4 Chalk Impact
Chalk Impact (4 of 5)
Approximately 1/20,000th sec after being hit with a bullet, the top of the chalk has begun to move appreciably, and cracks have formed lower down its length
Cece Chu and Lani Lee
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Densmore Shute Bends the Shaft

Diver

Diver 1955

Double Splash

J Bales, K Hounsell

Hot Air Rising

K Vandiver and Edgerton

Lighting a Sparkler

A plume of hot air raises from a match as it lights a sparkler

Kim Vandiver and Harold Edgerton

Mach 2 Bullet and Candle

K Vandiver and Edgerton

Paintball Collision

Image of two paintballs colliding in mid-air. Taken in 6.163, Strobe Project Lab, Fall, 2018

Jessica Adams, Marina Zhang, Alexis Vivar, Janice Chui. Copyright 2018

Rodeo

Rose

A bullet shatters a rose that was frozen in liquid nitrogen

Amir Cohen, Eric Luu. Garrett Souza

Schlieren Ice Cube

In this schlieren image of an ice cube floating in an aquarium, we can see the plumes of cold water from the ice sinking.

K Vandiver and Edgerton

Schlieren Soap Bubble

The schlieren technique highlights the features on the surface of a soap bubble

Shane Fitzgerald and Dr Jim Bales

Spark and Shockwave in Water

K Vandiver and Edgerton

Tip Vortex from a Fan Blade

In this schlieren image a column of hot air from an alcohol lamp is caught in the tip vortex of a fan blade

Young Bob Edgerton

Harold Edgerton