How a Fire Sprinkler Works at 100,000fps - The Slow Mo Guys
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 พ.ค. 2019
- Gav and Dan like learning and like fast things. In this episode, they learn about a fast thing.
A fire sprinkler that you can probably see above your head if you are watching this from your office when you should be working. Shame on you! Nah, just kidding. Watch more Slow Mo Guys at work!
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Filmed at 1000fps with the Phantom Flex 4K and 103,000fps with the Phantom V2511
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In the replies to this comment i'll be taking names for the possum.
Possum McPossumface
Ozzie from over the hedge
Gerald
Possum McPossumface?
Bussoms the Possum
In before the view count overtakes the frame rate!
Nice one😂
In before this comment gets more replies than the frame rate
It's night time 10:30p.m. here in Malaysia when you uploaded this
Can you please do a video Of Jeremy axe kicking a desk in slow mo! You guys are awesome!
That shows how fast glass breaks... Even at 103.000 FPS it looks instantaneous!
True I wonder what other materials can break as fast as glass or faster
I mean, they've already done a video on how fast glass breaks :)
@@supimzazz spaghetti
LITERALLY 2 frames ._.
PCanas they did one breaking Pyrex measuring cups it was almost instant. I can’t remember how long ago they did it but omg it was cool
Hello! Engineer for a company that makes sprinkley bois here!
I loved the graphic that popped up at 0:52 about the colors and temperatures. The "glassy, juicy ampules" (lol Dan) are called bulbs, and like the graphic shows, the color indicates the burst temperature. Several factors determine what temp bulbs you want to install, the main one being height. For example, the sprinklers at the top of a warehouse need to burst at a lower temp because of how far away the fire is, compared with a standard residential or office ceiling height. Sprinklers can also activate via "links", which are basically little plate springs that are held at tension by solder paste. The fire melts the solder, the spring explodes outward, water comes out. The explosive quality of the bulb or link is important, because you have to get everything out of the way of the water flow. Some sprinklers, known as nozzles, don't have anything holding the water back! More on that in a minute! One last thing: if you're in a building with a flat ceiling and don't see any sprinklers, look for round discs instead. These are known as coverplates, and they provide an aesthetically pleasing way to cover a sprinkler from view! They can be color-matched to any ceiling, and like links, contain a solder paste that makes them pop off and expose the sprinkler at a much lower temperature than would actually trigger the sprinklers.
Couple of myths: first one was one I used to think before working here is that the round bit on the sprinkler spins around as it goes off. Sadly not true for any sprinkler! That bit is called the deflector, and it's specifically designed to spread water in a certain pattern. Deflectors vary based on many factors, but primarily where the sprinkler is installed and the orientation in which it's installed. Many hotels use sidewall sprinklers with very different deflectors than the one in this video.
Another big one: sprinklers always have water immediately behind them in their pipes, like Gav and Dan's in this video. Also not true! SOME systems are like that, and those are basic wet deluge systems. The problem with them is that it's relatively easy to have an accidental activation, which is the SECOND worst thing a sprinkler can do, because water from sprinklers can cause lots of damage, but not nearly as much as a fire. The worst thing is obviously if there IS a fire and the sprinkler doesn't activate. All sprinkler companies go through GREAT measures to make sure neither of these things ever happen! Back to water in the pipes: systems that do NOT constantly have water behind the sprinklers are known as dry systems, and they rely on a trigger mechanism to open the VALVE on the water main that holds back water to the system. The trigger is typically one of three things: an electronic signal from a fire/smoke detector, a wet pilot line, or a dry pilot line. Pilot lines are located with the sprinklers in the protection area, and are pressurized with either water or air (wet and dry). When the fire trips the pilot line, the pressure on the line goes away, which trips the valve to open and converts the dry system into a wet system, but only nozzle sprinklers go off at this point. Most wait until the bulb or link sprinklers trip. Obviously the pilot lines trigger at a lower temp than the sprinklers; that way the sprinklers always have water behind them when they trip. Some valves have multiple of these fail-safes, to further ensure against accidental activation!
