Sports · Sports in slow motion
What does it take to do a backflip? Super slow motion analysis
Guilherme Lui and Pedro Mingroni show the physics of the backflip in super slow motion: jump high, tuck well and have the strength to land.
Scientific concept
Angular momentum, impulse and center of mass.
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Physics · Physics in slow motion
Filete de água congelado no tempo: fluxo laminar em super câmera lenta
Mitre, with grandma taking part, films a thin stream of water in laminar flow that looks frozen in time.
Lucas Mitre, canal O Super Lento (YouTube). Embed oficial. (opens in a new tab)
Physics · Physics in slow motion
A velocidade do espirro em super câmera lenta
A sneeze can reach 160 km/h as it leaves the mouth. Mitre uses a feature of the PCC software, from Vision Research, to analyze the take in super slow motion in more detail.
Lucas Mitre, canal O Super Lento (YouTube). Embed oficial. (opens in a new tab)
Nature · Nature in slow motion
Cachorro bebendo água em super câmera lenta
Mitre and Morangão walk Maia in a square and record in super slow motion how she drinks water.
Lucas Mitre, canal O Super Lento (YouTube). Embed oficial. (opens in a new tab)