WWII Tanks Firing in Slow Motion

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  • @Z4gle
    @Z4gle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +699

    Seeing the visible shockwave is so intense. Ballistics are amazing

    • @freakstarrguy
      @freakstarrguy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I think that was the coolest part! That, and the watermelon deflection.

    • @jamesmnguyen
      @jamesmnguyen 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Get the SloMo guys some giant scheilren(?) mirrors!

    • @haassteambraker9959
      @haassteambraker9959 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That shell wobbled way more than I expected it to.

    • @OsamaRana
      @OsamaRana 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now, calculate the speed of the round from the angle of the shockwave.

    • @jamesmnguyen
      @jamesmnguyen 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OsamaRana I don't have a handy dandy protractor but the looks about 45° so the speed is Mach 1.414
      Edit: Nevermind that doesn't look right.

  • @SamLee-tm6jn
    @SamLee-tm6jn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2686

    Easily THE BEST footage of a shockwave I have ever seen. HANDS DOWN.

    • @TheRobo
      @TheRobo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Bout to blow your mind boyyo th-cam.com/video/BPwdlEgLn5Q/w-d-xo.html

    • @pttpsyt
      @pttpsyt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      more like *_HANDS UP_*

    • @kes6628
      @kes6628 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah it was GORGEOUS

    • @Mateusgama
      @Mateusgama 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree

    • @UncleSpuddy
      @UncleSpuddy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@TheRobo I still prefer this shot. The Schlieren is cool but it's kinda cheating in a way, you can see a cough or a sneeze with it. The shockwave from the tank shell was visible without it, and that's cooler IMO.

  • @Bigtexatx11
    @Bigtexatx11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +537

    That shell tracking is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.

    • @bkrpndr
      @bkrpndr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Quality content right there 👌🏻

    • @Fede0779
      @Fede0779 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup, awesome

    • @TheOdd
      @TheOdd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love that the footage looks like 80s CGI. If you didn't tell someone this was real I bet they would think it was CG.

    • @mycroft16
      @mycroft16 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Navy uses the same rigs to track the rounds from the rail guns. That is some crazy fun footage. You think this tank is powerful?

    • @talltale9760
      @talltale9760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Militaries have been doing it for a while. Some cool footage from the 80s if I’m remembering right

  • @Rainz3y
    @Rainz3y 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2462

    War Thunder Players: "We shall now start layering our tanks in watermelons to deflect the enemies shells."

  • @PhlyDaily
    @PhlyDaily 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6856

    all my dreams have come true tank you slow mo guys, love the banter as well o7

    • @Yoko_Grim
      @Yoko_Grim 5 ปีที่แล้ว +202

      Phly, now we have to see YOU go out there and fire the D-20. Now you can imagine what the explosion is like from the KV-2

    • @killer147896325
      @killer147896325 5 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      Phly daily is here omg I'm glad the ww2 buffs are all coming out to play

    • @danyulbower4710
      @danyulbower4710 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I did naaht....Oh hi Phly.

    • @wynautvideos4263
      @wynautvideos4263 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

    • @thesauceguy1809
      @thesauceguy1809 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Wow, TankDaily is here. Now they need to move the Sherman in front of that gun, or a less unrealistically, use high explosive rounds on a target.

  • @Markus_Andrew
    @Markus_Andrew 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2276

    "Thankfully, there's nothing out there".
    Camper: "Where'd my tent go?"

    • @Flipaclip41
      @Flipaclip41 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Oh there is a d20 50 pound shell there

    • @murphs94
      @murphs94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Flipaclip41 lmao

    • @Daiceto
      @Daiceto 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Made me laugh harder than it should've

    • @NST-games
      @NST-games 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Camper: "Where'd my leg go??"

    • @randomlymadeanimations52
      @randomlymadeanimations52 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂

  • @pando9201
    @pando9201 5 ปีที่แล้ว +672

    they've come a long way, from slapping each other in the face to firing a tank

    • @DjZorlag
      @DjZorlag 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Maybe soon they are shooting each others faces with a tank.

    • @DjZorlag
      @DjZorlag 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@davidqbs Actually exactly what I was thinking. Just before the first shot I had to pause the video and analyze his ear protection. Definitely should've had double protection with the tank!

    • @JimBanksy
      @JimBanksy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/h3907jl23xo/w-d-xo.html

  • @alekseyzaremskiy7736
    @alekseyzaremskiy7736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1328

    I'm a VFX artist and I find your channel most helpful when looking for reference on every other project. Thank you very much for making my job easier

    • @gatapi
      @gatapi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Since finding corridor crew, I can't stop seeing how applicable all these videos can be ~~ they've even done shots on black backgrounds from every angle. I do the music and audio end of it all, but am fascinated by y'all's side

    • @SquirrelTheorist
      @SquirrelTheorist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Awesome! I can totally agree as an amateur vfx artist

    • @UR1ZEN
      @UR1ZEN 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol bro what even are u thinking to make!?

    • @digitalkartoffel5358
      @digitalkartoffel5358 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@UR1ZEN BOMBS, EXPLOSIONS, WAR.

    • @Jeremysaintemarie
      @Jeremysaintemarie ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm also a vfx artist, love this channel but, it shows us how fake the real thinks look like... I mean the cracked glass video looks like they animate a mask without feather of texture map, the same here with the "bullet" oscillation... if we do the exact same thing, the director or the supervisor will say "sorry guy, looks fake!"
      I love it, it's a fun thing, same for a simple smoke rising up, there is a dark mate line around in real life, for vfx, not good hahahah

  • @HinduFrogTactics
    @HinduFrogTactics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +578

    That was some of the sickest footage I've ever seen! PLEASE do this type of thing again! That tracking rig is insane!!

    • @petermen_2005
      @petermen_2005 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know right.

    • @fistofgod56
      @fistofgod56 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      not sure if possible, but i think it'd be nuts to see it with lightning

    • @DouglasEKnappMSAOM
      @DouglasEKnappMSAOM 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@CoinRingsUSA Ya, but can it take on watermelons?

    • @MG_Steve
      @MG_Steve 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CoinRingsUSA Yup, that would be good. Reassembling the footage from a camera that was now in small pieces may be a bit more of a challenge!

  • @TheRacingMonkey
    @TheRacingMonkey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3243

    8:23 that shockwave is one of the most amazing things I‘ve ever seen.

    • @louieelia3970
      @louieelia3970 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ?

    • @hallopeepz
      @hallopeepz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      You can even see a third wave line fall out of frame :D

    • @robertog8008
      @robertog8008 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      It’s funny because at the beginning you see the explosion’s shockwave (round) and then it gets outrunned by the shell’s shockwave (cone)

    • @Warkip
      @Warkip 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@hallopeepz yeah i noticed too, i think its the blast wave from the gun, the front and aft wave on the shell are the supersonic waves because its going supersonic. If you look closely, you can even see some more smaller shocwaves in between the front and aft wave, those are from the shape, so the things that are sticking out (dont know what they are called) also give some shockwaves.( its best noticable with the blue sky as background)

    • @alex0589
      @alex0589 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Humans were never meant to see that. My jaw fkg dropped.

  • @MotorStorm
    @MotorStorm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    8:30 the "V" that you see are the Mach lines, that typically appear on edges of objects moving above the speed of sound. You can actually mesure the speed of the shell just by mesuring the angle of the V.