Any questions? I promise I can either answer you myself, or get a nice, smart coworker to help me out! Hope everyone is having a great day! 😊
So if one pops, do the rest of them pop too?? Even if it’s across the room?
@@derekmaestas8949 the head goes off in the area where the fire is(depends on the system) . So if the fire starts on the third floor ,the heads on the 1st floor won't go off. Hope this helps?
@@derekmaestas8949 only heads heated enough from the fire go off, so it’s localize. Number of heads that can trip without water pressure/volume dropping too low are dependent mostly on occupancy classification and the resulting design of the system.
Source, I’m a fire sprinkler fitter.
Thank you!! I really appreciated your explanation!
Adding a note to the lower temp sprk. at the top of a warehouse. Sometimes the temperature rating is higher to limit the number of sprinklers activating. If too many sprinklers open to soon, the water pressure drops below the design pressure for the anticipated number of operating sprinklers over the fire area, and then not suppressing the fire adequately. Otherwise, a good summary on fire sprinklers.
aren't we gonna talk about how perfectly alinged his screams are with the water at 1:19
Oh hi lol
Yeah
@Corrigan WrongWay I guess we're gonna comment on 1 year old comments then
@@srdfihuoeriguhihuregdhiuokfghl That sounds like a better plan.
That’s a really good catch actually lol. Wild how it stops & starts with him
I’m also gonna reply to 1 year old comments. TH-cam is a time capsule.
these guys go from professional studios to there backyard like every other month and its hilarious
I like the backyard ones so much better! The studio ones are boring.
Their ;)
Maxime Prigent what
@@OrigamiMarie Same, it just gives me the 2010 vibe with the nice sunshine and birds chirping in the back. Plus the slowmotion music hits me with that nostalgia, idk what I'm talking about.
@@the.toasteration I know what you are talking about.
Loved this. Excellent job on the shots. Perfectly framed and informative.
SmarterEveryDay hi
How far away do you live from them that they just “borrow” the camera like that?
Hi can i get a shoutout
Destin, saw your video on laminar flow a few months ago. I'm really curious how the water spread would look if you feed the sprinkler with laminar flow.
Youre everywhere now 🤣 HI! 👋
"After feasting off the hammock, the possum leaves" 😂😂😂😂😂
😂
I thought that said homework.
@Julian Hanemaaijer how does the emojis ruin a comment?
@@Mxjesty they’re completely unnecessary to express the comedy behind that line
@@JupiterKnight legit reason right there.
Sprinkler: explodes
Dan: has a seizure
Yep 😂😂😂😂😂🤣
Literally just watched the compilation of those at the end and burst out laughing 🤣
When can we expect 'Possum eats a hammock at 100,000fps'?
Stop.
Oh you I know you!
You're that portal guy!
dafuq u doing here im waiTing for my sFM poeRtal guHhh
What are you working on lately?
Portal guy!!!!!!!
0:55 "155 American...things." Nailed it!
CHECKMATE! IMPERIAL SYSTEM!
I hate the American way
As an American I have been wounding with everything going on here are there country’s looking down on us now bc it pretty redundant
someone meme that
@@darkfire8615 cool
8/10 good slow mo video
11/10 possum footage
100/10 "ughh!"
Adorable possum
No one:
Dan: “OoRgH”
I LOLed at that paralyzed fall he did.
It was as much a show about Dan’s reaction as it was sprinkler heads!
Dead meme. Stop doing the same stupid nobody memes.
I will watch your comment with great interest
@@ps2bndled it wasn’t dead when i wrote it a year ago so don’t go crying to mommy when the mean people commenting on videos years ago don’t say exactly what you want them to
i love how once again Dan takes the brunt of things and Gav is all "oh, bother me, a droplet has just hit my shoe. how outrageous!"
"68 degrees C, or 155... American things"
Freedom Units! :)
Definitely isn't Australian things. Those things could reach 68 on a regular summers day
@wildcard1288 I think he had like 6 nationalities
@wildcard1288 the point is that the US is the only major country that uses °F to measure temp
What if it’s just a hot day one day?
I always thought that spiky thing spun lol.
