Comments on: Slow Motion Punches to The Face

Slow Motion Punches to The Face

phrontist — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:19:39 -0800

By: msalt

msalt — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:23:47 -0800

That's really creepy. Let me be the first: Metafilter: Sow Motion Punches to the Face

By: msalt

msalt — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:24:25 -0800

Cripes! /Sow/Slow

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:27:14 -0800

Delivers what it promises.

By: dersins

dersins — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:32:14 -0800

Pretty good FX.

By: MeatLightning

MeatLightning — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:37:50 -0800

but... why?

By: CitrusFreak12

CitrusFreak12 — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:43:54 -0800

The Full Team Remix is really quite awesome.

By: CynicalKnight

CynicalKnight — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:43:56 -0800

but... why? - THWACK!

By: chillmost

chillmost — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:48:55 -0800

This is probably the best page on the entire Internet. There's a few missing people though.

By: vronsky

vronsky — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:50:34 -0800

the amazing punching machine.

By: self

self — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:54:42 -0800

someone best make a sock puppet with that name, and release thy fury.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:00:16 -0800

The Full Team Remix is really quite awesome. Anyone know what song that is?

By: Pecinpah

Pecinpah — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:11:36 -0800

That is simply mezmorizing. I'm awash with nervous laughter.

By: Stunt

Stunt — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:11:41 -0800

This..this is exactly what it claimed to be. Huh. There's some feeling of awesome in having something deliver EXACTLY what is promised. Then again, this feeling of awesome might just come from the fact that I watch several slow motion punches to the face. That kind of ruled.

By: unsupervised

unsupervised — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:13:08 -0800

Awesome.

By: chillmost

chillmost — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:13:59 -0800

Anybody know what the story is behind this? I found no info on the actionfigure.com page

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:14:46 -0800

That guy with the glasses and the boxing glove is a dick.

By: cazoo

cazoo — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:14:49 -0800

I can watch Vicki over and over and over again.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:37:24 -0800

I liked the part where those people got punched in the f -- THWACK!

By: Fuzzy Skinner

Fuzzy Skinner — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:37:48 -0800

but... why? Done with fish.

By: Xoebe

Xoebe — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:41:36 -0800

Quick Time makes me want to punch someone in the face.

By: grouse

grouse — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:42:43 -0800

Anyone know what song that is? I believe it is "Sweaty" by Muscles.

By: jimmythefish

jimmythefish — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:55:19 -0800

I think the real lesson here is that cascading water droplets really, really fuck your mov compression.

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:05:44 -0800

I just don't... I mean, wha... this doesn't... but it's... Do people's faces really deform like that?

By: Brockles

Brockles — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:10:04 -0800

Well stand here a second and watch this mirror and see.......THWACK!

By: schwa

schwa — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:18:31 -0800

No one seems to be flinching... What's up with that?

By: schwa

schwa — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:19:31 -0800

No one seems to be flinching... What's up with that?

By: beaucoupkevin

beaucoupkevin — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:24:00 -0800

People Getting Punched Right Before Eating.

By: ooga_booga

ooga_booga — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:28:55 -0800

~~Boot~~ Sock to the head! High speed camerawork is always fun to watch, especially when it exposes weird phenomena which isn't apparent to the naked eye. In this case I didn't expect *that* much facial deformation, no matter how momentary it was. Makes me wish Ali/Foreman was captured using high-speed film.

By: waxpancake

waxpancake — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:30:44 -0800

From Action Figure's news page: "Action Figure accomplice and buddy Cory Kilduff, the TX half of the dirty disco/house/electro duo Ocelot took the recently acquired footage of the AF crew punching each other in the face at 1000 frames per second and repurposed it to his remix of the Robyn track 'Be Mine'."

By: martinX's bellbottoms

martinX's bellbottoms — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:46:55 -0800

Makes me wish Ali/Foreman was captured using high-speed film. This show comes close.

