The cavitation bubbles formed on the glass when the bullet impacted it was pretty neat as well.

I love the little DNA pattern of the water when the bullet is tumbling.

No no its real

It's only a 22 so it makes sense why the glass didn't break it just isn't carrying enough force

I like how it changed the shape of the bullet too

Wow... that may be true

Lol think about bulletproof glass manufacturers, they ought to have more

@@skandergalla4133 given that its "bullet proof glass" that would invalidate them

I dunno plenty of gun channels doing stupid stuff on YT.

@@random_tech_adept6117 why? Even a pane of bulletproof glass is a pane of glass.

Couldn’t have said it better

His time in the army also worked wonders for them being able to do things with weapons and explosives.

​@@RandomCarrot2806 I constantly wonder to myself how often Dan's expertise was the origin of a video concept. Because it allows for some spectacles that I doubt Gav and some other normal civilian derp could come up with.

please notice me senpai

Well said. I thought surely he would break the tank at least once.

And when they swap jobs its almost always a disaster 😅

the accuracy on Dan is a bit scary

underrated wordplay in this comment

@@victorsmith8699 he is a marine after all

We don't know how many failed attempts they actually were and how many water tanks actually exploded !?

Spot on

THIS!!! Dan and Gav are simply unique in this respect! Go, guys, go!!!

Yeah, the slowmo guys were always like this, and I don't think they'll ever change

I've been following the channel ever since I first saw the red water baloon a decade ago and I have to say...my now 14 year old son watched this video with me and enjoyed it just as much as I did. I think their way of presentation hasn't changed since then, aside from that Hollywood production series they did once...which was also nice because we got many videos in a short timeframe, but they weren't as interesting as the "i shoot or explode something in a quarry and you film it" or "i throw something at you or you drop onto something and i film it" video which they are best at in my opinion. =)

Can't agree more!

“If anything it looks better”-Dan Gruchy, 60% out of frame

Irony.

I laughed at that one.

It's not hard to aim a gun

@@jamesclark4 It's not hard to kick a ball either, but I bet you're not exactly Lionel Messi

@@jamesclark4he is a former lance corporal and an explosives and ammunitions expert… he has quite a lot of professional experience mate. So fug off ya silly wanker. Cheers 😊

@@ZeusTheTornado you think he's like a pro soccer player for hitting water from 3 feet away?

@@ZeusTheTornado But the gun stays at the same place.

It's almost like Dan is a ballistics expert who trained to handle guns, unlike the majority of people who swing guns around on KZfaq.

Agreed. I like the professionalism. The "loaded, made ready, bang!, safe" callouts are reassuring, plus Dan's marine and munitions training is solid, thus the absurd aim and deep explosives knowledge.

british gun users

They keep the yeehaws to a minimum

I agree, I was sure he was going to accidentally hit the tank at least once!

It's cool to have seen them both become wiser and more talented in what they do, while their dynamic is still as fun as it was 10 years ago

Lads a good shot, I'll give him that

If I remember correctly he was in the military once? Might be wrong.

I'm only going to take a microsecond, but filmed at 1,000,000 FPS when played back it'll be a second.

same thought!

My thoughts too. As someone who shoots alot, i was super impressed how Dan managed to skip the bullets so consistently without hitting the glass. Good job Dan!

The gun is on a mount. He just has to pull the trigger. They surely did practice shots to adjust the aim first.

not suprised really as he was in the military

the dude's proven his free aiming skills are world class on this channel many times. I think Peter's right and the gun was mounted this time but wouldn't be all that surprised if that wasn't the case.

They have 14 million subs.... they probably make significantly more than any network would give them while allowing them the sovereignty they are used to in their own channel.

Yes! I think that is it! If you pay attention there is a white film on the glass the moment the bullet hit like a pocket of "air"... Similar to when those pistol shrimps create negative pressure underwater! Also, hi Mehdi!

Yeah, I thought that as well! Fascinating shot, never expected that to happen

Wtf, I was literally too thinking about atmospheric pressure behind the glass! The faster the bullet, the more pressure because the air particles has less time to escape, but also the water is much thicker so the bullet needs to be faster. It's multi-variable function that's all not in favor for the bullet so a super-forecful one is needed to bypass the "threshold" where it breaks, or like Dan suggested, just shoot at a less steep angle.

We both have different answer and wonder which one is right... I think it didn't break because the water absorbed the impact and vibration right after the bullet hit so all the energy was transfert through the water right away instead of spreading through the glass entirely. edit: come to think of it i think the answer is a mix of both 😂

I know you'll never see this, but I literally just watched your water railgun video just before watching this video and you're here also.

yeah, seeing the lights of the tracer from underneath looked great, wonder if something like that will happen again

Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed they didn't go 50cal just to smash the glass in slow-mo.

