Match Heads Igniting at 4,000 FPS Look Like Dying Alien Worlds

It’s usually over in an instant, but when you capture macro footage of a match head igniting at 4,000 frames per second, suddenly that almost instantaneous event becomes a fascinating look into the science of fire and ignition. And believe it or not, YouTuber UltraSlo had to throw an additional 2,000 watts of light on this match head to capture this mesmerizing footage–that’s a lot of birthday candles.

Very interesting, this is the total opposite of what happened in Supersize Me. 

Very interesting, this is the total opposite of what happened in Supersize Me. 

A man lost 37 pounds and his cholesterol level dropped from 249 to 170 by eating exclusively at McDonald’s for 90 days. He ate everything: from Big Macs to salads to sundaes to shakes to quarter pounders. It’s the antithesis of Supersize Me, the pseudo-documentary of a man who did the same—with two crucial differences:

Oh man… Asus nailed the price point on this one! This might make it’s way home one day.

Oh man… Asus nailed the price point on this one! This might make it's way home one day.

If you’re looking for a dual-booting convertible but find ASUS’ Transformer Book Trio a little too clever, you’ll want to check out the company’s