Great capture and it's funny to read the "possible applications" section when you know humans just love watching slow motion exploding things.
firesteelrain•2h ago
Wild how evolution landed on 53° as the ideal launch angle. Nature’s own ballistics optimization.
Sharlin•1h ago
> speeds up to 29 miles per hour and reach shooting distances up to 12 meters.
My brain hurts.
But I learned a new word: mucilaginous.
temp0826•49m ago
This reminded me of the South American "dynamite tree" (Hura crepitans, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hura_crepitans ), which wikipedia says launches seeds from its exploding fruits at 160 mph, up to 100 ft away! A pretty menacing tree actually, its trunk covered in huge thorns and it has a poisonous sap.
lolc•2h ago