    • @strangelee4400
      @strangelee4400 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Can you do the same with geese?

    • @MotorStorm
      @MotorStorm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@strangelee4400 sure, a supersonic geese would kinda produce the same effect. However I'm not sure about its life status at this particular moment :p

    • @dkcrogue
      @dkcrogue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm not sure if the fact the angle of the "V" appears to be getting more obtuse throughout that shot is because the round is decelerating or if it's just the angle of observation changing as the camera (mirror) tracks it.

    • @MotorStorm
      @MotorStorm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dkcrogue Lower the speed, wider the angle, you are right. The shell looses speed but on that short of a distance, you wouldn't really see the effect on the angle. So yes i'd say that the angle of filming is playing a big role there

    • @ikinser82
      @ikinser82 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think Destin at SED did a video on this very subject with some fancy camera tricks and of course .. slow motion :)

  • @as7river
    @as7river 3 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    I love Dan's reaction at 14:22 he's genuinely speechless but you can clearly see what he's thinking. "Duuude, did you see that? That thing went off course".

    • @osrikking8785
      @osrikking8785 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That's the moment he realized they missed the butts and the round (capable of travelling for miles) winged off into no man's land!

    • @NonsensicalSpudz
      @NonsensicalSpudz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@osrikking8785 some guys car is gone

    • @phantasmosisphantasmosis8041
      @phantasmosisphantasmosis8041 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      lmao it was the most "I think we might be in trouble" look I've ever seen

    • @serujiphonx9070
      @serujiphonx9070 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Rest in peace to the village in Mexico where the shell landed.

    • @speedymatt1236
      @speedymatt1236 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When watermelons are plausibly cannonproof…

  • @radioactivet-rex286
    @radioactivet-rex286 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2831

    Imagine that one photon that came out the sun, travelled 8 minutes, came into the earths atmosphere, hit a wwII tanks' shell flying through the air, bounced off, hit a spinning mirror, went into the camera lens, and was absorbed by the sensor which was only open for about 1/57,000 of a second because of the camera's shutter

    • @SIE44TAR
      @SIE44TAR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +456

      Captain America Not to mention the 100,000 years it takes that photon to make its way from the Sun’s core to the photosphere where it finally begins said 8-minute earthward journey.

    • @drewb213
      @drewb213 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Dope!

    • @PartialViewmusic
      @PartialViewmusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @Roger Dodger Yeah, exactly. Time is relative and at light speed time is not really relevant.

    • @Ziplock9000
      @Ziplock9000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@PartialViewmusic It depends on the observer

    • @florapirie111
      @florapirie111 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      PartialViewmusic it is still relevent just different scale

  • @kiertan7
    @kiertan7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1598

    Ways to change your hairstyle/haircut:
    1. Combing
    2. Using hair gel/wax
    3. Firing a tank

    • @chanakyasinha8046
      @chanakyasinha8046 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      4. Fired from tank 😂

    • @icethegun.official
      @icethegun.official 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@chanakyasinha8046 So, you just got shooted from a tank definitely...

    • @gc315official
      @gc315official 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      5. barber

    • @jongyuemei
      @jongyuemei 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@icethegun.official shot*

    • @jongyuemei
      @jongyuemei 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gc315official 6. cancer

  • @Artaimus
    @Artaimus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +637

    An acute angled ricochet of a normal bullet is scary.
    An acute angled ricochet of an artillery round is...."scary beyond all reason".

    • @vulgardisplayoftruth2060
      @vulgardisplayoftruth2060 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      4!!! I hope they have real good hearing & reaction time down there...

    • @strangelee4400
      @strangelee4400 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Now you're just being obtuse.

    • @DangleberriesJohnson
      @DangleberriesJohnson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      See also: Yzma

    • @ArKritz84
      @ArKritz84 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don’t worry, it’s probably in orbit right now. :D

    • @Artaimus
      @Artaimus 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DangleberriesJohnson Thank you for also getting this.

  • @ryanc473
    @ryanc473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +334

    So glad I was warned about the product placement here. Otherwise I think I may have been unduly influenced into buying a Sherman tank over its competitors! This way, I can keep my tank research neutral, looking only at the specs of each tank rather than relying on the emotional attachment this video may have produced

    • @hungryhedgehog4201
      @hungryhedgehog4201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It is a pretty good tank tbf

    • @literalantifaterrorist4673
      @literalantifaterrorist4673 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hungryhedgehog4201 best tank of ww2

    • @davidelvion1331
      @davidelvion1331 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you mean buying melons?

    • @wrakowic
      @wrakowic ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The AD was for Specialised Imaging Inc. not for the range/tank tho.

    • @dbkwk9
      @dbkwk9 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hungryhedgehog4201 experienced?

  • @soulsurvivor10
    @soulsurvivor10 5 ปีที่แล้ว +629

    So wait, where exactly was the product placement? The tracking apparatus? The tanks? The...melons?

    • @thomaskinsella5533
      @thomaskinsella5533 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I was wondering that too.

    • @Cmdr_Melarn
      @Cmdr_Melarn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Could have been the owners of that awesome camera that paid the Slow Mo Guys to feature it

    • @blastoise249
      @blastoise249 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@Cmdr_Melarn dan DID mention that the second gun was the "largest private weapon you can own" maybe the guy that owns it paid them

    • @Blanarks
      @Blanarks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      They mentioned the company that the guy was from. I believe that is what it referred to

    • @XanWasting
      @XanWasting 5 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      Well, I AM inclined towards buying watermelons that could save my life from artillery bombardment, provided I buy a dozen or so of them.

  • @OFFtheCHIZANE
    @OFFtheCHIZANE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    A few months ago: Smarter Every Day did an analysis of civil war era cannon shockwaves, filmed at 10-30k fps.
    A month ago: Fullmag fires a tank round into a Land Rover Discovery, filmed at 60k fps.
    Today: THIS.
    I feel like we’re in a slow motion entertainment arms race, with these TH-cam heavyweights democratising this cutting edge camera tech for the masses.

    • @bharath9019
      @bharath9019 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OFFtheCHIZANE s

    • @calvinnyala9580
      @calvinnyala9580 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now i know why a tank shell shot at angled armour sometimes got deflected...

    • @FLAIR__
      @FLAIR__ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@calvinnyala9580 Angling increases the effective thickness of the armour, which is why it will make penetrating it harder

    • @greybeard29
      @greybeard29 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OFFtheCHIZANE few years ago demolition ranch fired a tank as his truck

  • @tim_schtz
    @tim_schtz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1800

    Newspaper writing: Hiking person hit by a random flying tank bullet

    • @RenniaTrayvold
      @RenniaTrayvold 4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      When did we develop flying tanks? O.o

    • @tim_schtz
      @tim_schtz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@RenniaTrayvold I should have used shell. I'm sorry for my not at all perfect english though

    • @RenniaTrayvold
      @RenniaTrayvold 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@tim_schtz Hey now ^^ No need for the sarcasm, I was just teasing :P

    • @tim_schtz
      @tim_schtz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@RenniaTrayvold well my, answer was meant as I said. Maybe i just misunderstood your question xD

    • @folvr
      @folvr 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RenniaTrayvold In the 20th century actually

  • @heikkiaho6605
    @heikkiaho6605 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    you can calculate the amount of kinetic energy from the intensity of dan's gasps

  • @EpicDonutDudeMemes
    @EpicDonutDudeMemes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +538

    Personally I think this is one of the best videos you guys made!

