressed video of this. CZcams compression really hurt this one! Still looks amazing!
Yeah, wasn't there a plan of a 4k "best of SMG" BluRay at some point? I remember signing up for a mailing list for that, but never heard anything about it again.
I would pay for that
Hmm
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I don’t know if they have a patreon? But I would subscribe just for that
It blows my mind that you have actually filmed something real, physical, thing that truly does exist in the material world, which looks like part computer generated GFX and part what happens in ones mind while tripping. Nothing short of absolutely amazing.
i was about to say the same thing but checked to see if anyone else said it and your were comment number 2 LOL ... HEX coin $0.08 $PLS coming soon same founder!
I remember years ago when they did the fire tornado in the backyard. Slow mo fire looks CG and turning it into a twister just makes it seem even more unreal
Made it about 90% of the way through the video thinking "this is cool, but I feel like it could have been better..." and that was when I realized CZcams set it to 720p by default. Rewatched the entire video in 4k. Blown away. At certain points I had to remind myself that it wasn't computer generated.
I just watched this one again, except this time on a 4K OLED. Gorgeous results.
I'd love to see some *ferrofluid* action from you guys. I don't think you've done that yet.
Jusy watched it on samsung 720p tv. Pixelated mess even from distance
My phone also has 4K 😎
Oooo that would be cool.
Oh wow I can't believe I didn't think of this, I've got a big LG C1 right in front of me. Though I am watching this on an oled phone screen so it's comparable at least
They did a little bit with Ferrofluid in the early days:
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Not going to lie, that’s some crazy relaxing footage to me. And any of it looped would make a really cool screen saver.
I was just thinking I'd love that as a screen saver!
"Melts about 30 degrees Celsius, that's about 85 degrees.. orange"
that just killed me 😂
me too being from orange my self !
@@jackyoung42 you definitely mean the Netherlands🇳🇱
Hmm... How Britain's Space Program going?
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This random shot of dan had me dying
I'd like to see you do this again using a magnetic stirrer and in an egg shaped vessel. That will create a smooth rippling vortex.
"It looks like the T1000 sneezed in a night club" another Dan classic haha 😂
The colored lights were an incredible idea, it absolutely looked like something straight out of Doctor Strange. Since the droplets that flew out looked so beautiful, could you maybe use a shower head or something like that and more powerful colored lights to create a sort of rainbow gallium rain? I think that would look phenomenal in slow motion, absolutely messy for sure, but phenomenally beautiful.
Or just with a buckets with some holes in it! Would be pretty simple to make with a kiddy pool under it
Unfortunately CZcams compression algorithm would probably butcher that one worse than the glitter drop...
still a neat idea though!
Speaking as a veteran of the 1967 Summer of Love, I rate your psychedelic footage as high enough quality to be in the centerfold of the SF Oracle. If you can get a hold of an ancient copy, you'll know what high praise that is!!
It's amazing how this looks like CGI! The wonders of the real world in slow motion still remain unbeatable! Awesome, Slo Mo Guys!
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The shot at 12:28 was so insane that my brain was legitimately having trouble comprehending what it was seeing. Had to pause the video and watch it several times. The stuff you two make is just… incredible.
Yea honestly the red and blue really beautiful
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If someone made a loop of this it would definitely be my background
gosh I missed Dan so much, I can't even imagine how difficult it was for Gavin to be inhibited from visiting/filming with him for so long. To be able to see him in these videos again is such a blessing ❤ thank you both so freaking much, especially for getting through the dark times without each other
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It looks... computer-generated for some reason. And absolutely like some sort of sci-fi portal through space-time. Super cool!
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I think it would take a day to render a single frame of that stuff. Calculating all the curved reflections would undoubtedly be a nightmare!
this is literally the most heavy metal synthwave aesthetic i've ever seen. i want to live in that blender.
I feel like these shots should be used as reference materials for special effects going forward. Especially around 8:40 where it looks like some sort of tunnel collapsing as a mass is chasing the camera.
