Boys and their toys, a/k/a if you don’t already believe that getting a trampoline is the best thing you can ever do for your children, this might convince you
Back in his Berkeley days, Dean once contrived to use a VERY expensive camera belonging to the University that could take slow-motion movies (he used it to film water rocketry experiments — nothing to do with his PhD subject.) Ever since he heard that a consumer-level camera’s now available that can film in slow motion, he’s been coveting it, so he got it for an early Father’s Day and birthday gift. After the obligatory video of water bouncing off a spoon, (taken late last night as soon as the battery had charged,) this was his first artistic endeavor:
Tags: slow motion
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May 24, 2008 at 3:10 pm
COOL!
May 24, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Astounding! How did news of this camera slip by me? Must know more!! This film made me want to jump on the trampoline too!!
May 24, 2008 at 10:09 pm
The camera is a Casio EX-F1. There are tons of YouTube slow-mo videos now using this camera. -Dean
May 25, 2008 at 1:35 pm
wow. I’m convinced!
May 25, 2008 at 3:06 pm
ha ha that’s awesome.
May 26, 2008 at 8:15 am
Holy hypnotic. Awesome. Happy father’s day Dean.
May 29, 2008 at 5:03 am
That is so COOL! Since we have no room for a trampoline (townhouse) my children will live vicariously through yours and this amazing video.
June 6, 2008 at 9:10 pm
The video is really cool! I love seeing things in slo-mo that are missed in real time - like the girls’ hair bouncing around. Thanks for sharing.