GoPro Ride Through an Electron Beam Irradiator at Full Beam Power (GOPR0016trim)

Beam parameters: 3.0MeV, 50mA
Radiation shielded Gopro Session is sent through electron beam irradiator. Looking at calcite samples as they pass under the beam. GoPro is enclosed in a 3/8" thick lead pig with a 1/2" thick, 50% lead glass window. Additionally there is a 1/4" thick lead plate above the camera box to provide shielding from direct irradiation from the beam. For this run the beam current was turned up to full power allowing the ionized air glow to be visible in the dark.

[EATSLEEPDRIVE]

Thank you for uploading this. Now I don't have to go through an electron beam irradiator myself

[No-ucfg]

If nothing else this is a glowing review of gopros, the thing survived the electron beam and kept recording. That's quality.

[williamsanborn]

No idea how or why this showed up in my recommended feed, but I’m here for it.

[EphemeralProductions]

That's crazy that you can actually SEE the beam. It is such a high energy that it is ionizing the air its contacting.

[Evan-mvrl]

Reminds me of that scene in Half Life when you push the cart carrying the crystal into the beam

[ElectronicsPeddler]

“You must be this shielded to ride 👉🏼”
Finger points to 1 meter tall stack of lead bricks.

[shanshansan]

"Hey, I wanted to ask you something."
"Sure, what is it?"
Brain: 1:22
"Sorry, I forgot what I was going to ask."

[PlaywithJunk]

It completely messes up the sensor but the camera survives... amazing. Thank you for this exceptional video! Who would ever know what that looks like....

[fartamplifer]

They’re waiting for you Gordon, in the test chamber.

[ChannelProductions]

This is truly the best way to get that authentic film grain for your movies

[cameronnewton]

This is why i love science, sometimes science is years of vigorous study, hypothesising, testing, and cross checking, and sometimes it's as simple as "hey, what happens if we throw a go pro in it?"

[TheSquidNinja]

Everything in this, from the gray bricks and warning signs, to the approuching hum and eerie glow after the tunnel goes completely dark, to the sudden and dramatic increase in noise and interference as we pass through the beam, is so much more menacing, intriguing, terrifying, etc. than any recent attempt at science fiction or horror I've seen in the last decade

[midnight_lol]

the effect on the screen just explains the feeling of your leg falling asleep and waking up

[AlexeyFilippenkoPlummet]

After watching this video I feel like I've depleted my x-ray limit for the year

[Creative_YT]

1:24 “Have you seen this bank robber?”

The camera quality:

[Muonium]

Notice how brilliantly the package tape holding down the tripod fluoresces under the beam and also the two rings of white LED strips above and below the camera too. Also note the huge chunk of calcite still phosphorescing bright orange when the guy takes it off the tray at the end. It seems to be warm to the touch and the glow surprises that blue hat guy when it's put in the shade of that other guy's coat.

[joeyjamison]

Go-Pro service guy: "WTF did you do to this camera?"

[largeproblem]

I love how subtle the entry into the area it effects is, with the fuzz being all sparse at first before suddenly ramping up as the camera goes directly under the beam

[meat]

idk somthing about this reminds me of the levels in portal 1 where u had to stand on those platforms that move around over the acid. like at 0:20

[notottomedic]

Three minutes ago I had no idea what an electronic beam irradiator was and now I know what it looks like to put a gopro through one.