Dragonfly Wings in Slow Motion - Smarter Every Day 91
Filmed on location in the Rainforests of Eastern Peru. I was on a tour run by Rainforest Expeditions (http://www.perunature.com) Please Share with your friends if you enjoyed it. The camera...
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[Music] Okay, today we're going to try to figure out how wagon... Today we're going to try to figure out how dragonfly wings work So Phil has a dragonfly that I caught last night on our night walk, and we have a high speed camera, and we are set up the macro lens to try to collect that exact spot. So tell me when to trigger. (Phil) Let's go. (Destin) You got it? (Destin) Holy cow. - Looks cool, doesn't it? - Oh man. - Yeah? - We got it. - Awesome. [Music] (Destin) Alright, so you have one of your entomology books here? - You know it. - Which book is it? - Borro and DeLong's Intro to the Study of Insects. This is a classic entomology book. So with these guys the muscles are actually pulling directly on the base of the wing. So it...
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[Music] Okay, today we're going to try to figure out how wagon... Today we're going to try to figure out how dragonfly wings work So Phil has a dragonfly that I caught last night on our night walk, and we have a high speed camera, and we are set up the macro lens to try to collect that exact spot. So tell me when to trigger. (Phil) Let's go. (Destin) You got it? (Destin) Holy cow. - Looks cool, doesn't it? - Oh man. - Yeah? - We got it. - Awesome. [Music] (Destin) Alright, so you have one of your entomology books here? - You know it. - Which book is it? - Borro and DeLong's Intro to the Study of Insects. This is a classic entomology book. So with these guys the muscles are actually pulling directly on the base of the wing. So it...