    • @joshatkinson1945
      @joshatkinson1945 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      EpicDonutDude agreed

    • @vicatoren3967
      @vicatoren3967 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like next to the one where they blew lots of stuff up and like destroyed the demolition training area

    • @alexanderh.5703
      @alexanderh.5703 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Defenitely!

  • @cl3m3n7
    @cl3m3n7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    This is an insane resource for aerodynamics !
    I'm sure Destin from SmarterEveryDay would drool over the shockwaves at 8:20

    • @Shwarmageddon
      @Shwarmageddon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      exactly what i was thinking. its like the Schlieren set-up but in full color

    • @TheOnlyInformant
      @TheOnlyInformant 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think demoranch did a video with this very tank and setting.

    • @SaraBearRawr0312
      @SaraBearRawr0312 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheOnlyInformant I was thinking the same thing.

    • @hannes4223
      @hannes4223 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SaraBearRawr0312 so was i

    • @moos5221
      @moos5221 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sure he does, but I think he also did a video with that quick turning mirror before.

  • @Spirit532
    @Spirit532 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1219

    It's highly likely that the round got deflected because what you fired was a hollow training HE shell with no explosives, but which was not back-filled with an inert equivalent. If that was an actual HE or penetrator shell, it wouldn't even notice that the watermelons were there.
    They did that probably to reduce wear and strain on a unique and extremely expensive gun, since there was very little recoil.

    • @ParadigmUnkn0wn
      @ParadigmUnkn0wn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +206

      Also saves a TON of money on propellant. And lower pressures due to lower projectile weight would explain the large amount of unburned propellant.

    • @TestECull
      @TestECull 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@schnozz2169 SU-152 and ISU-152.

    • @Your_Resident_Redleg
      @Your_Resident_Redleg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      Correct! Blue denotes a training round. It was not an HE or even a concrete slug. Usually the projectile mass of medium grade artillery is too much to notice melons. Another reason why they do not use HE is because the Department of Homeland Security does not think that any one person or small groups of persons should be handling explosives of that magnitude. Which is a shame because that would make for some amazing slomo footage. Mist that truck like the melons.

    • @Your_Resident_Redleg
      @Your_Resident_Redleg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Justin Hingtgen that’s not quite how that works. Same projectile size does not at all mean same gun. The obj 268 did not have a k-20 on it. But it did indeed have a cannon that fired a 152mm projectile.

    • @Spirit532
      @Spirit532 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@Your_Resident_Redleg Doh! I should've spotted it was blue!
      Generally means training everywhere around the world, including where I live.
      Surprising they didn't just fire a solid lug though, for a high end video.

  • @curtmcbee2238
    @curtmcbee2238 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I watched this when it first came out and have come back to re-watch it a dozen or so times since and it gets better every single time. Absolutely amazing footage. Well done Gavin and Daniel.

  • @Generalfoley
    @Generalfoley 5 ปีที่แล้ว +439

    "Thankfully, there's nothing out there."
    Meanwhile, on the next episode of Forgotten Weapons...
    "Hey guys, thanks for tuning in for another episode of Forgotten Weapons, I'm Ian McCollum and today we're taKING ENEMY FIRE! INTO THE TRENCHES LADS!"

    • @GmodPlusWoW
      @GmodPlusWoW 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I really hope the lads end up doing a video with Ian one day.

    • @samuelr.6046
      @samuelr.6046 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Next up ac130.

    • @Lord.Kiltridge
      @Lord.Kiltridge 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think it was Ian that explained that only solid shot was legal in the Pak-40 video.

    • @talltale9760
      @talltale9760 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lord Kiltridge go on

    • @FarWesternGarrison
      @FarWesternGarrison 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you know that Forgotten Weapons did an almost hour long vijayo with this exact tank? In the same place. They fired all the guns.

  • @frakdackle
    @frakdackle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +883

    11:35 for the record this is the EXACT sound your supposed to make after firing a gun that turns buildings into rubble.

    • @centralcontroller6483
      @centralcontroller6483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      Russian laugh

    • @turbotune9775
      @turbotune9775 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@centralcontroller6483 lol,

    • @galladesamurai2380
      @galladesamurai2380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      *gets battlefield 1 flashbacks*

    • @mayracollin2324
      @mayracollin2324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Why don't they just put melons around tanks for delicious protection?

    • @Nixton1996
      @Nixton1996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nah, soldiers would get used to it and not find it impressive at all.

  • @soulzzplaysgames
    @soulzzplaysgames 4 ปีที่แล้ว +412

    "We're gonna slightly aim the barrel down."
    If C-Stands could scream, this would've been the moment.

    • @Paveway-chan
      @Paveway-chan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      **Laughs** I'm in danger

    • @DoodieSmoothie
      @DoodieSmoothie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      True. They're more meant to be used upwards than straight forward

  • @lucasqualls5086
    @lucasqualls5086 2 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    The line "Today, we're in Uvalde" while riding a tank hits a little different now.

    • @AutPen38
      @AutPen38 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      And the line "the world's biggest gun in private ownership is here" tells us something about Texan attitudes to weaponry.

    • @ranuncudahlia
      @ranuncudahlia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Had this exact thought. I don't think you need to tell us where Uvalde is now, Gav. The whole world knows.

    • @1001digital
      @1001digital 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@AutPen38 Well, it is no longer. Go ask ukrainian farmers.

    • @TheThingInMySink
      @TheThingInMySink 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@1001digital Those are the property of the Ukrainian army technically, much to the dismay of the farmers. I heard one guy was rather miffed when they came over to pick them up, he was hoping to hoard at least one of them.

    • @daveyjoseph6058
      @daveyjoseph6058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AutPen38 they need more of them, and bigger, too

  • @MarsFKA
    @MarsFKA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +655

    My father was a tank commander in the New Zealand Division Armoured Regiment in Italy. They had the standard Shermans, with the 75-mm gun, which he said was a useful enough weapon, but the game changed when they started receiving Shermans with the Firefly conversion - the British 17-pounder anti-tank gun. They were very impressed with a gun that could destroy anything it was aimed at.
    When they fired the 75 mm gun, they could stand outside the tank and observe the fall of shot, but the 17-pounder gun's muzzle blast was so colossal that they had to shelter inside the turret when it fired, or be standing further away from the tank than these slo-mo guys were. If they were firing at anything less than one thousand yards away it was impossible to spot the fall of shot because they were still flinching from the muzzle blast when the shot arrived at the other end.

    • @ch4z_bucks
      @ch4z_bucks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Also the amount of dust and propellant fumes would make it incredibly difficult to see for a few moments, albeit it would make identifying where the shot came from incredibly simple. That and the astronomical flash from the shot as it was fired, the fire from said explosion is why it's called a firefly, because of the intense flames erupting from the barrel of the 17pdr.

    • @MarsFKA
      @MarsFKA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@ch4z_bucks If, when you comment on the "astronomical flash" and "intense flames" from the gun, you are basing your comment on the slow-motion video of the gun firing, it is useful to recognise that, at normal speed, such as when the slow-mo guy first fired the gun, the muzzle flash was so fast it was effectively invisible.
      My father often spoke of the gun and its different aspects and he never once mentioned the muzzle flash as graphically as you have described it. Do you know for a fact that the "astronomical flash" was why it was called the Firefly?
      In fact, I wonder if these slow-mo guys were actually firing full-power ammunition because, if they were, they would standing a lot further away from the tank. Look for a TH-cam video, titled, "Was The 17 Pounder the best allied Anti-Tank Gun in WW2?" There is a clip of the gun being fired and the muzzle blast is colossal - far more powerful than in this slow-mo exercise.

