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You’ve probably seen oodles of cars exploding in the movies, some maybe even in slow motion as the ultimate action hero slides buy unscathed. But have you ever stopped and looked at the beauty of the exploding parts? The shockwave, the fireball, the sheer force of the thing –it’s almost poetic in its wanton destruction.
It’s also the coolest school project I think I’ve ever seen. The video above is the produce of students from the National Film and Television School learning pyrotechnics. Taught by Richard Conway, who worked on films like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and 28 Days Later, the students used 15L of petrol and some detcord to create the movie-grade car destruction. Something tells me I went to the wrong school. [YouTube via Jalopnik]
This Is What an Exploding Tyre Looks Like In Slow Motion
Watch a Condom Tear and Explode in Slow Motion
Watching Petrol Bombs Explode in Slow Motion Is Strangely Mesmerising
Hot damn I’m so in the wrong job.
Been saying that ever since you started writing here
But seriously, I was reading an article the other day that said Saab’s were a favourite to be destroyed in tv shows and films because the old ones aren’t worth anything.
Didn’t take long to judge me then?
Makes sense, although I thought other manufacturers were offering warranties/services on used Saabs?
Inception.
Oh my…
That’s the most beautiful Saab I’ve ever seen.
A school that involves high-speed camera gadgetry and essentially blowing sh*t up?
Sign me up now.
Very pretty.
Didn’t see a shockwave there though.
This car explosion (with visible shockwave) used to my fav explosion video.
http://www.streetfire.net/video/slow-motion-car-explosion_167828.htm