All the details on the slow motion capture

This week we were able to make serious progress with the high speed camera and our drop column demos. Below are some photos from our day in the laboratory and some video products from the shots. We are one step away from having a production level video. Kudos to Sid and Spencer for some great work.

Prepping a hand for the drop column

These were our conditions on the day of the shoot. We had to open the bay door because we needed the natural light for the high-speed camera.

Using the new drop column from an elevated work platform in the University of Colorado Structures Laboratory.

Spencer draining the tested hand. Take a close look at the labeling of that trash can :)

This is the aftermath of a drop...sometimes difficult to explain but very effective in achieving our goals. This is what an unattended hand would look like after being struck by a concrete chisel from a 10-foot drop.

This is the resulting video from a high-speed drop. We are very pleased. You are seeing the hand hit on the radial artery. The blood bladder has the same internal pressure as your arteries (approximately 2 psi). Pretty dramatic and very realistic.

Scaling UP!

Today I began making hands for a CoP Project in Australia. I figured folks out there may like to see what the process looks like to create one of these hands. Below is a time lapse video over 45 mins. Add 120 minutes for curing and viola! Ten more hands to go.