Being a sprinkler fitter myself, I can tell you that a sprinkler system usually has a normal pressure of roughly 60 psi, giving a much wider spread of water.
^ This is correct! 60psi or more!
"After feasting on the hammock, the possum leaves.....leaving it in tatters. "😂😂
I love his impression of Sir David Attenbourough. It was hilarity and perfection.
"That was seventy-nine dollars down the drain"
Possum is OG
Fire Sprinkler fitter here 🖐️
Thanks for highlighting our industry. Fire Sprinklers save lives!
Fire alarms save lives, fire sprinklers save building foundations (and cause insurance claims).
Fire alarms provide initial warning, yes. But without sprinklers, the fire will spread and destroy entire buildings. Fire sprinklers cool the fire, if not completely extinguishing it, greatly extending the escape time for residents and the response time for firefighters, who often simply arrive at the site of an already extinguished fire and turn off the water. Furthermore, water damage to an isolated area is far less costly than vast fire damage and endangered lives, so insurance costs are much cheaper. That's why insuring a building with a fire sprinkler system is more affordable than one without.
Thanks for your contribution.
Having never seen one up close I was surprised to see the "fan blades" at the bottom were stationary. I had always thought each blade had a slight twist and they spun helping spread the water easier and possibly further. This was interesting to watch.
Word. Local 669
@@ajinsato9389 Same here bud.
I’ve also heard from building facility guys that the water that comes out of real sprinklers in building is usually gross old stale rusty water that’s been there stagnant for however long, and it’s not like in the movies where if you set one off, they all go off, each sprinkler is it’s own system
In really old buildings it gets to be black and sludgy and smells horrible.
@Ian Ostby actually it happens in every building no matter how old. That's why fire code requires that the sprinkler riser is flowed annually. I do this for a living😂
As a fire sprinkler inspector systems should be drained once to four times a year not to replace old water but to mainly check and make sure there is consistent pressure and no new restrictions in the underground piping. We also drain some water at what’s called an inspectors test to check alarms quarterly or annually as well.
The compilation of Dan’s flinches and “OH!”s at the end MAY or may not have been the best/funniest part of this video😂😂
1 millions dollars BUT you have to walk barefoot in Gavin’s backyard
I'd do it.
This comment belongs to RT. Wrong channel!
That's what I was thinking! Between this and the champagne bottles, there are a lot of of glass shards out there.
That all gets spent on "below the waist" replacement surgery.
100% would do that. I need a new computer badly :( lol
0:22 I love the fact that you're flexing that FLEX 4K
Wierd FLEX but ok
So that's your slomo camera huh? You've had it for years and it's never let you down. Your old slomo camera is good enough, right? WRONG!
It's time to intimidate your surroundings with the brand new Flex 4K Whipsnake edition. ᵂʰᶦᵖˢⁿᵃᵏᵉ
i love vids like this. just them being curious and make it interesting. produced in a backyard and not TOO overly produced. just bloody good
This channel is the only one I know that has the best camera quality
Am I the only one who likes these “old school” vids more than Planet Slow Mo??!😂😂😂
No, these are so much better. Planet Slow Mo was cool tho.
@@XxShadowGTxX These are better but Planet Slowmo was pretty cool. They did pretty neet stuff
I like both. I love the random things they shoot in these ones but I also liked them having the budget to film big - especially natural - events and the analysis of them. The ones I didn't like were the super slow show
No but planet slo mo was in my opinion better
well at the time of this comment at least 143 ppl agree with you. so you not alone
I actually install these for a living and it's interesting seeing these actually go off in slow motion. And as far as the air that they are talking about, you're supposed to bleed the air before putting into service.
Also in real world applications that water is as black as oil for the first 50 gallons or more (and stinky).
@@justayoutuber1906 smells like money! Doesn’t taste like it though :)
@@justayoutuber1906 Why is the water black as oil?
@@Sinistar123 Grossness from sitting in the pipes for potentially years at a time with little to no flow.
Actually a naturally occurring molecule in water called manganese.