    • @ch4z_bucks
      @ch4z_bucks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MarsFKA it was a rumour I heard for the name "firefly" I don't remember the specific source but it was something I had heard before I'd seen this video. I'd never questioned it (mistake on my part) as it made sense and I hadn't heard an alternative.

    • @rustingparts
      @rustingparts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This wasnt a firefly in the video however, it was the M4A3E8 with the M1A1 76mm cannon

    • @zimzimph
      @zimzimph 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rustingparts don't E8's have the M1A2? or is this one different?

  • @Dzemo31
    @Dzemo31 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1708

    The Slow Mo Guys: This video includes paid product placement
    Me: I CAN BUY A TANK?

    • @TheGreatAshenOne
      @TheGreatAshenOne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I hope so!!!!

    • @RoYal-xz5ch
      @RoYal-xz5ch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @SilentNinja why so serious

    • @nerptheepic
      @nerptheepic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @SilentNinja chill dude, let them have the joke

    • @snowjix
      @snowjix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @SilentNinja nonono, YOU didnt think it was funny. An opinion is not a fact.

    • @RubelliteIsHere
      @RubelliteIsHere 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aww we got a party pooper... lets get 5 :D

  • @Ewanm9389
    @Ewanm9389 5 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    Dan's laugh after he fired that massive 152MM is pure gold lol, you know he's just thinking "yeah i done that"

  • @edwardlulofs444
    @edwardlulofs444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    The speed of sound there is about 343 meters/second = 1125 feet/sec. At 2000 to 2500 feet/sec, the shell was going about Mach 2, twice the speed of sound. This results in a significant sonic boom wave. And the light going through that wave is refracted by the different densities of the air in the different parts of the shock wave. Fun, thanks.

    • @oceanhome2023
      @oceanhome2023 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not impressed with wabble and then yaw of the Sherman tank shell so I would like to compare it with a 75 mm Panzer 4 shell ! I would expect an almost perfect flight !

    • @edwardlulofs444
      @edwardlulofs444 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@oceanhome2023 Interesting, thanks.

    • @off6848
      @off6848 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The sonic boom is caused by cavitation or atmosphere being pushed away and then collapse back in on itself to fill the void. Whats interesting is that the wave stayed a cheveron shape even when yawing out of control

    • @edwardlulofs444
      @edwardlulofs444 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@off6848 that's a good non-technical description of nonlinear hydrodynamics.

  • @vartriiness
    @vartriiness 5 ปีที่แล้ว +434

    This is the quickest I ever clicked on one of your videos

    • @hamwarshwany
      @hamwarshwany 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      vartriiness so do i 👍🏻

    • @morbidpax2575
      @morbidpax2575 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is the quickest I ever clicked the like button on a video

    • @vartriiness
      @vartriiness 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Morbid confidence lol, same

    • @unspeakablegamingkaden8791
      @unspeakablegamingkaden8791 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That was awesome

  • @stoplookingatmynamelol595
    @stoplookingatmynamelol595 5 ปีที่แล้ว +379

    remember when you popped balloons? now you have a tank. this makes me happy

    • @coolfrymaster
      @coolfrymaster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Weirdly enough i still find the baloon episodes and older episodes better than newer ones even with a tank involved

    • @ericmpereira
      @ericmpereira 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      "This put a smile on my face."

  • @robbiecarroll4444
    @robbiecarroll4444 5 ปีที่แล้ว +406

    "Contains paid product placement" What, the tank?!

    • @DillyBobBanana
      @DillyBobBanana 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That's what I was wondering

    • @yocheeseify
      @yocheeseify 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      The camera they used to track the shot

    • @leonardchurch814
      @leonardchurch814 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Probably because this is a TH-cam paid series.

    • @Don_Valentino
      @Don_Valentino 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The M4 Sherman is not anymore in production but maybe that D-20 howitzer is still on sale somewhere, they probably also have an affiliate link for it :'D

    • @9613enrico
      @9613enrico 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      The watermelons

  • @someoneout-there2165
    @someoneout-there2165 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I never would have guessed that filming things in super slow motion is an art. Brilliant guys.

  • @commanderguy2993
    @commanderguy2993 5 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    "I paid a professional hair stylist, to do my hair, and you?"
    "a tank made my hair."

    • @Sakkehattu
      @Sakkehattu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Mr. Sherman. Best barber in town.

    • @jonathanallard2128
      @jonathanallard2128 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Manliest haircut anyone can ever have.

  • @jordansmall1578
    @jordansmall1578 5 ปีที่แล้ว +535

    At 14:39 you can see the third watermelon from the left is falling and it has a perfect circular hole in it.

    • @Fungusamnguss
      @Fungusamnguss 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      DUDE!! Thats pretty epic

    • @bigmak093
      @bigmak093 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I really hope they saw this!

    • @turbominator
      @turbominator 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      its more like a crater than a donut

    • @evilferris
      @evilferris 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ha! Good eye!

    • @davisjohnson5688
      @davisjohnson5688 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hahaha

  • @RoyceRemix
    @RoyceRemix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +884

    9:52 & 12:07 -- TWICE I was tricked into thinking the fun was all done

  • @BL00DYME55
    @BL00DYME55 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Those mirror tracking shots were incredible. I realise it's just software doing its thing, but the concept of turning that mirror so quickly yet with such precision is blowing my mind. The entire thing happens in a fraction of a second and it managed to perfectly track the round. 🤯

  • @Barracuda65
    @Barracuda65 5 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    Dan: *Points at the impact on the tire*
    Gav: "You know what that looks like? My gran"

    • @brendancross2767
      @brendancross2767 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      dammit you beat me to it

    • @cykovisuals
      @cykovisuals 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That pause, though. LOL

    • @pj7362
      @pj7362 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah , I grew quite concerned in a short amount of time with that one

  • @sorenkair
    @sorenkair 5 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    the amazing thing is that shell never made direct contact with the c-stands. it was the force of the exploding melons that destroyed them.

  • @tylermerrell6457
    @tylermerrell6457 5 ปีที่แล้ว +496

    13:47 “Did you hear that?” -Gavin Free
    Helen Keller heard that Gavin.

    • @Crazyfrog41
      @Crazyfrog41 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      He was talking about the hissing sound of the shell spinning into the sunset... Which is honestly more impressive than the actual gun going off

    • @shamux4043
      @shamux4043 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Counting the fact that she's also dead, yes, she heard that all the way in heaven too.

  • @panda4247
    @panda4247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I did not expect that result as well, but in hindsight, it makes sense
    The water melons are, after all, mostly water.
    Water is kind of good at stopping high speed objects (i believe there are videos of bullets shot into pool/barrel/something watery.
    And if you don't aim dead center (i.e. there is slightly less resistance on the top than on the bottom because you hit the top half of the melon), it's gonna deflect

    • @off6848
      @off6848 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its because of volume. If you had a 75mm thick tin plate filled with water it would pass through the thing about firing into a pool is that the volume of water in a standard 6 foot kiddie pool would equate to passing thru 2 meters of armor. Its not that water is great at deflecting its just that 2 meters volume of any material is very hard to penetrate

  • @Dunnos-05
    @Dunnos-05 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1181

    So what you can learn from this video is if you see a tank, hide behind some melons and you'll be fine
    If only they knew...

