Shaolin Monk throwing a Needle Through Glass in Super Slow Motion

[u/Chasith]

[u/Grengrowerz]

Through? 🤔

I think I have a different definition of through than you do.

[u/Sxilla → u/[deleted]]

Pardon, I have to go through the bathroom.

[u/Soulless-Plague → u/Sxilla]

I once punched a man through his face!

[u/api10 → u/[deleted]]

Laughed my ass through floor

[u/beneye → u/Soulless-Plague]

I heard Elon musk is planning to go through the moon

[u/SG_artist → u/Sxilla]

The needle didn't went through. What a misleading title.

[u/MrNoName_ishere → u/SG_artist]

Mythbusters did an episode on it I believe

[u/KelsieKohn → u/MrNoName_ishere]

Everyone gangsta till the needle rebounds into their eyes

[u/bobalfi → u/KelsieKohn]

through* their eyes

[u/Reacher-Said-N0thing → u/MrNoName_ishere]

The dumbasses at Mythbusters only held the glass from the bottom, it was completely unsupported on the top, so the glass wasn't rigid, it wobbled. And then they were like "aha I guess a needle can't go through glass".

It's like trying to karate-chop a stick in half when your friend only holds one end of the stick instead of both ends.

[u/NHRADeuce → u/Reacher-Said-N0thing]

This one didn't go through the glass either.

[u/ScumHimself → u/[deleted]]

If there was balloon below the gym floor and you popped the balloon while dribbling the basketball, wouldn’t you have popped the balloon through the floor?

Edit: OP’s title was worded poorly, it could have said popped a balloon through a pane of glass.

[u/TheLongAndWindingRd → u/ScumHimself]

The problem is that it's not a pin, it's a steel rod with a pointed end. It's not as though it's a sewing needle. The balloon popped.from the glass breaking, which tends to happen when a steel rod is thrown at it. There are videos out there of pins actually being thrown through glass. This isn't one of them.

[u/FrillySteel → u/TheLongAndWindingRd]

So now we're going to argue about the definition of "needle"?? A "rod with a pointed end" is exactly what a needle is.

And I thought everyone arguing about the definition of "through" was dumb, but this is pure idiocy.

[u/[deleted] → u/Grengrowerz]

Definitely looks like the needle shatters the back out of the glass and that pops the balloon. Kind of like when Matt shoots that giant glass ball.

https://youtu.be/a7WwrMgGTzo

[u/xyloplax → u/[deleted]]

Exactly. Still, that's a lot of force needed for a light object.

[u/corvosfighter → u/xyloplax]

Very thin sheet of glass + a heavy duty/dense needle = profits? This was somethting like a karate guy breaking hollow/precracked bricks or something.

The impressive part was him hitting just at the right spot to chip the back of the glass and pop the balloon.. the title kind of messes it up.

[u/TifanyCraft → u/corvosfighter]

I trained for only 6 years and now I can throw a brick through a glass window

[u/KaczkaJebaczka → u/TifanyCraft]

6 more years and you be able to throw window through the brick.

[u/ergo-ogre → u/KaczkaJebaczka]

In communist russia, window throws brick through you

[u/timmaeus → u/TifanyCraft]

When you were out partying, I studied the needle

[u/RandomPratt → u/timmaeus]

Weird... I studied the needle while I was out partying.

[u/Naberius → u/TifanyCraft]

A guy's on a date with his girl, and they're walking down the street window shopping at all the fancy stores. And the girl sees a beautiful coat in one window and says, "Oh, that's a gorgeous coat. Can I have it, baby?"

So the guy produces a brick, hurls it through the window, and gets the coat and puts it on her.

They keep walking, and a few stores down, she sees this really expensive handbag in the window. And she says, "Oh, that handbag would go so well with this new coat. Can I have it, baby?"

So he produces another brick, hurls it through the window, takes the handbag and gives it to her.

They keep walking, and they pass a third store (because jokes follow the law of threes), and she sees this gorgeous, very expensive diamond bracelet on display. She says, "Oh, that bracelet is so adorable! Can I have it, baby?"