I was thinking the same thing. Their slow-mo underwater explosion was already used as reference for a shot in Solo.
Check out Disney's The Black Hole from 1979, done entirely without any computer effects!
@@Euanhamiltonmusic do you mean star wars han solo movie?
@@Euanhamiltonmusic I was about to say the same thing, lol
@@Clearoceanvibes Video explaining the shot that was used as reference for Solo: czcams.com/video/Y5KVwrKaafA/video.html
Dan trying not to lose it at "we won't be able to go in as deep" @ 9:15 is hilarious
IKR 😂😂
Men making associations...😆
Classic, can’t ignore it😅
Exactly like Gav a few videos back trying not to lose it when Dan said "perfectly hard balls" 🤣
I ran to the comments to see if anyone else noticed that.
Even after 10 years, you two have still managed to pump out one of a kind content 👏
Those swirly machines that spin magnets to stir liquids would have been much better than the blender to create a whirlpool.
These shots could literally be used in a movie, just for the shape and flow effects. Like Dan said, some kind of Sci-Fi flying through space or hyperspace.
They're back! Colorful liquid is always a good slowmo
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Your right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are back together :) this is so awesome... F**ck Covid.. youtube is back ;) this way..... Quote : The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -Nelson Mandela
Didn't expect Mr. Warframe pupsker be here, glad you and everyone enjoyed it
By far, top 10 fav video from y’all! ❤️🤘🏼
As a chemist I have to say that your setup with the blender and everything was just the worst amateur setup anyone could come up with. lol
Love all your videos!
Gallium: the bane of CZcams’s compression system
this entire channel is the bane of YT's compression system lol
*Glitter, confetti and (sometimes) snow.*
"Allow us to be among your ranks."
What would it look like if glitter was mixed in there?
CZcams compression.. the most worthless subject in video comments.
You better watch this in 4K, the compression is too bad for the lower resolutions.
I would buy non edited high bitrate video packs from them
There are times when these guys get a shot that looks so unreal, it looks more like vfx than vfx do (Dan getting a soccer ball to the temple, the multicolor fire tornadoes, etc). I got that with the colored lights at the end. You could never recreate it in rendering software as good as it looked live.
Was kinda thinking in a few parts how good would I be able to make it look in CG, so now I do want to try it but also will probably be very disappointed in the outcome as it will probably be way less cool than I imagine it could be haha
Killer screensaver! Also thousands of amazing still shots. A video wall mural of this would be sick.
This should be a VR experience
SOOOO glad Dan is back. My wife and I agree, Gav's the cookie and Dan is the filling, on their own they're both good, together though, you're an Oreo, and slow mo is the milk that makes you both even better. Amazing video lads
Yup, the chemistry they have really makes the show for me, other than the amazing slow mo that is. Imagine if this channel was just faceless slow mo shots, it would still be cool but nowhere near the experience it is when you get Gav and Dan's commentary and shenanigans.
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"Gav's the cookie and Dan is the filling" please don't say this
That shot at 12:30 is my favorite. I'm so glad you included that. Totally black with crazy lights, just simple enough to really see what is going on, but so dynamic as to make it incredible
it looks like what I see in my head while falling asleep. would have been really cool to shine some lasers in the gallium while it was spinning
Certainly the most amazing footage!
This was what I wanted to do as a teenager, creating visual effects, art/movies.
At the beginning I waited, I thought "you HAVE TO show this with coloured lighting". Then you did to my wish. You are amazing!. Thank you for inspiring me to create!
1:25 I think Dan just perfectly explained why I love this channel so much.
This is some of the most surreal footage I've ever seen, the way the gallium folds on top of itself and is reflecting everything and itself. It brings star gate to mind for me, these shots would have been fantastic gate effects
Dude you’re absolutely right. That would’ve been an amazing gate effect
Even more so if it was reversed, I think.
