←back to thread

A laser pointer at 2B FPS [video]

(www.youtube.com)
615 points thunderbong | 4 comments | 19 Oct 25 06:42 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
Show context
dist-epoch ◴[20 Oct 25 21:33 UTC] No.45649665[source]▶
Techniques like this are/were used to film nuclear explosions (but with a single explosion).
replies(2): >>45650007 #>>45650099 #
throw327489 ◴[20 Oct 25 22:14 UTC] No.45650099[source]▶
Who detonated 2073600 bombs?
replies(1): >>45650674 #
1. monster_truck ◴[20 Oct 25 23:25 UTC] No.45650674[source]▶
They did the way more expensive version briefly mentioned towards the start of the video, having 12+ cameras with ridiculously fast shutters (as low as 10 nanoseconds) arranged to run in seqeunce.
replies(1): >>45651298 #
2. fluoridation ◴[21 Oct 25 00:58 UTC] No.45651298[source]▶
That was probably not the more expensive version in that case.
replies(1): >>45651379 #
3. quakeguy ◴[21 Oct 25 01:09 UTC] No.45651379[source]▶
Why?
replies(1): >>45651454 #
4. reverius42 ◴[21 Oct 25 01:23 UTC] No.45651454{3}[source]▶
Because of the cost of making and detonating so many bombs.