I will always loved to see water in slowmo. Always just so cool. I also I did learn a lot! Agree Gavin! Favorite types of videos!! 😄
Was I the only one that was totally mesmerized by how the water moved in slow motion? I rewind the video while I was watching it so many times. Awesome video and very informative!
Just casually waving about $100k plus of camera at the beginning there...
Spot on David Attenborough impression at the end with the possum.
yup... looked up up how much those cost once.
His Attenborough sounds like Voldemort. "Harry Possum ... come to die."
Insurance is lovely isn’t it?
The average shower head releases about 15 Liters per minute. A fire suppression sprinkler releases around 150 liters per minute. Hooking up a backyard garden hose to a fire sprinkler doesn't begin to do it justice.
Michael Bates shut up and enjoy the video Michael
I wonder how many litres of water a *Fire Hose* sprays out at its maximum pressure...
Ms. Nightshade normally run about 150 gallons a minute (568lpm) on our 1-3/4” fire attack hose lines.
Yeah I'd like to see the fire sprinkler spray water at full pressure
After witnessing a sprinkler go off, I can safely say that the water isn't quite that clean either 😧
I love their camera quality n slow motion effect, makes the running water look like crystal
The flowers behind them at the end were so gorgeous and magical!
Slow mo possum eating hammock for next video?
slow mo shooting the possum eating hammock for next video
Jordan Wagner wtf
@@homesit douche
@@homesit slowmo possum brain splash
(oh no got some sensitive snowflakes who can't take a joke here)
@@arbiter- shotgun to possum slo mo
Guys how about rubber bands hitting the surface of water in slow motion?!!
Yee or paper wasps hitting skin there is so much cool things you can do with a rubber ban
Pin this comment!
That sounds cool. owo
Great idea!
Wow thanks for the likes guys! I really hope they do a video like that!
After watching your video of you adding the SFX / Foley sounds you add in these videos. I can't help but start to tune in on it more. And I gotta say. Adding those DEFINITELY makes these more aesthetically pleasing.
Finally someone talking units that I relate to and not “some american things”
Omkar Patil 😁😁
exactly
भाग भोसदीके।
*Offended american has entered the chat*
Yes
0:54 155... American... things.
Me: *Laughs in kelvin*
hahahahaha
Kkkkkkk
I believe I've heard them called Freedom Units.
sєηd ηudєs on what platform?
@Sassy The Sasquatch Yep, Dutch-German
Do a partnership with Coyote Peterson and get a bee sting in slow-mo!
Jayce Plays been there, done it.
Laith Mohammad They have? I can’t find the video of Slow Mo Guys and Brave Wilderness if there is one.
Lmfao nah I don’t think there’s a video, I’m just messing around.
@@laithmohammad2584 .....what?
Jayce Plays Yesss
I love that they called the possum cute. Possums are good, tick-eating friends.
We had one named Velcro. He was awesome.
His tail was like a snake that would wrap around your arm. 10/10 awesome critters
Not only do they eat ticks, also their body temperature is too cool to sustain ticks...so they do not carry or transmit them.
@@AricScooby Same with rabies.
@4:41, @5:35 with the music and view. Wow!!! What in the beautiful is that??? Why do I feel joy??
Am I about to cry?
I’ve actually always wondered how those things worked
Ye same
I learned it at school xD
I knew the thing about temperature, but not the metal thing that spread the water. It was quite clever.
Cut to Holywood where someone "hacks" the sprinkler system to go off as a distraction in a government building
Yeah. I always thought the metal fans spun by the water pressure. But they don't. I'm satisfied.
I love your 'Planet Earth' narrator voice, Gav
Mr.E David Attenborough you uncultured swine
CaotsIII ooh ah up the RA
water will forever be the greatest thing to film in slow mo, with fire being a super close second. i cant believe the same guy that is famous for bird noises and words like gubbins and munge, is here captivating me with these videos. good on ya Gav and Dan!
Glad to see someone do a video on a sprinkler head. I install these all the time for my sprinkler company
I spent my whole life thinking that the metal fan thing spins 🤦♂️
Dinaslugger me too lol
same here
SAME!!