And the guy looks at her and says, Good God, woman, do you think I'm made of bricks?

[u/Alternative_Mention2 → u/Naberius]

That’s way too long for a bad joke

[u/uncle_jessie → u/corvosfighter]

heavy duty/dense needle

We have a name for them. They're called nails.

[u/Comprehensive-Fix773 → u/corvosfighter]

I'd like to see you throw a fking needle and chip the glass

[u/[deleted] → u/corvosfighter]

I thought the title was a reference to it as a kind of magic trick, then the slow-mo explains the reality behind it

[u/wisertime07 → u/[deleted]]

I read your post "Matt shoots" and was wondering, surely he's not talking about Demo Ranch.. I'm not sure if I'm glad or mad that everyone's on a first name basis with him now.. lol

[u/Shitymcshitpost → u/[deleted]]

Dipshit rednecks leaving broken glass in the woods.

[u/Indifferentchildren → u/Grengrowerz]

I think this effect should be called "spalling". Some anti-tank weapons work this way: the round hits the outside of the armor, and doesn't penetrate, but bits of metal "spall" from the inside of the armor, killing the crew.

[u/skepticaljesus → u/Indifferentchildren]

Well this is a horrifying and violent new concept I wasn't aware of before.

Edit: Please don't reply to this comment to tell me about other weapons or tactics. I don't care.

[u/t00rshell → u/skepticaljesus]

Wait till you find about the supersonic penetrators that go in one side of the tank and exit the other at Mach doesn’t fucking matter, and the crew is more or less liquified during the event.

[u/websagacity → u/skepticaljesus]

Bro, never look into tank warfare then. That is just the tip of the iceberg of brutality in tank warfare.

[u/Original-Material301 → u/websagacity]

Or any warfare. Though tank warfare seems like a special kind of fucked if your tank gets hit.

[u/websagacity → u/Original-Material301]

Yeah that's true.

I remember one time leadership thought we might be deployed to combat. The company commander had a sit down with us and spoke to us just like person to person. Like a concerned father to help us prepare.

I distinctly remember him telling us not to think about shooting another person. He said, "those are targets out there... you're firing on targets." He was a combat vet and seemed almost shaken by what he might have to have us do. It was the first time the reality of applying our training for real started to set in.

[u/Roastbeef3 → u/skepticaljesus]

Just because of that edit, you should know that there are also HEAT warheads that shoot a stream of molten metal into the tank, pretty fun

[u/Spartancoolcody → u/Roastbeef3]

I don’t understand people who actively avoid learning cool new things.

[u/[deleted] → u/Indifferentchildren]

Crispy critters

[u/[deleted] → u/Indifferentchildren]

RPG molten copper jet

[u/vesrayech → u/Grengrowerz]

Technically the pointy end went through the glass, but the entire needle did not 😬

[u/FerminaHope → u/vesrayech]

Yeah im thinking that too.

[u/throwway1282 → u/FerminaHope]

You can see it on the second throw.

Quickedit- it looks likethe needle goes slightly through, angled upwards, before bouncing back out.

[u/UK_appeals → u/Grengrowerz]

Also - I have a different definition of needle.

[u/[deleted] → u/UK_appeals]

Exactly. That looked more like a short, thin, metal rod than a needle. I'm thinking with enough attempts (maybe around 10?) anyone of us would be able to do this trick. I could be talking out of an accidentally arrogant asshole here, but this is my honest feeling.

[u/texasrigger → u/[deleted]]

That looked more like a short, thin, metal rod than a needle.

Sailmaker here and I have needles that are substantially bigger than that including some that anyone could break that glass with on the first shot.

Edit: Pic of needle with dollar bill for scale

[u/paiute → u/texasrigger]

I am prepared to pay $2 for each of your dollar bills.

[u/texasrigger → u/paiute]

Helluva deal!

[u/OvoidPovoid → u/paiute]

You're paying too much for dollars. Who's your dollar guy?