    • @jebr6694
      @jebr6694 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂😂

    • @KingBongHogger
      @KingBongHogger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      I'm just imagining bunkers, but with rows of watermelons instead of sandbags.

    • @peepoobeepoo5842
      @peepoobeepoo5842 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@KingBongHogger Hitler's secret weapon

    • @KingBongHogger
      @KingBongHogger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      @@peepoobeepoo5842 Fruitenwaffen

    • @isaned
      @isaned 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And to penetrate tank armor, get an air cannon and some Maltese's. The tank doesn't stand a chance.

  • @theprocastinators9518
    @theprocastinators9518 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2724

    My great great grandfather survived WWI thanks to 17 melons in his breast pocket.

    • @conorlburns
      @conorlburns 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Underated comment

    • @jamesclose9908
      @jamesclose9908 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi

    • @reindert144
      @reindert144 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂👌🏼

    • @2dorra310
      @2dorra310 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Fun fact: that somebody was Teddy Roosevelt (although it was his 50-page speech which he had folded twice along with metal glasses case, not just some index cards).
      When the attempt occurred, he simply told the audience that he had been shot and went on to give a nearly 90-minute speech.
      When he finally received medical care, doctors concluded that it would be safer leaving the bullet in rather than attempting to remove it, so he ended up carrying the bullet that was imbedded in him for the rest of his life.
      On an unrelated note: Teddy died at the age of 60. He died in his sleep, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight.

    • @1wordtroll
      @1wordtroll 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      would have been much more impressive if it was your great great grand-mother, know what I'm sayin?

  • @ilikemusic2773
    @ilikemusic2773 5 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    "check out part two where we learn to drive a tank"
    *video above his hand is about a hummingbird*

    • @seancampbell4564
      @seancampbell4564 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Part II will be up tomorrow, the hummingbird video is a placeholder.

    • @screamingmimi90
      @screamingmimi90 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same.🤣

  • @bobwoods5017
    @bobwoods5017 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I was 16 yrs old and deer hunting with my father. It was raining and it was almost ready to snow.
    The drops of rain were like a fine mist.
    A nice buck stepped out an I fired first followed by dad's shot. I swear it was like traced from the tip of the barrel to impact. Each drop of rain exploded as the bullet traveled through the air. It was awesome!
    Thought I would share cause that was 50 yrs ago.

    • @mpkid5
      @mpkid5 ปีที่แล้ว

      thats very cool. hunting must be full of amazing wonders like that out in nature

    • @DarthVella
      @DarthVella ปีที่แล้ว

      Okay I want to see this in slow motion now.

  • @Ocixious
    @Ocixious 4 ปีที่แล้ว +710

    "You missed, with a cannon!" Tremors 4: The Legend Begins.

    • @tableentertainment7644
      @tableentertainment7644 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Storm trooper inteseifies

    • @shqdy5528
      @shqdy5528 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The big question is where did it land? 😂

    • @Ocixious
      @Ocixious 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@shqdy5528 I think about here: th-cam.com/video/ncG-wUplYM8/w-d-xo.html

    • @annodomini7887
      @annodomini7887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I don’t think any of the millennials will know what “Tremors” is....
      Great movie by the way!

    • @tableentertainment7644
      @tableentertainment7644 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ANNO DOMINI yeet

  • @whirving
    @whirving 5 ปีที่แล้ว +879

    Feb 20 2019. USA develops ballistic reactive watermelon armor.

    • @reddittgod4442
      @reddittgod4442 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Commander Nightingale theoretically it is possible and it was made, 200 lbs for front chest only though

    • @michawojciak1837
      @michawojciak1837 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      DO NOT aim for the melons. Might miss.

    • @richardbigouette3651
      @richardbigouette3651 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Now I'm thinking of MRAPs covered in a layer of 10 watermelons bouncing along the road. Thanks :^(

    • @robin4920
      @robin4920 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      no because after the shot we heard the shell whistles

    • @ironie5319
      @ironie5319 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

  • @wntu4
    @wntu4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +379

    Those plugs were totally inadequate hearing protection. So thank you for sacrificing your hearing for science.

    • @stephenmelton2532
      @stephenmelton2532 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Served with a 155mm gun(M198), that's all the army issued us.

    • @oliverwelch2912
      @oliverwelch2912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@stephenmelton2532 You got hearing protection? We barely got a warning so we could stick our fingers in our ears

    • @wntu4
      @wntu4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @UCuuC2PVr-SGcW4FhhaVozwA Exactly. That means damage was done. When enough damage is done the ringing doesn't stop and you have tinnitus.

    • @astonedwalrus4183
      @astonedwalrus4183 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      WHAT!?

    • @aluisious
      @aluisious 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Beats not having earplugs though. Also, the ringing will stop when you die, so don't worry too much.

  • @hexistenz
    @hexistenz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I’ve been watching you guys on and off over the years, always liked your videos.
    But this? This is maybe one of THE most awesome TH-cam videos I’ve ever seen!
    And the still at 14:33, ridiculous!

  • @Hellvillain74
    @Hellvillain74 5 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    "It's an absolute warzone!"
    -Gavin Free, 2019, after firing a tank and artillery

    • @kapjoteh
      @kapjoteh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hellvillain he was talking about destroyed c-stands

  • @rayray29899
    @rayray29899 5 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    How, when, where, what, who did this channel go from.... “giant water balloon........in slow motion” to “giant wwll tank......in slow motion”???

    • @MrFlarespeed
      @MrFlarespeed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Its called serial escalation. Soon they'll be blowing up the moon in slow motion.

    • @arachide92
      @arachide92 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's what we call creativity and talent !

    • @rayray29899
      @rayray29899 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Captain Firepower same bro!!🤟🏾🔥🔥❤️❤️

    • @jonathanallard2128
      @jonathanallard2128 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Believe it or not, that wasn't one of the ''giant tanks'' of WW2. It was a medium.

  • @gamebot991
    @gamebot991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +385

    Next: Firing battleship main guns.

    • @legogenius1667
      @legogenius1667 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      If you can find a working battleship main cannon anywhere in the world I'll give you an internet cookie. 🍪

    • @peterstangl8295
      @peterstangl8295 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      ...at some melons.

    • @BubbaCheez78
      @BubbaCheez78 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@legogenius1667 USS New Jersey?

    • @Nipponing
      @Nipponing 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Next after that, an atomic bomb in super slow mo.

    • @legogenius1667
      @legogenius1667 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BubbaCheez78 Nope, those guns will never fire again. Wonderful ship though.

  • @Awkward_Kaiju
    @Awkward_Kaiju 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Me: 'Oh look, more Slow Mo Guys content!'
    Video: *Set in Uvalde, TX*
    Me: Oof...

    • @zerosabers7
      @zerosabers7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My thoughts exactly when I heard it

  • @CybranM
    @CybranM 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Best slow mo guys video to date, that shockwave was amazing

  • @P2480-n8h
    @P2480-n8h 5 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    Next time
    Firing a cruise missile in slow motion!

