"My god, it's full of pigment!"

September 11, 2016 11:08 AM

Colors In Macro is a beautiful video of paints and milk and oil, guaranteed to provoke a "whoa." For an "eewww but I can't look away" response, check out Pills Dissolving In Macro.

Macro Room channel

h/t Mefi's Own Miss Cellania

posted by Johnny Wallflower (12 comments total)

Beautiful !!
posted by erebora at 11:44 AM on September 11, 2016 [1 favorite]

Physics is beautiful.

Thanks for sharing this.
posted by seyirci at 1:09 PM on September 11, 2016

Slo-mo popping bubbles are already super amazing, and this just takes it to a whole new level. Super cool!
posted by obfuscation at 1:14 PM on September 11, 2016

This new 2001 remake leaves me cold.
posted by rum-soaked space hobo at 3:38 PM on September 11, 2016 [2 favorites]

When I am aching, which happens a lot, I have always liked to imagine the NSAID dissolving and sending its healing powers to me as fast as it can. Apparently this looks a lot less soothing than I thought it would.
posted by Countess Elena at 4:22 PM on September 11, 2016 [2 favorites]

Just put it on an overhead projector and you're right back in the sixties.
posted by carping demon at 4:34 PM on September 11, 2016

Well...macro in slo-mo. Was it shot with a goPro?
posted by sexyrobot at 7:09 PM on September 11, 2016 [3 favorites]

(Sorry...I'll just go.)
posted by sexyrobot at 7:17 PM on September 11, 2016 [3 favorites]

Wrong soundtrack, everybody knows that you can only use songs from Dark Side Of The Moon for this sort of thing, otherwise perfect.
posted by boilermonster at 10:01 PM on September 11, 2016 [2 favorites]

This is my kids' favorite home experiment, albeit with food coloring rather than acrylics. Their choice of something less diffusive was brilliant.
posted by roystgnr at 6:14 AM on September 12, 2016

The photography is so gorgeous that the frenetic editing does it a massive disservice. Slow down and let me look at these cool bubbles! This isn't a Bourne movie!
posted by painquale at 8:09 AM on September 12, 2016 [2 favorites]

I have to agree about the editing. With longer shots, I think this would be a fine candidate for Slow TV.
posted by janell at 11:43 AM on September 17, 2016