I came for my monthly background change and was not let down
The close up gallium vortex shots would be perfect for a TOOL music video
God I’m so glad we still have SloMoGuys
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No ads, several funny jokes, beautiful colors, many slow-mo shots. This video is perfect ! Thank you
Dude, I didn't even notice there were no ads! 😱
@@AndrewCheshire Neither would I have mind
I want that clip as a screen saver.
these shots are absolutely mesmerizing! I feel like an infinite loop of them would be well placed somewhere.
The best inventions happened casually or by mistake. That last test shot was everything.
I don't know what blows my mind the most: The skill set you guys have acquired for making everything look spectacular... or your ability to come up with the most wonky things to film!
“We won’t be able to go as deep” followed by Dan’s little chuckle to himself kills me
This is like textbook video compression nightmare footage. So many reflections at so many different angles, poor youtube didn’t even know what hit it. Would love to be able to see the uncompressed master of this.
I'm kinda curious to see what this would look like in a round blender, the square edges on yours made it more turbulent, but that may have been why these shots looked so good. Maybe I'll drop a few hundred K on a similar setup and let ya know 😂
And i seem to remember from chem lab in college this thing called a mixer, which used a magnet coated in plastic (in glass or other kind of container the gallium won't destroy) that might be bit nicer than a bloody blender.
I assume you would get a more coherent vortex? That might end up looking more hypnotic.
This is what I was thinking, how would a smoother vortex look?
@@Tara_Li Yep, magnetic stirrer is what you're thinking of, you can use whatever shape container you want, they even have heated magnetic stirrers
I have to agree with others, a round container would have been cool for the 'inside a tornado' shot
I was wondering the same thing. Would have been a smoother spiral effect
I’d love like an 8hr loop of this with that music to chill too.
SAME
Take some mushrooms beforehand.
Just saw everything everywhere all at once and was so surprised in the credits to see you guys!! Thank you for helping make such an awesome movie! ❤️
Get the gallium really liquid, add lazors in all colors aimed at the center instead of tubes and blow it up with a tiny amount of explosives. In my head that would look like a real trip far beyond your friendly Hobo's "shrooms" 🤩
Gav: "We won't be able to go in as deep..." Dan: Impressive holding it together skills not to lose it, or say 'fnar'.
Great video, loved it.
He fought it really hard
I think Gav also realised what he’d said after Dan’s snigger and held it together too. I want to see this in slowmo!
@@TexRobNC Hard and deep.
i could literally stare at this FOREVER - incredible!
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Wait, CZcams has a CZcams?
You guys have unintentionally made the single most perfect screensaver...
Film directors really should take inspiration from these sorts of videos for creating portals or displaying trippy things the human mind barely understands.
Jesus the coloured lighting was genuinely one of the most beautiful things you've ever done
It's so heartwarming to see you two finally filming together again. Missed the banter during the lockdown/distance.
I watched this in VR and it was AMAZING
Oh that sounds like a real trip.
That dig at fahrenheit is just too funny. Big map and the only other people using it live in the middle of nowhere land.
Am I the only one who watched Dan’s face very closely as soon as Gav said “we won’t be able to go in as deep,” and then cackled in proxy for Dan since he did such an admirable job of keeping it together?
I was giggling to myself and then looked at Dan and saw my reflection 😂
I did the same 😂
13:11 - Ya, Dan, SNEEZED. That was the safe answer.
This is. The best. Slow mo video. Ever. Made. We watched this on our 125 inch projector screen and it was mind blowing.
That is how the Rorschach test was meant to be. In full motion!
Despite YT compression doing its best to butcher this footage, it still looks amazing. Makes me miss the days of practical effects, before everything went to CGI.
You know that practical effects are still a pretty big deal in film-making, right?
@@3nertia not as much as they used to be he never said it no longer happens
@@smashyrashy the phrase "Everything went to CGI" suggests that all effects have become CGI.
