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"Amazing" water trick.

Ok board........real or fake??



Looks bloody impossible to me, but genuine or not, I'm interested to know

how he did it.

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:35, Reply

Worked first time for me



( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:43, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:43, Reply

This is easier than he makes out

Use deionised water (i.e. what they use to top up car batteries) and a perfectly smooth surface. Only stays like that for about 5-10 seconds though so mess is unavoidable.

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:44, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:44, Reply

srsly!?

I can't help but feel this is just a long game prank to play on people to get their kitchen floors wet...



(and a prank where the payoff is pretty pointless, as you almost certainly won't be there to enjoy it)

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:47, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:47, Reply

Can it be done with ordinary tap water PJ?



( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:47, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:47, Reply

Not very easily

but I guess if you can get the glass to lift vertically enough it should do.

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:04, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:04, Reply

B

S

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:16, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:16, Reply

Really?

/sarcasm

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 17:10, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 17:10, Reply

I didnt mean that in a bad way

Was sarcasm!

No bad vibes Mr!

( , Thu 17 Feb 2011, 12:15, ( , Thu 17 Feb 2011, 12:15, Reply

As an ex 3D animator, a skeptic and someone with a basic understanding of physics...

I would say it's a (very well done) 3D animation - the only thing that gave it away to me was the caustic light effects.



The surface of the water appears to be rippling, yet the caustics (the refracted light dapples on the table) don't seem to change.



Either way - my analysis may be wrong - but he sure as shit didn't do it for real. Apart from anything else - the only thing that could create that effect would be the surface tension of the water, and the fact that it appears to be rippling tells me that it can't be.



I'm willing to bow to superior scientific knowledge however...

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:44, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:44, Reply

I...

...call bollocks.

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:02, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:02, Reply

I would go with that.

Liquids don't just stay where you put them.



There is some good quality camera tracking there.

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:43, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:43, Reply

Agreed

The camera blur effect is very prevalent when doing this type of animation to 'add' a slight extra sense of realism

( , Thu 17 Feb 2011, 0:43, ( , Thu 17 Feb 2011, 0:43, Reply

OMGZ

I did it with dogs piss and not only did it work but it also produced cold fusion!!1!



Plus if you're really quick you can balance a turd on the top too!



FACT!

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:48, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:48, Reply

*Arf* :-D



( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:52, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:52, Reply

:D



( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:54, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:54, Reply

lol



( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:21, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:21, Reply

Fantastic response!

:D

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 20:40, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 20:40, Reply

If its real and slight of hand it's brilliant

if it's faked, home done cg, its equally brilliant

logic tells me its fake, and the more I stare the worse the join between it staying upright and "bursting" is. Plus as above the caustics have a slightly odd darkening around their edges.



Great work whatever way

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:49, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:49, Reply

Just tried it, and it works!

I think it helps if the surface of your table is really smooth like marble or Formica...

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:06, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:06, Reply

I just put some chilli sauce on a piece of cheese and it worked!

it was yum!!

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:26, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:26, Reply

Yep

I did it with a 1/2 pint glass.



I had to put some gelatine in it and place it in the fridge for 2 hrs. But it did work! Fact!

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:07, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:07, Reply

pffffffft

silly

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:18, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:18, Reply

I saw this being done

took about 7 goes before it worked and it lasted for about 4 seconds. Well worth it though, it looks awesome.

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:20, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:20, Reply

I refuse to believe the vid or anyone claiming it works

For fear of coming back later to ask for tips and getting lolled at :-(

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:38, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:38, Reply



Its national troll day by the looks of things.



Focal blur is linear across the whole image - doesnt not go out of focus

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:49, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:49, Reply

Coriolis effect?

When it worked, he spins the glass counterclockwise, when it doesn't he spins it clockwise: Perhaps you'd have to turn the glass in a different direction south of the equator?



Perhaps it works if you're going up in a lift due to the slight increase in gravity?



pfffffffft lol

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:55, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:55, Reply

haha

Anyone who said this is genuine is officially a mong.

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:58, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:58, Reply

after doing some detective work (ie looking at his other videos on youtube)

and finding one called "My Computer Graphics Demo Reel".... I've concluded he's a cuntwit for not making a dedicated youtube account for this video.

( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 23:13, ( , Wed 16 Feb 2011, 23:13, Reply

has no-one seen the abyss?

this shizzle is f'real

( , Thu 17 Feb 2011, 1:23, ( , Thu 17 Feb 2011, 1:23, Reply

You really need to ask?



( , Thu 17 Feb 2011, 2:35, ( , Thu 17 Feb 2011, 2:35, Reply