    • @IvanKhryapov
      @IvanKhryapov 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Nuke in slow motion

    • @Tharkz
      @Tharkz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      At melons.
      How many melons to deflect a tomahawk. FU technology :-)

    • @cameronc5836
      @cameronc5836 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Tharkz probs like 20

    • @TheTruex56
      @TheTruex56 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Иван Хряпов Haha good luck with that

    • @_Salok
      @_Salok 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@IvanKhryapov The last video ever recorded by mankind : the apocalypse in slow-mo

  • @cojocoolio
    @cojocoolio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    No matter how much I understand pressure waves I will forever be fascinated seeing them in slow motion....It's like the most reality-breaking effect for me and the one on this round-tracing shot (the second one particularly) was insanely cool

  • @Calvarydima
    @Calvarydima 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your microphone and sound crew did their job wonderfully. Your sound effects team is great .

  • @prestongehrig2824
    @prestongehrig2824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +348

    7:56 they acting like 12,000 fps aint much while im over here getting excited seeing my xbox run 50fps

    • @nagato2k633
      @nagato2k633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      runinng minecraft at 40 fps here

    • @thekrysaaak5735
      @thekrysaaak5735 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Me being happy for 12fps in minecraft

    • @small_SHOT
      @small_SHOT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      you guys are getting fps?

    • @psykosel
      @psykosel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      12,000 FPS isn’t much since Frank there works with a 1 billion FPS camera. Try that on

    • @drsipp407
      @drsipp407 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      vibe check me not being happy with 80 FPS with shaders and render distance at 60 chunks

  • @moos5221
    @moos5221 5 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Imagine how much damage that round could have caused...reflected by freaking watermelons...who would have thought? Next time I build a bombshelter, instead of concrete I just place watermelons around it.

    • @Isgolo
      @Isgolo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The shell seemed to be empty, that's why it could be deflected

    • @BabyBoeingGaming
      @BabyBoeingGaming 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Isgolo Yeah, they probably fired a pure armor piercing round. No explosives inside.

    • @YourMJK
      @YourMJK 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, deflected not reflected

    • @cminano982
      @cminano982 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Moos P. Flex seal

    • @moos5221
      @moos5221 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@YourMJK True dat, the watermelons probably briefly got reflected in the shell before they deflected the shell. :)

  • @newblaker2870
    @newblaker2870 5 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    Best channel on TH-cam!!!

  • @helicrashpro
    @helicrashpro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Mark Rober should do the largest block of ballistics gel and catch one of these rounds and have The Slow Mo Guys film it in a collaboration video. That would be epic.

  • @eoinpriestley7403
    @eoinpriestley7403 5 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    Now get a GoPro and some duct tape and tape it to the front of the round. It's a GoPro, it'll survive!

    • @100GTAGUY
      @100GTAGUY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      ObiWanPikachu now don't get me wrong, go pros are very strong. But we may need to consider reinforcing the go pro with some Nokia parts just to be safe...

    • @Lahim27
      @Lahim27 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@100GTAGUY It's obvious you don't think about consequences. If you fire a shell reinforced with Nokia parts, in the most optimistic case, the impact would shatter the Earth's crust. And that means we would follow the dinosaurs.

    • @bosphaxay7109
      @bosphaxay7109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You'll need to combine it with a nokia 3310 to make a invincible camera

    • @maruftim
      @maruftim 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Lahim27 nah, the tank is the one going to explode.

  • @alberto6169
    @alberto6169 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3178

    "the biggest and most powerful private gun in the world"
    ~bullet gets deflected by a bunch of watermelons

    • @lostarchdragon507
      @lostarchdragon507 5 ปีที่แล้ว +408

      Germany should have considered watermelon armor on their Tigers.

    • @PoisoningShadow671
      @PoisoningShadow671 5 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      Was probably a hollowed out HE shell, so most of the weight was gone due to the lack of explosive filler.

    • @LuffyL-ch1ku
      @LuffyL-ch1ku 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Also watermelon: gets split in half by some rubber bands

    • @wyattboothby5285
      @wyattboothby5285 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      @Platypus Artist when one attempts to describe scientific principals in an effort to show their intelligence, it's generally a good idea not to use pseudo words like "cuz" nor misspell simple words such as "dense".
      Also, although you're technically correct, saying that "it was not watermelons that deflected it ( I'll leave out the comma you should've used at this point as I'm quoting you directly.) it was the water in the watermelons" is not exactly the intelligent, yet nuanced point I think you were attempting to make. Although that would make a great defense in court- " I didn't shoot him, I shot the water that makes up appx 60-65% of his body!" I'm pretty sure they'd call that a ridiculous premise.
      " they didn't shoot that truck!, They shot the steel, rubber and aluminum that the truck is made of!"
      " They didn't fire that artillery piece, They ignited the nitrocellulose thats contained in the shell, creating rapidly expanding gases which caused the projectile to fly downrange."
      " They didn't video this in slow motion. they used cameras that take many images in a very short period of time. Which was then electronically stitched together to make a full motion image."
      I think I made my point.

    • @mate7255
      @mate7255 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Alberto Brixus the shell was probably lightly filled with gun powder becouse its a overkill for shooting watermelons with a 152mm howitzer

  • @jweebs1986
    @jweebs1986 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This video has some of the best shockwave footage I’ve ever seen.

  • @ShroudedPhoenix
    @ShroudedPhoenix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    13:42 that sound he heard was the sound of the shell spinning off into the sunset, kinda sounds like a mini helicopter 😂

    • @speedymatt1236
      @speedymatt1236 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow 😮

    • @SearingSliceOfToast
      @SearingSliceOfToast 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The sound is made when the shells is sent tumbling and spinning, (fish-tailing) and makes that noise comparable to a helicopter

  • @scottvurich688
    @scottvurich688 4 ปีที่แล้ว +468

    Next time on slow mo guys
    Gav: today we are gonna detonate a nuclear bomb at 1000 frames per second
    Edit: i should have specified that this is just the starting speed. The second one will be a much faster frame rate

    • @dumbleking5172
      @dumbleking5172 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Nono, 500000 frames per second.

    • @1313eable
      @1313eable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Don't forget that it will be in 4K.

    • @thiagofjau
      @thiagofjau 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought about the same thing!

    • @Doctor011
      @Doctor011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      1000? LMAO my phone can record in 960FPS

    • @jonnylee8538
      @jonnylee8538 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Doctor011 Is it Mate 30 Pro or P40 Pro?

  • @thrallion
    @thrallion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This is literally the best footage available to the public of this stuff! LITERALLY the best video ever (of its kind). Insane stuff

  • @RAVISINGH1129
    @RAVISINGH1129 5 ปีที่แล้ว +579

    9:29
    This is the least impressive hole ever.
    Do you know what it looks like ?
    My Gran.....

    • @SrikrishnaMurali
      @SrikrishnaMurali 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      HAHAHAHAHAH I was thinking the same

    • @HritwRaje
      @HritwRaje 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      A pause at the wrong place can send the whole world burning... Or our stomachs aching from a joke that wasn't meant to be.

  • @robert5
    @robert5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow you can see the shock wave as the projectile travels.... That is epic.

  • @ghostthecreator8316
    @ghostthecreator8316 5 ปีที่แล้ว +420

    "includes paid promotion"....for what!!? FREAKIN TANKS?