Even the bullets stayed in one piece!

@@jedimoody5294 no, stick with the 9mm, and walk the shots towards the back of the tank inch by inch until it breaks. Find out exactly how big the tanks health bar is!

I'm sure Gav was a little disappointed at first when the tank didn't break after firing the 9mm round - but the outcome was way better then anticipated. =)

I was wondering why it did that.

I was wondering, and scrolling through comments, to see if anyone else noticed that deflection of the bullet (the one fired prior to the first tracer round) flight path before it even contacted the water. I was surprised that Dan and Gav did not discuss it, though they offered brief passing comment on one of the tracers (can't take time to review video right now to provide timestamp) exhibiting the tilt. For some reason, deflection of the standard lead bullet was more obvious to my eyes.

Dan's marksmanship? Gavs usually filming

It's like he was born for this, with his skills and willingness to do insane stuff...

Dan's accuracy and Gav's perfect framing always astounds me

He's so good at it that when he missed the focus in this video, Gav sounded (fake) annoyed, haha! 😄

Dan is secretly a bad-grass. He’s been trained in explosives and firearms.

*he nails it in every shot :D

Gav’s shooting was equally as good

No.

As always, Dan is a great shot with all guns and Gav is a great shot with all cameras. =)

You mean in every video? Lol dude splits bullets on knives n stuff.

Dan's shooting _in_ the video and Gav's shooting _of_ the video.

God, I wish there was a stronger way of agreeing/supporting than just a Thumb!

Yes agree! As if they discovered slo-mo just last week or so … and I love it ❤

yeah those were some awesome shots

TBF he was in the Army for several years so he's had the training

tbf he's not shooting from a mile off

@@Hawk7886 Yeah, assuming he was standing about where that ladder at 11:42 was then he's only shooting from about 8-10 feet or so.

Right!! I thought that tank would be done for regardless. now I'm speechless.

I think the bullets were deformed from initial impact with water, not from bouncing off of the glass. Bad assumption on their part, tho' understandable. :)

But if not for the fact that Gavin was also a good shot Dan would not be known for being a good shot.

The tank didn't break though, Destin... any chance you want to help them finish it off with the .50 cal? 😄

Dan's shots were just amazingly perfect, what a lad!

Could you please break this down and help me understand why the glass didn't break? What forces were at play to keep the glass in one piece? Does it have to do with the vacuum created by the bullet/impact of the glass and the atmospheric outside the tank? I've seen a lot of different theories and I would love to know what you think is going on.

Hello, it's you, Destin.

We definitely need the 50 to make another appearance though heh

Not really. Bullets shot directly into water, not at a glancing angle, still lose their momentum like most movies depict

did your jaw bounce on the floor as well?

@@stahlschorsch It did and it was surprisingly only mildly dented, despite the velocity of the impact.

I didnt expect to bump into you here, arent you usually in the yogs comments? small world eh

@@nathanmiller9381 Haha, indeed I am. Always fun ta get recognized elsewhere on KZfaq. Hopefully you're havin' a grand weekend!

@@PierceArner the floor is only mildly dented right?

"wholesome AF" very much describes it, yes :)

How long was he gone?

To be fair don't they live either side of the pond also known as the Atlantic Ocean 😂

Couldn’t agree more. There’s a gentleness and kindness to their interactions.

Wholesome As Friendship, yes!

I think that might actually be on purpose, or something they take advantage of. I've heard Gav say that since he lives in TX and Dan lives in the UK, they maximize their visits by shooting multiple stunts all in a short period and then spacing the video releases until their next visit. I think the clips tend to be months old rather than years, but still neat

@@ThexImperfectionist I think that might be part of it, on a negative side: I've heard they've gotten backlash when they attempt to change some things so I'd understand if they feel apprehensive about experimenting. That said, I did notice some changes in this episode in particular. For lack of a better word, this one seemed to have cut some of the "behind the scenes" stuff and focused more on the "content" so-to-speak. And almost to back up my first paragraph: I don't like it lmao xD

Mythbusters did this. Essentially anything really fast, like super sonic rounds, just disintegrate when they hit the water. The slower bullets are the ones that actually travel through.

Oh come on he had a ladder rest, it was only 3 feet away, there's no kick it's a .22

@@ironclay3939 🤣🤣 you are right. I read the comments first and expected a much more impressive situation. You can train someone with zero firearms training to make that shot in less than an hour

Most likely mounted in a vise specifically for shooting. Would be nice to see the guns used. A bit annoying that seeing how different types of firearms can affect ballistics.

@@protoman1214 you can, but most people fail to note that Dan was a lance corporal and ammo/explosives expert in the british army not some amature.

Instead of a new tripod, I hear you could squeeze out an extra 1 FPS per minute of video. Solid deal if you ask me!

