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General information and video-excerpt “trailer”
Why buy the HSV DVD?
runtimes in minutes:seconds, with a total of 42:15
Intro (4:15)
- the equipment and how it works
- example of filming
- sound in slow motion
Billiards (14:15)
- close-up of tip and ball contact for different tips
- pendulum stroke and grip-hand response
- cue stick deflection and vibration for shot with english and miscue
- follow and draw shots
- corner pocket rattle
- spin transfer and throw
- gearing outside english
- collision-induced throw and spin
- rail compression
- effects of natural and running english
- follow and draw kick off the rail
- rail cut-shot demonstrations and cue ball control
- break shots
- jump shot
- explanation and visualization of how to detect and avoid double-hit fouls
Balloons (1:20)
- air balloon popping
- water balloons popping, bouncing, vibrating, and breaking
Breaking Stuff (3:00)
- hammer hitting bottle, crackers, ice
- bottle drop, explode, and bottom-smack-out
- shaken pop can shot with a pellet gun
- can crush trick
Engineering (4:30)
- two-by-four wall ballistic studies (for Hurricane wind damage simulation)
- internal-combustion engine four-stroke cycle, valve springs, spring surge, and valve float
- guitar strings vibrating
- computer hard disk in operation
Toys (5:30)
- Newton’s Cradle
- conservation of momentum
- conservation of energy
- Newton’s Amplifier
- momentum transfer
- Gyro Hoop
- gyroscopic motion
- Tipsie Top
- energy transfer
- angular momentum changes
Fluids and Foods in Motion (1:50)
- milk drops
- marble dropped in water
- popcorn
- Jello jiggle, bounce, and ballistics
Stupid Animal Tricks (2:40)
- moth flying
- dog peanut butter lick
- dog bone catch
Stupid Human Tricks (3:30)
- mouth vibrations
- arm and stomach punches
- slaps
- ear flick
- hard punch to the face
- chest shot with BB gun
- back shot with paint-ball gun
- milk hurl
Closing (1:25)
- conclusions
- website info
- credits