    • @greynolds17
      @greynolds17 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yes

    • @StickyIckyOOHWAY
      @StickyIckyOOHWAY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      i expected a World of Tanks ad, but i didnt see one, so i guess i'll buy a tank instead!
      (i am easily influenced)
      ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @VRichardsn
      @VRichardsn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      _for what!!?_
      I am guessing the guys who run that range?

    • @greynolds17
      @greynolds17 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@VRichardsn the camera guy...that's who sponsored it

    • @VRichardsn
      @VRichardsn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@greynolds17 Oh, right. Makes sense. Thanks for the correction!

  • @GumbootZone
    @GumbootZone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +533

    9:24 "This is the LEAST impressive hole ever.".... "You know what it looks like? My Gran."
    Ok... That's enough internet for now.

    • @viniciusschadeck4992
      @viniciusschadeck4992 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      out of context pearl

    • @Kotkafn
      @Kotkafn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I just readed this comment when hi said that

    • @joshuatate5671
      @joshuatate5671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

    • @vuyilemasuku8608
      @vuyilemasuku8608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      literally paused to go through the comment section and look for a comment referencing this.
      Absolute class comment :D

  • @allthingsmotor1073
    @allthingsmotor1073 4 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    Water is pretty much a solid at higher velocities, hence watermelon deflections. Awesome stuff!

    • @MostlyPennyCat
      @MostlyPennyCat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Indeed, incompressible.
      ...
      OK, so why isn't tank armour full of water?
      Or big drums of water on the outside?

    • @MostlyPennyCat
      @MostlyPennyCat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@krisematics6501
      But still 8 times _less_ dense than steel.
      Hey, you know what, seeing as chobam et al. are all classified, for all we know they _are_ full of water!

    • @syamendrraruben9849
      @syamendrraruben9849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MostlyPennyCat I guess maintaining it will be a pain. There'll be leaks with it being exposed to all the shockwaves.

    • @drinkyourwater1039
      @drinkyourwater1039 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@MostlyPennyCat
      do you wan't to be protected by 800 mm of steel or 800 mm of water?
      D E N S I T Y

    • @vikmanphotography7984
      @vikmanphotography7984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@drinkyourwater1039 800mm of steel and water is an unrealistic equivalency. Assuming you'd fill the water once on-site and not need to worry about the space requirements during transit, the limiting factor would be mass. Therefore it would be more fair to compare 800mm of water with 100mm of steel (imperfect volume vs surface area calculation but close enough)
      Still I'd take the steel 9 times out of 10 for a dozen others reasons but just critiquing your comparison.

  • @spriy7794
    @spriy7794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    "Today, we're in Uvalde."
    that aged like milk

    • @jackballard8499
      @jackballard8499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      bro i was jus boutta say that😭

    • @wio1
      @wio1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How?

  • @Chris-m-m02
    @Chris-m-m02 5 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    Tank ricochet in slow mo??

    • @petrkdn8224
      @petrkdn8224 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      th-cam.com/video/tqfwXCqvX-4/w-d-xo.html

    • @colonelstriker2519
      @colonelstriker2519 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Safety concerns does not apply. I also want to see it

    • @johnyboy9102
      @johnyboy9102 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You already saw the ricochet from watermelon

    • @Chris-m-m02
      @Chris-m-m02 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johnyboy9102 no like proper ricochetes off of thick bits of metal

  • @SenzuDeano
    @SenzuDeano 5 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    10:03 I really thought the video was finished then that made me laugh 😂
    “Well, I’m firing that obviously”
    “I’ll unpack the phantom”

  • @butteredtank9471
    @butteredtank9471 5 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    That is why angled armor Is so important
    Just a little angle to the armor and the shell can bounce off
    But if it’s flat the shell will drill the armor with all its force

    • @corymcdermott5096
      @corymcdermott5096 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Exactly. It has nothing to do with the "dense water" properties people are claiming. It's the much more dense curved rind (armor).

    • @noctisumbra2749
      @noctisumbra2749 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@corymcdermott5096 Actually I'm pretty sure people are referring to the imcompressibility of water which is causing the water rich melon to act like a solid object momentarily as the shell impacts. That is why if you watch the slow-mo of the round you see the nose rise and the tail strike a melon or two causing a reverse in rotation sending the tail over the nose. The rind lacks sufficient strength to do anything to the round without the water contained within.

    • @corymcdermott5096
      @corymcdermott5096 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@noctisumbra2749 So, take a piece of the interior flesh of the melon, and a similar size piece of the rind (just the rind); drop a rock onto the flesh of the melon. Measure the results. Now, drop that same rock onto the rind. Measure the results. The rind of a watermelon is much more dense and stronger, than the water saturated flesh.

    • @kansas813
      @kansas813 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      inb4 america makes a tank shaped made entirely out of angled armor

    • @noctisumbra2749
      @noctisumbra2749 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@corymcdermott5096 Your test is not relevant to the video as the forces involved are not orders of magnitude more stronger than the tensile strength strength of materials. A better example would be skipping a rock on water. Further the fact that the water explodes into a mist proves its taking most of the force and the fleshy bits and rind are simply disintegrating.

  • @speckofdignity2487
    @speckofdignity2487 5 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    What is it with Dan and losing his glasses in this show?

    • @xaviershaffer1019
      @xaviershaffer1019 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      SpeckOfDignity ikr

    • @saruwatarisa
      @saruwatarisa 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm like please please get those goggles that's being secured by an elastic band 😂

    • @plugs313
      @plugs313 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, for one thing, firing that tank, he was always standing in the muzzle brake blast... wondering if the tank guys didn't do that on purpose for a laugh at their expense... wink wink!!!

    • @billbelzek6748
      @billbelzek6748 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's done for dramatic effect --- sort of a cheap trick to get more views

    • @lumarious
      @lumarious 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cause Dan is ALWAYS in the danger zone! :D

  • @thylatv
    @thylatv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    going from condoms in wind tunnels to tanks.

  • @chriscoppersmith7762
    @chriscoppersmith7762 5 ปีที่แล้ว +501

    Watermelon: "It only took seven of us to deflect a 152 mil D-20 shell fired from 50 feet away!"
    Pumpkin: "Hold my beer..."

  • @nighthawk8104
    @nighthawk8104 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    12:17 that Thunder like sound when the propellant ignite and than that BAAANG when the Shell leave the Muzzle... absolutly amazing

  • @Retsof90
    @Retsof90 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    "Luckily there's nothing out there"
    Meanwhile, Wile E just got a high velocity buzz cut.

  • @derpoise9751
    @derpoise9751 5 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    wait... so the helicopter noise after the bullet fired was actually the bullet spinning?

    • @theslowmoguys
      @theslowmoguys  5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Derpoise Yup. Bloody terrifying.

    • @Funnywargamesman
      @Funnywargamesman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Just be aware that only some of the sounds you hear are real. In reality if something is playing in super slo mo then Gavin has done some sound direction and just made up some sounds for it. But if it's only a few times slower than normal than there is a good chance that is real.
      For example the helicopter like sounds are real, but at the high speed footage you can clearly hear that he used a sound clip for a lightning strike.
      My guess is that if you tried to slow down any kind of audio that many times all you'd get is a worthless sound plane. So he does fiddle with the audio to make the video play better.

