Rubber bands vs Water Melon - The Slow Mo Guys

Gav and Dan forgot to bring a knife to the picnic. Thankfully they brought 500 elastic bands. Shot at 1600fps with a Phantom Flex

[nates]

Dan and Gav sitting at a table together. Watermelon instinctively knows to throw guts at Dan's lab coat instead of Gav's

[Frman]

1:17 is a great insight into just how slow the human reaction is to danger. By the time they started moving back parts of melon were already hitting them. Drive safe!

[smajyman]

Anyone else rewatching these old videos find them super relaxing
The peak years of YouTube

[caleblikespasta]

This is the first video where Dan started wearing his lab coat through the hole in the right sleeve as opposed to the sleeve itself.

[Rawnfella]

Anyone else think at 3:44 the rubber band ball was gonna smack him in the face? That would've been so awesome, dude.

[rachelg]

I love how when it explodes, Dan just sits there for a moment in shock, where as Gavin just immediately gets up to the camera.

[_Diesel]

I find it pretty damn adorable how Gavin RUNS for the camera as soon as they're done. He's like an excited little scientist. 

[AJGdus]

These guy's seem like some genuinely awesome and down to earth people to hang out with.

[CaseyFrazAnimations]

I could only imagine a torture device made like this in the mid-evil times. except a melon, your head

[judec]

The secret way of making rubber band balls

[Villeful]

And that is how to make a rubber band ball!

[thomascampbell]

It's a win-win because you get water melon and a rubber band ball

[Kingofgibraltar]

HAHAHAHAHAHA! To think the internet was designed to control nuclear weapon launches back in the 60's - 70's now were watching cats and exploding water melons!

[quintonmendoza]

congrats, youve just developed a new torture technique 

[TheGloryofCadia]

These videos are actually a good way to see how the human body reacts in situations. At speeds like these it is all instinct.

[kimmycambre]

And in the end, you get a free rubber band ball!

[zlarb]

Meanwhile I’m too afraid to break a rubber band with my hands

[Reegareth]

Oh god Gavin why would you think of doing that to a human head....  That sounds like a legit and absolute horrific way to torture

[Gogo-qh]

2:53 looks like something was about to be born out of that watermelon 😂😄

[Meeko]

1:27
See! That wasn't to cut a watermelon!

That's the secret to instant rubber band balls!