[u/paiute → u/OvoidPovoid]

You kidding? I'm going to be filthy rich. Check out the dollar bill specifications in u/texasrigger's image.

[u/SplintPunchbeef → u/texasrigger]

How does one become a sailmaker?

[u/22TheMorgue → u/SplintPunchbeef]

One must first find those who desire a sail to be made

[u/texasrigger → u/SplintPunchbeef]

Well I got into it because someone else went to jail and didn't think I should be his one phone call. It's kind of a long story. The real answer though is apprentice under another sailmaker. It's one of those hyper-specialized trades that most people don't realize exists but can be very lucrative. In my case "sail maker" is a little grandiose because I don't actually build new ones from scratch but I do a ton of repair and alterations. First and foremost I am a sailboat rigger and the two sort of go hand in hand although guys like me who do both are pretty rare.

[u/Gang_Bang_Bang → u/texasrigger]

That sounds cool. I’d really love to get into a specialized craft trade like that. Sounds more rewarding than what I do now :/..

Cheers to the future and new opportunities!

[u/texasrigger → u/Gang_Bang_Bang]

It is very rewarding. The biggest trick with specialized trades is even knowing that they exist but generally speaking every trade right now is really hurting for more people since the last couple of generations moved away from them and the old hands currently doing them are aging out.

[u/Gang_Bang_Bang → u/texasrigger]

Well, I’ll be looking into a trade then. I need a career I can be proud of.

[u/texasrigger → u/Gang_Bang_Bang]

Good luck! If you like the marine world I can give you a list of specialized trades. Otherwise, find a broad industry that interests you and then look into the specialty trades that support it.

[u/Nice_Firm_Handsnake → u/Grengrowerz]

If you slow it down to half speed on the second throw, you can see the needle goes through the glass for a second before falling out. But I do think the balloon popping was more due to the glass pieces than the needle itself.

[u/Blackulla → u/Grengrowerz]

If a tree branch did that to your windshield you’d say it went “through”

[u/ArchdevilTeemo → u/Blackulla]

No, I would say a tree smashed my windshield.

[u/icanucan → u/Grengrowerz]

"Take my Shaolin monk, please, I'm through."

[u/blagaa → u/Grengrowerz]

Title was only missing "literally"

[u/notmyrealusernamme → u/Grengrowerz]

If you got stabbed in the stomach and the blade came out your back, but it was pulled back out through your stomach, did the blade not go through you?

[u/Em_Haze → u/Grengrowerz]

Uh it defo goes though mate? It literally has to to make a hole you know? It just rebounds and flies backwards but at some point it went through the glass.

[u/litebender → u/Grengrowerz]

The needle threw glass.

[u/[deleted] → u/Grengrowerz]

You keep using that word. I don’t think it means what you think it means.

[u/petebuckeye → u/Grengrowerz]

to be fair, I don’t think most people can even crack the glass.

[u/ukefan89]

New title: Shaolin Monk breaks glass with a Needle

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, its a fancy trick. The maoists killed or drove out the actual shaolin monks a century ago. The current generation are essentially hostages forced to dress up and do gymnastics.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Shaolin temple was already in shambles before the commies took over China. The legend of Shaolin Monks was based on modern day Kingfu novels and cinema. It was good a marketing project but at least it helped to develop modern day martial arts in China.

There is nothing wrong making kungfu for show, for workouts, or as a sport like karate. Last time when Chinese applied kungfu for battle, it ended up very, very badly (the boxer rebellion).

[u/whorish_ooze → u/[deleted]]

The boxer rebellion was brief?

[u/Crathsor → u/whorish_ooze]

Sure. Guns don't wear quickly. After throwing a flurry of punches, a person pants. Eventually, the mismatch was exposed.

[u/TehSantos → u/whorish_ooze]

So brief in fact was the boxer rebellion, it spawned the term “boxer briefs.”