    • @jatie01
      @jatie01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Funnywargamesman you also heard that in the normal 60fps shot, so its real

    • @BrianIrwin
      @BrianIrwin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@theslowmoguys and the rattling was those poor c-stands flapping against each other and being pelted with random stuff trailing the round?

    • @Sam-nv3mv
      @Sam-nv3mv 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      did you just call it a bullet tf

  • @achilldudewhoplaysgames758
    @achilldudewhoplaysgames758 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Anyone else notice this is the same tank/range Demolition Ranch used and shot the tank round through the gun safe and fridge? The orange car is even the same one as when he was there

    • @CIoudStriker
      @CIoudStriker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Has to be the same tank, it's the only one of its kind that still exists in full working condition. They said so in the video.

    • @achilldudewhoplaysgames758
      @achilldudewhoplaysgames758 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They specified that this is one of a kind in that it shoots and drives, there are probably more versions that only either drive or shoot just sayin

    • @matthewcontreras8272
      @matthewcontreras8272 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      A Chill Dude Who Plays Games
      They are nearing each other...one of these days they will pair up and make the most popular TH-cam video in history

    • @achilldudewhoplaysgames758
      @achilldudewhoplaysgames758 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Matthew Contreras right!?! I always thought having the slow mo guys showing super slow mo of demo ranch’s bullet impacts on random stuff would be so entertaining!

    • @philb5593
      @philb5593 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Also same place he ran his old truck over with a tank

  • @fredhenry101
    @fredhenry101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Let me just say how impressive some of the stuff you pull with these cameras is. Pretty much anyone would have packed up and left after losing the direct sunlight, that's just common sense. But you two just casually knew exactly what adjustments to make to make it possible to get one more shot in.
    Not just any crew could have pulled that off, that takes skill born of long experience

  • @surprisedchar2458
    @surprisedchar2458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    “You missed!? How’d you miss!?!”
    They don’t call it indirect fire for nothing, guys.

    • @simonsenaviev7541
      @simonsenaviev7541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      World of Tanks accuracy

    • @kevinwestermann1001
      @kevinwestermann1001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Time for some creeping barrage slow mo! :D

    • @Dersephh
      @Dersephh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "It moved!"

    • @JonasSahlstrom1
      @JonasSahlstrom1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's what they call collateral.

    • @전영준-o2k
      @전영준-o2k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The Slow Mo Guys: This video includes paid product placement
      Me: I CAN BUY A TANK?

  • @Anlushac11
    @Anlushac11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Of all the places to stand when firing a tank gun with a muzzle brake, he picked possibly the worst place. The muzzle brake redirects some of the muzzle blast backwards at a angle to help reduce the recoil of the gun moving backwards.

    • @pj7362
      @pj7362 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Yeah I'm surprised the site operator allowed that.

    • @robbiejames1540
      @robbiejames1540 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      I can think of a worse place...😂

    • @pranavjayaprakasanut
      @pranavjayaprakasanut 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@robbiejames1540 sure, I can think of an even worse place.

    • @Diedela
      @Diedela 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Robbie James 😂 😂 😂

    • @wino0000006
      @wino0000006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@pj7362
      Oh he must have had his moment of joy...

  • @RoyceRemix
    @RoyceRemix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    If you pause at 15:01 and do frame-by-frame with the < and > keyboard keys, you can see it was actually only the 4th or 5th watermelon that deflected the bullet.

    • @RoyceRemix
      @RoyceRemix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      No it did, as it leaves the frame you can see it actually rotate *forward*

    • @sandrajohansson1516
      @sandrajohansson1516 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I had no ide you can do frame by frame! thx no more trying to hit space at the right time

    • @RoyceRemix
      @RoyceRemix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sandra Johansson - ikr game changer!

    • @alexanderh.5703
      @alexanderh.5703 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      btw, for those who are just as confused as I was a minute ago. Seems like you have to press the "." and "," to skip frames in some cases. Probably with everyone who has a QWERTZ Keyboard.

    • @lostarchdragon507
      @lostarchdragon507 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You can also see debris cut a branch off of the tree in the background. 14:37

  • @Commander800
    @Commander800 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the coolest videos they have done.

  • @slambo2001
    @slambo2001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +489

    My one disappointment is that, on seeing two watermelons remaining, nobody asked "do you think we've caught the bullet?"

    • @Wedehawk
      @Wedehawk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Because they instantly knew what just happened. If you listen close enough you can hear the bullet go cartwheeling through the air.

    • @gregpasq
      @gregpasq 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What bullet?

    • @panseba7021
      @panseba7021 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@Wedehawk r/whooosh

    • @skepticmoderate5790
      @skepticmoderate5790 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gregpasq ? The one fired out of the gun?

    • @gregpasq
      @gregpasq 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That wasn't a bullet.

  • @GermaphobeMusic
    @GermaphobeMusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    We went from water balloons to war machines. I like where we're heading.

    • @thelazer9992
      @thelazer9992 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Next stop : Tsar Bomba in Slow Mo

    • @ScrewFearMe
      @ScrewFearMe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thelazer9992 ffs that would truly be insane

    • @majesticrino9258
      @majesticrino9258 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Invading Poland in slow mo

    • @lalafellgaming
      @lalafellgaming 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi im Dan from the slow no guys and the props department invented a fugging time machine...
      Lets film the Hindenburg explosion

    • @ulysisxtr
      @ulysisxtr 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      meteor crater in slow mo

  • @joshgeurink2131
    @joshgeurink2131 5 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    For anyone wondering how much money 9 C stands is, it's about $1394

    • @JGrindel
      @JGrindel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I am in production and it was a mess seeing all the C stands shot!!

    • @pileofstuff
      @pileofstuff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I don't think they're getting their rental deposit back...

    • @Feng_of_Draugdor
      @Feng_of_Draugdor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      The round probably cost way more than that. Waaaayyy more

    • @Triairius
      @Triairius 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oof

    • @dwerg85
      @dwerg85 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They might not be total losses. The round doesn't touch them. So the damage might look worse than it actually is.

  • @Da_Random_Jay
    @Da_Random_Jay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Those are some amazing shots.. The best video of a shockwave I've ever seen..

  • @Commander199442
    @Commander199442 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1345

    Math books: "Someone buys 50 watermelons.."
    Students: "Why would someone need 50 watermelons?!"
    Thank you for answering that question :D

    • @turbotune9775
      @turbotune9775 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lol

    • @user936
      @user936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can't see how Paul Harrell is going to top this...
      th-cam.com/video/QjgGlolY-8s/w-d-xo.html

    • @Rhythm911
      @Rhythm911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      .....And 25 Artillery shells !!

    • @Zorro9129
      @Zorro9129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@user936 "On today's video, we'll be testing the armor-penetrating performance of a 152mm ML20 gun firing armor-piercing ammunition. For that, I've set up these meat targets, which are made of couch leather "skin" followed by pork steak "pectoral," pork ribs, oranges to simulate lung tissue with pork ribs on the back, with the new-and-improved high-tech fleece bullet stop on the back."

    • @eldorados_lost_searcher
      @eldorados_lost_searcher 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Never watched R Lee Ermey's later projects?

  • @DieterRust
    @DieterRust 5 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    Dan really hasn't been lucky with his goggles!

  • @durandol
    @durandol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    The moment you involve tanks, you have my full attention.

  • @faraday9234
    @faraday9234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    May 28th 2022: (First line of the video)
    Uvalde: Oof