We are all dumb
The amount of likes makes me curious. What made anyone think it spins? I have to know why this is a (apparently common) misconception.
One of my favorite videos because 1) learning 2) Dan making a noise every time is hilarious 3) POSSUM
It's just a great, clever and amazing simple system, thank god for Fire Sprinklers!
Love the video. Live how Dan had a different sound for each explosion. Thanks for the great education.
next video:
"we are going to film a black hole in slow mo!"
gav be like:
"small lighting issues there..."
and the video after that : filming dan go into a black hole at 28,000 fps
@@najeedali6679 "Dan is quantum tunneling his way out of the black hole."
I love seeing stuff like this. Who would've thought the sprinkler worked like that? A lot of people probably... But I've just never seen it.
Love these; absolutely brilliant.
1:32 prom night flashbacks 😢😢
"I wasn't expecting it that quick it made a right popping sound"
Lmao 😄😄😄😄
Sprinkley boys
Should be studying for finals, but here I am
I legit commented years ago to do this! So good to see it!!
I dont know why but i keep watching this over and over and even weirder is i find this and the record one to be almost relaxing in a way
Possum must be a lady stealing your hammock fluff to make a nest. so there's that if it helps lol
little early for nests.. haha
@@50shadesofcerakote We don't know when it was filmed, the slomoguys have a complicated calendar
You know you’re early when the view count is under the FPS.
no way I just saw you from rousseau's channel and now your here your the next justin y. btw I subbed
they stole ur comment :o
indpa dawsm small world I guess. Thx for the sub!
I’ve lost count of how many times Gav has said “look at your face” 😂
Your camera quality is amazing!!! Always enjoy slow mo guys videos
Great video! I had no idea that the color of the liquid indicated the temp range. I’m glad Dan wore eye protection because that flying glass could have been bad!
0:55 a hundred and fifty-five...American...things. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
DeathHawk713 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
:D
Im sorry, which country invented imperial units again ENGLAND?
@@lightningmcseed7303 I'm sorry, which country is still using it ?
Lightning Mcseed England’s a province
Them: "You can see this at 103,000 frames per second!"
Me, setting the video to .25 speed and getting 412,000fps: "Pathetic...."
ThAt’S nOt HoW iT wOrKs!!1!!1!1
The view count is higher than fps even at the end
I always thought that the metal "arms" would spin but that's not how it works
That Sir David Attenborough impression was pretty good 😄
Really cool video. As a fire sprinkler designer for residential properties this is of great interest. Off memory I sent you guys a message years ago that you should do this and I am glad you did. Highlighting the fire sprinkler industry is important and getting the word out that sprinklers save people's life's. Thank you Guys. Look forward to seeing more videos.
Dans astonishment compilation cracked me up. I wasn't expecting it.
I only watched 2 vids and these guys had me subbed and notis on already,very funny and satisfying to watch
I would love to see lightbulbs getting destroyed by putting to much voltage trough them. We do have 20 to 2000W at our theater and I always wondered how it looks when they go in slowmo. In real-time it’s just a bright flash
Prolly would be hard to capture due to it being light, it is the fastest thing.
But the breaking of the wire does not necessarily happen in light speed. A bit like the lightning.
One time we had a lamp on without a shade on it and my brother threw a wet towel on the bulb( while it was still on) and the bulb exploded
Marshal Parsons that’s just cause the dramatic change in temperature from hot to cold and wet
@@ericrojas418 Yep, it's called thermal shock and it's also why you shouldn't put glass pans on hot burners
Glad you didn't test with real sprinkler systems. No one ever tells you that the water is black when it first comes out...
In the older sections... yeah... but when you have coworkers left and right accidentally smashing the sprinklers setting off the system flushing the pipes it's not so bad.
That's only in older ones where the water has been sitting for a long while
Water is black in all of them. I'm a fire sprinkler inspector and have never come across one that when you first open the test valve the water isn't discolored.
@@TheYTSucks yup. They're always gross.
I just loved your David Attenborough bit! :D
im so happy i finally get to watch in 4k!!!!
You guys are finally back to the backyard experiments? Yes!!!!