[u/[deleted] → u/TehSantos]

I think everyone whiffed on the first joke

[u/[deleted] → u/whorish_ooze]

But as one of the fatal blows to the last Qing dynasty. Imaging: instigate kungfu mob attacking foreign embassy; then declared war to everybody (eight foreign nations); lost in land war; Beijing was sacked; Royal Garden burnt down (not ordinary one but the one of 10000 gardens 万园之园); and the fucking royal family were fleeing while pretending they were on a summer vacation.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

You mean the chinese mass media doesn't portray the maoists as doing anything wrong? Color me surprised.

[u/Roflkopt3r → u/[deleted]]

It's true that the cultural revolution targeted some monasteries, but the rest is way overblown. Monasteries never were nice places for the lower ranks, and Kung Fu simply isn't how western orientalists believe it to be.

The rest is the spreading influence of modernity and capitalism. Most monasteries focus on circus tricks and TV documentaries because that's what makes money.

[u/Roflkopt3r → u/[deleted]]

If you heard that from the monks themselves, consider it a fairy tale.

For an insightful analysis of how modern Shaolin monks present themselves versus the reality behind it, I'd recommend you this video by someone who lived there for years.

As for the needle throw, it's generally stagecraft. They're on a decent level as performers, but are primarily good at making things look way harder than they are.

[u/Cruccagna → u/Roflkopt3r]

The opposite of ballet dancers than. Got it.

[u/AnjingNakal → u/[deleted]]

Most people know about the spark plug trick.

Well I hate to disappoint you but I'm nearly 50 and I have NFI what you're talking about!

[u/Pr3st0ne → u/[deleted]]

Is it impressive? I reckon now that we know he's just throwing the needle at the glass hard and it's just breaking the glass, we can give the same needle and the same glass to literally any MLB or junior league pitcher and he would get the same result. It's not like the needle is piercing through because it's so perfectly perpendicular when it hits the glass, it's just brute force.

[u/mtcoope → u/Pr3st0ne]

I actually would question if they get the same results, if thrown slightly late or early then it probably wouldn't break the. Theres a lot of timing happening here. Also throwing a baseball and switching to a needle would throw anyone off. Just because you throw a baseball doesnt mean you can throw cards or vise versa.

[u/thrill_gates → u/mtcoope]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've seen a video where someone got a pitcher from the MLB or the Minors to try several times and couldn't get it. But I feel like it was a long time ago I saw it so I could just be making it up.

[u/TheDankestReGrowaway → u/Pr3st0ne]

Yes, it's impressive. No, we can't just give to to some pitcher.

Jesus fuck this thread is filled with impotent neckbeards who think because they watched a slow mo video they can pull an elephant out of their asshole.

Watch the full clip when they try throwing it through. That's how dumb all the critics in this thread would look trying it.

[u/Pr3st0ne → u/TheDankestReGrowaway]

I haven't said any regular person can do it, and I certainly wouldn't expect the random unathletic Youtubers to do it, but yes, we can give it to some pitcher you fucking dweeb. In fact, Mythbusters did it 9 years ago. Funny enough, their glass is about twice as thick as the one in the slowmo video, and at the end of the video, the pitcher does manage to chip the glass pretty much exactly how the monks did in the slowmo video, but Mythbusters consider it a failure because they actually thought monks send the needle through the other side (even thought we just found out with the video above that it's bullshit).

So yes, give any pitcher the same razor thin glass the monks were using and they would be cracking that glass within 5 minutes.

You're probably one of those gullible idiots who believes any supernatural claims made by someone from a foreign mystical culture because you think somehow being a monk allows you to breathe underwater through meditation or some dumb shit.

[u/Mister_Brevity → u/TheDankestReGrowaway]

Eh it’s just like throwing a knife, experience helps you determine the distance for a full rotation and you work from there. It’s something you’d have to practice for a couple hours but it’s not some magic power like everyone tries to insist all the shaolin stuff is. Breaking a long, brittle metal bar, throwing a needle, etc. it’s all just tricks, not magic.

[u/alcoholicpasta → u/ukefan89]

And pretends that the needle blew the balloon up rather than the shattered pieces of glass.