It's possible with a shallow angle, but it loses energy once it bounces, probably not lethal back in the air.

It’s so cool that they make a living from it too! Probably a very good living.

?

Was thinking just that, now you realise how things should react when watching super hero movies or other stuff

I thought it was 8 people who look alike named Gavin and Dan

i haven't seen any great video for years ... i came here to see bullets in slow mo, but ended up leaving with headache that was caused due the extreme and constant YAPPING on a video that is suppose to show just bullet skipping over water in slow motion. they waste 14 minutes on a video that can be shown in less than 3 minutes with absolutely no words. their channel should be called dan and gav's yapping fest. i used to like their videos, but i unsubbed around the time they turned it into a yapping fest

@@SethiozProject Bye!! 👋 And the channel is literally called the Slow Mo GUYS, which by their own description is because it's as much about spending time with them and their "yapping" as it is with the footage. Off you trot.

@@SethiozProject LOL..... says the guy whos comment goes on for a whole paragraph!!! You won't be missed buddy.

@@leecudmore-ray6697 so just because my comment "goes on for a paragraph" then it must mean it's wrong? .. get off your scrubby phone and learn to write on keyboard. comments like that only take me 1-2 mins on keyboard to write, while some phone scrubber like you, probably spent 10 minutes on wring one small sentence and all it includes, is some childish "LOL" followed by hate. good job kid, is that all your primitive brain was able to come up with or did your granny help with other half of your comment?

If you do enough takes you can make any shot happen. If you think these are impressive “22plinkster” does incredible trick shots with 22lr

And Gav is exactly the opposite

@@FishFind3000Dan was an ammo/explosives expert in the British army. He knows what he’s doing and we probably saw every single shot he took for this video

It impresses you in almost every video, yet you always seem to forget it. Sounds about right. 😂

Yeah

I was about to comment this, it's also what I've thought, the water strengthens the glass because the glass can't expand due to the vacuum it created. The glass is pulling the water but it can't because of the weight and surface area of the water.

Exactly what I thought, awesome effect

Also Aquarium glass is held together with silicone, which holds some elasticity and gives the glass some leeway to absorb an impact without breaking, I would assume. You can clearly see the glass bending a bit and also being pushed back, while the silicone stretches out on the sides and some miniscule amount of water escapes.

Yes I think so. The water is stationary and will require a plenty of force to get moving while it shares a common surface with the glass. So much force that indeed there is visible cavitation on the affected surface where the glass tries to rip itself away from the water.

wow, i didnt know that :D

This is what i was wondering about in this video! You could see the water that was displaced by the bullet moving through it was a thin small line splashing up the sides and doesn't really affect the water under the surface much. It's the same type of water displacement you'd expect from a speeding boat with a very pointy bow. But then you see after it leaves there's this invisible impact force blasting a sphere into the depths of the water and I'm sitting thinking "where did that energy come from?!" With normal water displacement you expect that the water pushed aside from the bullet will com crashing back into itself to fill the gap, and that would generate an upward splashing effect, like the kind you see when you drop a large rock into water. We also know the bullet hit with a lot of speed, and the faster the speed of the object, the higher the impact force it makes. With the amount of energy absorption we see from the water (the mentioned 30% speed loss in the video) I expected to see some sort of impact force in front of the bullets trajectory. as the water recoiled from absorbing that energy. But instead we see this perfectly circular blast that originated from the back of the trail, and it happens well after the bullet has already left the water?! I have so many questions! Why is the impact perfectly spherical? Why does it form at the entry point? Why does it take so long for it to happen? WHY?! This is so weird and interesting!

Right next to Mark Rober.

@@Golfnut_2099 . . . and the Numa Numa guy.

=3?

Yeah no they aren't hahahaha but they are amazing

right next to Psy. carving youtubers into a mountain would be the cringiest act ever performed

USA is not Europe ...

Bro, the WATER is what deformed the bullets, not the glass! Lol I figured that was just common sense but I guess not because even the creators couldn't comprehend something so simple! At those speeds water is basically concrete....

Just imagine skipping a 16 inch shell above the water fired from a battleship that would be amazing to see

@@rogerstlaurent8704 That'd be a sight to see lol.

@@rogerstlaurent8704 yeah, that would be absolutely amazing.

@@5peciesunkn0wn that really did happen in WW2 when the British Navy was trying to sink the Bismarck the British Battleships were firing their main guns at point blank range

I think that water was already outside of the tank from splashes by the previous shots. Because I find it hard to believe that the seal fails and then reseals itself.

@@cinemaker321 That's certainly a possibility as well. I suppose it depends on how the seal worked in the first place, if it was something like Silicone at the join it might have held the seal, or be leaking so little that it didn't really matter once the glass flexed back.