Watch A Camera Shutter And Exploding Orange In Ultra Slow Motion

Slow motion videos let us look at ordinary things — water dripping, bugs flying, etc. — in an entirely new and often fascinating way. All the while, this form of video also provides us with a look at the finer details that happen in the blink of an eye (or faster) that we'd otherwise never get a glimpse of. A camera's shutter is one of those things, snapping at impossibly fast speeds and being little more than a clicking sound to users. On the flip side of things, there's also exploding oranges.

First up is the camera. The Slow Mo Guys took to YouTube yesterday with a new video showing a Canon 7D taking a picture recorded at 10,000fps via a Phantom Flex. For those curious, it's an excellent way to see how a rolling shutter functions — for everyone else, it's just a fascinating glimpse of something typically invisible becoming visible. See it in action below.

Next up is a new video from Slow Mo Labs (not to be mistaken for The Slow Mo Guys), and their video is a little more exciting — they sliced open an orange, stuck in a firecracker, and recorded it exploding at 62,000fps. The result is a spectacular glowing sun of citrus bursting outward in glorious pulpy chaos.

While 10,000fps isn't a recording speed available to most people, slow motion recording is becoming an increasingly available feature. GoPro HERO4 owners will be scoring improved slow-mo recording in the near future, for example, with GoPro planning to release a new firmware soon adding 720p-resolution 240fps recording.