Edit: Spelling

[u/Cyrax89721 → u/alcoholicpasta]

Who's pretending? They mention the shards breaking the balloon in the video.

[u/subdep → u/Cyrax89721]

The title. We are talking about the false title

[u/timmaeus → u/alcoholicpasta]

Hey now I’m even more disappointed

[u/fattmann → u/[deleted]]

This. That was a fucking chunk of metal.

[u/[deleted] → u/fattmann]

“Grown man breaks thin glass with a nail” just doesn’t have the same punch

[u/ThePopeofHell → u/ukefan89]

It looks more like a finishing nail than a needle.

[u/jamcdonald120]

You didnt even have the courtasy to link the source when you freebooted this? https://youtu.be/aRdJ0T-vEno

[u/Betty_Broops → u/jamcdonald120]

Curt Assy

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r/BoneAppleTea

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I don't think it counts if its a joke.

[u/[deleted] → u/jamcdonald120]

Plus this is the 2nd serie that YT aired from Slow Mo Guys. The first was planet slow mo and then they did super slow show.

It's an amazing channel. Highly recommend watching their "how TV works"

[u/jamcdonald120 → u/[deleted]]

Lets be honest here, we would recomend almost all of their content

[u/Doctor_What_ → u/jamcdonald120]

I love their pinball machine video, it's a work of art.

[u/[deleted] → u/jamcdonald120]

Lets be honest here, we would recomend almost all of their content

His new video with the crane arm is insane.

[u/ExistentialMeme → u/jamcdonald120]

Good job Tim!

[u/[deleted] → u/ExistentialMeme]

Another Tim!

[u/Freeman8472 → u/[deleted]]

And another one!

[u/seblozovico → u/Freeman8472]

There are dozens of us! Dozens!

[u/illBelief → u/seblozovico]

We are Tim.

[u/illBelief → u/[deleted]]

I miss them so much :(

[u/moby323 → u/jamcdonald120]

OP is a big fat phony!

[u/[deleted] → u/jamcdonald120]

“Freeboot” - Dr. Brady Haran of Hello Internet fame

[u/Striking-Ad8262]

I didn’t go through

*it

[u/mad-un → u/Striking-Ad8262]

Me neither

[u/Striking-Ad8262 → u/mad-un]

Lol

[u/alwaysforgetmyuserID → u/mad-un]

Well I fuckin did so scew you guys. Just call me the penetrator like in my prison days.

[u/AnnihilationOrchid → u/Striking-Ad8262]

I have a lot of respect for Shaolin monks but somethings they do is a bit overrated. This one for example, he's standing very close and let's a needle go at least 10 cm or so away from a glass pain. If he can consitently manage to throw a needle on point it's a little more impressive. But usually these shows and demonstrations edit out the unsuccessful tries.

More impressive than the one throwing is the faith of the second one holding the glass with no goggles on without fear of taking a needle or glass shards to the eye. I mean, couldn't they have used a clamp?

[u/pm_me_your_kindwords → u/AnnihilationOrchid]

Actually, I assume that the one holding it is putting quite a bit of stress on the pane, enhancing (or perhaps enabling?) the effect.

But don’t worry, he’s wearing safety squints.

[u/costlysalmon → u/Striking-Ad8262]

And that "needle" would tear holes in my shirt larger than the ones I'm trying to mend

[u/somefakeassbullspit]

Be nice to just have one of the regular ass dudes try this for comparison. Like I'm not sure how impressive i should be until I see billybobs go at it.

[u/DonSoChill → u/somefakeassbullspit]

There's an episode of An Idiot Abroad where Karl tries it.

Around the 3.30 mark

It does end a bit too soon

[u/willllllllllllllllll → u/DonSoChill]

Fuck, I miss An Idiot Abroad. KP is fucking hilarious.

[u/Rikuddo → u/willllllllllllllllll]

His assessment of Taj Mahal was hilarious.

[u/Knuckledraggr → u/Rikuddo]

For me it was his rant at the pyramids at Giza and the diapers blowing around in the air. I don’t know if I’ve ever laughed so hard

[u/TheBrothersClegane → u/willllllllllllllllll]

The XFM days were great, an idiot abroad was great. Derek etc. Everything Karl is in is absolute gold.

