lepidoptery Study discovers how butterfly wings repel the brutal impact of raindrops Clive Thompson

pyro Watch: Molten thermite in water at ultra slow motion, shot by The Slow Mo Guys Xeni Jardin

fire good Steel wool burning in slow motion Xeni Jardin

slow mo Spectacular slow-motion footage of lightning strikes Andrea James

bullet Watch a bullet get shot at an axe blade Andrea James

feats Watch a martial artist throw a needle through a pane of glass Andrea James

belly flop Watch: A painful belly flop in slo-mo Rusty Blazenhoff

firebreathing Watch breathtaking fireballs through a trippy kaleidoscopic effect Andrea James

triboluminescence Watch a crushed Life Saver emit light at 28,000 frames per second Andrea James

hydraulics Card deck in hydraulic press explodes in super slow-mo Andrea James

jell-o Mesmerizing slow motion beauty of tennis racket annihilating Jell-O David Pescovitz

tasers What getting tased looks like at 28,500 frames per second Rob Beschizza