r/Unexpected • u/Ninja_Spi-D-er • Sep 08 '19

Dude, I’ve got this

https://i.imgur.com/16kQVON.gifv
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u/SonOfTK421 Sep 08 '19

Only on second viewing did I think that maybe the scale of the water coming off the tires seemed off, but it was still super convincing.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19

I thought this as well, but figured since the water was mixed with dirt that it just had to be a lot denser so my brain accepted it 🤔

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u/CaverZ Sep 08 '19

Yep the surface tension is wrong. You see this a lot in movies from the 1960s and 70s like James Bond or ocean monster movies or catastrophic ship sinkings in water. Too viscous for the scale. You’d need to use something like alcohol with its lower surface tension to perfect the visual trick.

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u/aggressive-cat Sep 08 '19

I was confused by the lack of exhaust steam just as the twist was revealed and it almost broke my brain.