A smoke filled green balloon bursting when shot with an air rifle. Sound wave visible

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High speed photograph of an air gun pellet bursting a smoke filled balloon. Triggered using an infra red beam this type of photography is know as high speed photography. Flash duration about 1/25,000 second. Pellet speed is 500 feet per second.

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Size: 3524px × 4900px
Location: oxfordshire UK
Photo credit: © Julian Brooks / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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