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Watch this footage of bombardier beetles and some of their relatives in this regular and slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
Time lapse recording of sail boats on the Charles River by Doc Edgerton.
Watch different kinds of beetles in slow motion in this film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch the formation that milk takes on when it is dropped on a flat surface and then dropped into a deeper pool of milk in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch a dragonfly in slow motion in this film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch a day in the life of a parking lot as seen through this time lapse video by Doc Edgerton.
Watch a damsel-fly in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch how a cat turns in mid-air to land on its feet in this film by Doc Edgerton.
See what happens when a ball bearing is dropped on a few Christmas ornaments in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch some footage from the Ballistic Research Laboratory and Arms and Ammunition Proof Division at Aberdeen Proving Grounds of the 2 ton bombs nicknamed "Block Busters" in slow motion video by Doc edgerton.
This black-and white film features Harold "Doc" Edgerton interviewed by John Fitch about the technology and scientific applications of underwater photography for the MIT Science Reporter.
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