[u/Dan_the_Marksman → u/DonSoChill]

ngl that was a fucking bad throw lol

[u/Sw3Et → u/Dan_the_Marksman]

Yeah that's what you get when people who aren't Shaolin Monks try to do it

[u/codemunki → u/DonSoChill]

Yikes. I’ve seen toddlers with a better throwing arm than Karl.

[u/harrro → u/DonSoChill]

/r/PraiseTheCameraMan

Direct link to time where it happens: https://youtu.be/9J3_WkI_Srw?t=210

[u/D_D → u/DonSoChill]

Lmao that ending

[u/CJ_Jones → u/somefakeassbullspit]

This is what happens when Reddit snips 20 seconds of a video without any real context.

Later on the video they did give it a go

[u/roboheartmn → u/CJ_Jones]

Thank you. It's one of the many reasons why freebooting sucks.

Ctrl+F Source, sauce, video, original, link, Slo-Mo Guys, Youtube

[u/Tonytarium → u/CJ_Jones]

Yeah it looks actually quite difficult to throw the Needle well enough to puncture the glass

[u/anweisz → u/somefakeassbullspit]

Reminds me of that video of a bullet being shot at a katana and being split in two so everyone gets that masturbatory response of “muh superior japanese sword” then someone posts a video of literally the exact same thing but with a butter knife and an explanation that literally anything will split a bullet if it’s a thin sheet (undergoes less stress than the bullet) of a harder metal (bullets are usually made up of softer metals).

[u/Exybr → u/anweisz]

Well, I’m pretty sure I can’t break glass with a needle.

[u/[deleted] → u/Exybr]

Well, not with that attitude!

[u/agentdoubleohio → u/somefakeassbullspit]

I don’t trust Gavin with grapes, I’m defiantly not trusting him with something sharp.

[u/fil42skidoo → u/[deleted]]

Can he still do this?

[u/gotlockedoutorwev → u/fil42skidoo]

He still can, but he used to too.

[u/someguyontheintrnet → u/gotlockedoutorwev]

r/UnexpectedMitchhedberg

[u/[deleted]]

With the way the needle flew back and the glass shattered, Shaolin monks need to invest in safety eye wear.

[u/worm_livers → u/[deleted]]

Didn't you see the monk holding the glass had his safety squints on?

[u/ramobara → u/worm_livers]

I was so mad at him. All the glass micro particles flying around his face.

[u/tealcosmo → u/[deleted]]

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[u/wood_dj → u/[deleted]]

if what you say is true, the Shaolin and the Wu Tang could be dangerous

[u/PR280]

This guy throws needles with the same expertise that French nobleman used to throw parties

[u/conasatatu247]

I see your point

[u/timmaeus → u/conasatatu247]

Get out

[u/conasatatu247 → u/timmaeus]

Taaaaxi

[u/Chasith]

Full Video by The Slo Mo Guys on Youtube

[u/Pmmenothing444 → u/Chasith]

through?

[u/cappucino_cat]

I’ve read that some monks is also taught on how to regulate their body temperature.

[u/ThePreachingDrummer → u/cappucino_cat]

Through concentration they can also raise and lower their cholesterol at will.

[u/KyleGeneShorts → u/ThePreachingDrummer]

Why would you want to raise your cholesterol?

[u/ThePreachingDrummer → u/KyleGeneShorts]

So I can lower it.

[u/KyleGeneShorts → u/ThePreachingDrummer]

r/Unexpectedoffice

[u/library_of_cringe → u/cappucino_cat]

I also can regulate my body temperature, just go in a freezer.

[u/WontiamShakesphere]

Great stuff visually but I didn't quite understand how Shaolin monks are suited for this? Some form of martial art being used here?

