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Name |
Timescale |
Description |
File Size |
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Cymbal |
Actual Elapsed Time: 1 second |
A wooden drumstick hits the edge of a cymbal setting it in motion. The motion of the cymbal vibrates the surrounding air, making ripples... |
468 K |
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Dandelion |
Approximate Elapsed Time: 1 second |
The tiny seeds of a dandelion fly away in a strong breeze. With the naked eye, it appears that dandelion seeds fly off in... |
280 K |
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Gymnast |
Actual Elapsed Time: 1 second |
A gymnast in training performs a double somersault with a full twist dismount off the high bar. He travels at about 12 miles per... |
324 K |
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Jackhammer |
Actual Elapsed Time: 7/10ths of a second |
The metal bit of a jackhammer shatters cement into dust. The hammer's high speed (more than 30 miles per hour) enables the machine to... |
380 K |
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Lighter |
Actual Elapsed Time: 1 second |
The thumb twists the flint to produce sparks that light the butane gas flowing out of a lighter. The gas combines with oxygen in... |
384 K |
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Water Drop |
Actual Elapsed Time: 7/10ths of a second |
A drop of water falls into a dish of water and a plume of liquid forms. We think of water as soft and formless... |
244 K |
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Wood Drill |
Actual Elapsed Time: 1.2 seconds |
The sharpe edge of a drill bit cuts into a piece of wood. By slowing down the action to one tenth normal speed, we... |
332 K |
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San Francisco Ships.1 |
Actual Elapsed Time: 1 minute (60 seconds) |
A ship races under the Golden Gate Bridge and out of San Francisco Bay. That's not all that is going on in this clip... |
308 K |
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Snail |
Actual elapsed time: 1 minute (60 seconds) |
Aquatic snails travel on the glass wall of an aquarium in this clip. The whole bottom of a snail is one big foot, which... |
396 K |
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Yosemite.1 |
Actual Elapsed Time: 1 minute (60 seconds) |
Usually there is a serene quality to the view of Half Dome Peak in Yosemite Valley. But in this scene (sped up 10 times... |
336 K |
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