Always wondered this, very thanks for explaining!
Another great video. I didn't see in the comments that in a real sprinkler installation there's no water in the system. The whole system is filled with air under a low pressure. When one of the capsules is triggered a sudden drop in (air-)pressure is detected. This will open a valve in some small pressurised watertanks to fill the pumps and to start filling the tubes with water. At the same time these big pumps (driven by electric motors) are started. After just a few seconds the sprinkler will flood the area. The advantage of the dry system is, is that you can detect leaking seals without dripping water into someones keyboard or so (there will be air lost without the sudden drop). This also makes maintenance a lot less messy. Valves permits to isolate floors to locate the section with the leakage. With an ultrasound microphone you can then find the leak in the concerned area. Hope you found this interesting. Tada from me and looking forward to the next slow-mo.
this episode was super cooool !!!
i think filming a lasercutter would also give some nice footage.
6:34 gorgeous wisteria behind you, looks like your neighbors tree spilling over the fence.
tomitstube is that what those are? My grandma has a coupe of those on her yard, they’re so pretty
@@VampireFreakDotCom THe previous owner put them on my coupe as well..... Im not sure why, as they are poisons to humans and chickens alike.
With the exception of at most a week or two, subscribing has always worked for me!
im new to your channel and i love you guys already :D
Classic yard-bound Slow Mo Guys. This is the best stuff!
I love the sound effects in slow mo lol. Sounds realistic every time
Poor hammock... Great vid guys. Top notch.
theres something about slow mo water with that ambient noise in the background that is just so calming
Even at low res for 100000fps it's still better res that 99% of youtube videos...
And if you watch it on your phone it doesn’t look like it loses any of the image.
@@CrazyBoyAndyTV i watch it on 1440p so i can definitely see a diffitence between 4k and 240p or whatever the res is when 100 000
@KHURT P. Pewds has a good quality camera now... well for now anyway...
This is literally the coolest thing I've ever seen in my entire life...
And yes I've seen The Avengers
6:19 . I did not expect that voiceover to be so spot on. The exasperated and tired tone was just on the pin.
I like how the slow-mo makes it look like Dan sat there and face-tanked a heavy stream of water for a full ten seconds before eventually deciding to slowly duck out of the way.
Thanks for uploading in 8K and crashing my router!
Everything is better in slow-mo 100,000 fps 😲
That compliation of Dan screaming, I love it.
"This thing exploded in my face and may have dangerous metals in it"
"Yeah, I like these videos..."
How about a wasp injection knife into ballistic gel at 100,000 FPS.
Or just a wasp sting at 100,000 FPS
Idk why but when I saw this video in my notifications I thought they made a sprinkler spray out fire 😂😂
Me too, I thought it was a sprinkler that shot out fire, but even though it still looks cool.
That montage of Dan's reactions was crack up as! Hahaha
Fire alarm, sprinkler, and extinguisher installer here! Thanks for showing the general public how one variant works!
3 views? Wow Im here early. HEY GAV AND DAN! Love the show!
NIce old school Slow Mo Guys stuf. Really enjoyed it. Still waiting for a video about snooker. Cheers
🎆🎆Pls check out bell road by dead bods it's🔥🔥🔥let's make these guys famous 🎆🎇
Came loving the frame rate. Left loving the opossum
I never owned one and I always thought they worked with electrical fire/smoke sensors.
We're alike
Sprinkler systems are tied in with the fire alarms by a flow meter. The flow meter will detect when the water starts to flow after the sprinkler head has activated then sending an alert to the fire alarm control board setting off the bells and whistles of the fire alarm alerting the occupents of the building. The fire alarm going off before the sprinkler will not activate the sprinkler heads.
Some systems are tied to electrical fire and smoke sensors. Most are just like this though.
Red Eagle they literally just invented heads specifically for warehouse storage that can be triggered electronically before the heating element melts/breaks. But they aren’t in use yet. There are literally NO heads right now or ever before that will go off without direct heat on the operating element.
@@redeagle2793 Some have a sensor-activated valve that opens to arm the system, but the sprinkler head is still heat-activated.