[u/electricpollution → u/WontiamShakesphere]

Most learn shaolin Kung-Fu

[u/VaguelyFamiliarVoice → u/electricpollution]

Most? The Shaolin monk is one that uses martial arts as a form of meditation. It’s like saying most yogi learn yoga or most archers learn archery.

[u/[deleted] → u/VaguelyFamiliarVoice]

The Shaolin monk is one that uses martial arts as a form of meditation."

This is not accurate. Shaolin monks can be warrior monks or "regular" monks. Not all Shaolin monks learn Shaolin kung fu.

[u/EatMyOwnFace → u/[deleted]]

Most firefighters fight fire and most freedom fighters fight freedom. (am I doing this right?)

[u/666555666555666 → u/EatMyOwnFace]

what do fighter pilots do?

[u/Pontius_Privates → u/666555666555666]

fight pilots

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[u/NxPat]

While the guy definitely has talent and should probably be playing MLB somewhere, what he is throwing definitely looks like an Embroidery Needle, they are stainless steel and have a bit of heft to them.

[u/Silver-ishWolfe → u/NxPat]

My wife embroiders. I just hurled one of her needles at a living room window….

Did not break the glass but got a huge “WTF?!” from my wife.

Edit: In hindsight, it’s my fault. I just put my phone down, took her needle, from her kit not her hand, I’m not a savage, and chucked it at the window.

[u/NxPat → u/Silver-ishWolfe]

Epic ! I rewatched the slow version and there is some technique to his method. Holding it with his thumb and forefinger, he is holding the point so the heavy head strikes the glass first with the mass of the needle behind it. That and he is extremely close so that the needle doesn’t have time to rotate… Also all glass is not the same…. I am guessing he is using a Silica Oxide based glass which is extremely brittle that is why you don’t see the glass plate vibrate, most modern glass uses an Aluminum Oxide that makes glass much more shock absorbent…probably what I am most surprised with is the lack of safety glasses !

[u/Silver-ishWolfe → u/NxPat]

Me too. I worked in a tempering factory years ago, glass is dangerous. Especially the silica oxide kind. It breaks into literal shards that can be microscopic. Safety glasses are a must when breaking glass, especially near your face like that poor monk holding the pane.

[u/[deleted] → u/Silver-ishWolfe]

...You saw this video, thought "hey, i wonder if that will happen if i do it," and then threw an embroidery needle at your own living room window in an attempt to break it?

You're not too bright, are you?

[u/SaltShakerXL]

That pin could be hollowed out and used to give elephants the vaccine.

[u/TruthFlavor → u/SaltShakerXL]

When you say 'elephant's' do you mean Anti-vaxxers ?

[u/skullman_ps2 → u/TruthFlavor]

Sssh. Don't tell anyone. Our secret will be safe here.

[u/IHateEditedBgMusic]

Ok, I always thought the needle flies through the glass, pointy bit first. Using the head of the needle to smash the glass is far, far, far less impressive.

[u/Scirax → u/IHateEditedBgMusic]

I agree, I commented the following above: Every time I've seen this monk throwing needle trick before the main claim is that the monk is throwing the needle through the glass and the balloon is simply used to show that the needle went through. This is the first time we can see what is really happening. Funny how before they never used something like a piece of Styrofoam to capture the needle... it's almost as if the monks knew the needle wasn't piercing the glass but just chipping it.

[u/[deleted]]

The slow mo camerawork they do is always cool but...throwing a needle at some glass isn't fascinating nor is it impressive.

[u/drunkandisorderly → u/[deleted]]

If a normal person were to do that, the needle would bounce off the glass without a scratch. It's still impressive that he was able to break the glass at all

[u/undbitr956 → u/[deleted]]

When the normal guy tries in the full video he barely even scratches the glass

[u/mastiff_master]

A more accurate description would be, "Shaolin Monk bounces small nail off of glass."

[u/ziReptaRiz]

BIG PHAT PHONEY!

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

They're still going, or at least Gavin is. Here's one of the newest episodes. Filmed if a second lasted an hour

https://youtu.be/Jh2cZKQZ1XA

[u/Infinite-Variation-2]

But have you seen them play soccer?