@@saitama9994 Neither is technically accurate either! CG, like anything else humans make, is merely *another tool*
@@saitama9994 if you take it literally then yes it does but if you have anime as your picture then you don't have a say.
“It’s delectable and gnarly at the same time”. I would never be able to come up with such a creative description of what I’m watching. I swear the commentary is fifty percent of what makes this channel sooo good
"It looks like the T-1000 sneezed in a nightclub." is another great example I would say
I've loved watching this channel grow from chip pan fires in a backyard to robot arms and liquid gallium.
"It looks like the T-1000 sneezed in a nightclub"
Absolutely genius, and hilarious.
I’m so happy you put in the test shot. It’s my favorite. It’s a portal from space or what it looks like when you squeeze your eyes. It’s beautiful
0:20 that "orange" comment and look absolutely slayed me lol
You could put that on an endless loop with crazy meditative trance music, and it would absolutely eat your brain....
The "T1000 sneezed in a nightclub" comment really got me. Hilarious
“I think that would have looked quite good on a tv.”
Well, we watched it on our 135” 4K theater display… and it was incredible. 😳
Oof, lucky 😍
Just amazing... I bet the shots would be much more immersive when done with a circular blender rather than the square one used here
Liquid metal is some of the most fascinating things in the entire cosmos. To think of the variation of behavior depending on different properties: density, pressure, momentum, temperature, scale, mass, etc.
Please please make a faded loop out of the best bits of this photage! I want this endlessly on a big screen ❤️
This was one of the first 4K HDR CZcams videos I watched using my new OLED TV. Talk about stunning visuals! Incredible setup, excellent execution! Always enjoy these vids!
If you look closely, it seems that the speed of the vortex is enough “wind” to cool the splashes of gallium, and therefore hardened clumps or shards slice into the spinning, still liquid gallium. Amazing.
Really loved this one. Dan's T1000 comment was, I think, his best ever.
The thing Gavin is best in the world at; Setting up lights for a blender full of gallium.
This might sound really corny, but sometimes it seems like Gav and Dan are two British explorers or something... and we, the audience, are lucky enough to come along on their journeys.
the beards do fit to those explorers from the mid to late 19th century
This seems like an absurdly involved way to recreate the old-school Doctor Who intro sequence, but I totally love it!
One of the strangest things I’ve seen in my life. Impressive, beautiful, but strange.
The first color clip made the red at the bottom look like raging flames! Super cool!
“And that’s about 85 degrees….orange” haha as an American, I love this
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This is one of the greatest ones you've ever done, very creative guys.
this video is criminally underrated
Absolutely artwork. the shiny one.... woah. Thank you for risking cancer for these incredible shots.
Once in a lifetime. This is history.
0:20 thank you guys. As a foreigner living in the US it’s very cathartic to have other people tease these stupid temperature system. Very tactfully, too :)
Hmm... How Britain's Space Program going?
@@markmantooth7693 bro, are you just going around comparing something completely irrelevant? Equally, where did they say they were british?
@@rhyanashah128 I do not know who deleted my previous reply. I will try again.
A Google Search reports:
The Slow Mo Guys is a science and technology entertainment web series from Thame, England, United Kingdom created by Gavin Free, starring himself and Daniel Gruchy.
wow. I had a very intense trip on mushrooms one time and I am jaw dropped at how much the shot at 12:27 looked like what I saw. absolutely mind blowing to see this a close of a recreation. thank you guys - I truly love your videos, the shots you capture are *UNREAL*
Need a way to view the original footage without CZcams compression, that footage is truly surreal
Perfect example of how YT compression effects bitrate and can cause footage to appear fuzzy when there are a lot of moving things especially with the added colours. That being said still looked great.
I would love to see this in reverse so the fluid seems to be swirling towards you, I think it would look even more like you were traveling through a wormhole
I love that music you guys always play during slow mo moments. It's so relaxing and meditative 😌
I love how it doesn't splash within the blender. It just kind of... Absorbs in a chunky flop
looks absolutely stunning