By: WalterMitty

WalterMitty — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:58:06 -0800

Just adding to the chorus of "OMG THAT IS JUST SO DAMNED COOL." Also, "Thanks for showing us something that delivered exactly as promised."

By: East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:59:20 -0800

Could we somehow combine this with the "nerd hipster" thread? Thanks.

By: krippledkonscious

krippledkonscious — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:36:41 -0800

I feel like sending the Action Figures a Thank You card. I am especially grateful that they provided easily downloadable video files. They now reside in a folder labeled "Happy Time," which I will access whenever my day is not happy enough. I also enjoyed the "epic" tag, because it reminded me of the Faith No More video that also featured boxing gloves and slow motion. Having personally delivered and received cheerfully drunken punches to the face amongst guy friends, I am surprised yet glad that there were women willing and curious enough to find out what getting rocked in the snot locker actually feels like. I don't encourage it, but cannot help but approve. Thank you, ladies, it was inspiring. There are just so many people to thank. I feel like I won an award or something.

By: ZakDaddy

ZakDaddy — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:37:32 -0800

Dude! I mean, holy ... Dude! I'm still having a hard time figuring out what is so catastrophically, outrageously, splendiferously awesome about this. But I'm saving a local copy for posterity. Thank you.

By: bwg

bwg — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:44:23 -0800

This thread is worthless without uppercuts.

By: ooga_booga

ooga_booga — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:04:35 -0800

martinX's bellbottoms, I'm not quite sure what you mean - you're linking to this post, which is exactly what I'm referring to in my comment.

By: anthill

anthill — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:42:02 -0800

For anyone who owns the movie Dodgeball, have a look at the special features... there's a great segment on the technique of filming no-flinch shots to the face again, and again, and again. Any flinching totally ruins the humor - tough stuff! My theory is that occupying the punchee with some distraction task helped them... I wonder how many takes they had in them?

By: Mr. Anthropomorphism

Mr. Anthropomorphism — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:20:08 -0800

Hi, welcome to Action Figure! We're thrilled to have you working here with us, and we'd love to get you started right away! First off, let's just have you stand here for your ID photo...

By: djrock3k

djrock3k — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:43:15 -0800

The Full Team Remix is filled with pure WIN! I mean, the sheer purity of it all... Thanks phrontist !!!

By: Faze

Faze — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:44:22 -0800

I just got back from seeing Iron Man, and this is better. This is the future of entertainment. I'm sorry that these people will all probably develop neurological disorders as a result of this, probably up to and including Parkinsons. It's dumb enough to mess with the inside of your head (drugs), but it's really stupid to subject the exterior to sudden jarring. Still, wow, I was riveted to every flying droplet.

By: Popular Ethics

Popular Ethics — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:24:15 -0800

At 1000 frames per second, they would have needed crazy bright lights to illuminate the subject. Imagine staring into a blinding spotlight and pretending you weren't about to get punched in the head. Smile!

By: medium format

medium format — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:25:59 -0800

DJ F*ckin' A throwin' the punches!

By: pantsrobot

pantsrobot — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:14:06 -0800

A little more info

By: boo_radley

boo_radley — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:01:11 -0800

Ariel appeared to be a man, which was a bit of a surprise.

By: Tube

Tube — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:37:46 -0800

These videos disturb me deeply, as no one appears to be wearing a mouthpiece.

By: limnrix

limnrix — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:59:29 -0800

It's like my violent daydreams. Gorgeous. My favorites are Dan and Emily.

By: grouse

grouse — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:33:33 -0800

Anyone know what song that is?
I believe it is "Sweaty" by Muscles. On further reflection, it is actually a remix of that song by Shazam.

By: grouse

grouse — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:58:22 -0800

The Amazing Punch Machine. Not in slow-motion.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:20:23 -0800

On further reflection, it is actually a remix of that song by Shazam. Nice. Cheers.

By: pwb503

pwb503 — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:57:15 -0800

Anyone got a cached version. It looks down now...