Butterfly Takeoff at 2,000 Frames per Second - Smarter Every Day 79

Who knew such a beautiful thing could occur in less than 100 milliseconds? I shot this free-handed with a Phantom Miro in the Rainforest. More to come! Tweet so friends can enjoy: http://bit.ly/BEUTFLBTTRFLY Post to Facebook: http://on.fb.me/WKlrBw ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The camera we used is the Phantom Miro 320S http://www.visionresearch.com/Products/High-Speed-Cameras/Phantom-Miro-M320S/ The footage we obtained was incredible. I ll demonstrate that in upcoming videos. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION: Thanks to Rainforest Expeditions for inviting me down, if you d like to go down to the Amazon Rainforest and see all of this for yourself check them out at http://www.perunature.com Here s a butterfly post they made: http://blog.perunature.com/2012/08/butterfly-basics-part-1.html Download the AWESOME SONG "Knight" by A Shell in the Pit Here: http://ashellinthepit.bandcamp.com/track/knight Gordon had to pay for his flight down to Peru and hasn t made his money back yet. Please donate something in exchange for his awesome work! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET STUFF SECTION: (If I did this right these should be working Amazon affiliate links to purchase the stuff I like to use. When people purchase from these links it will support Smarter Every Day.) ❓Mystery Item (just for fun): https://amzn.to/35AE3im Things I use and like: 📷Camera I use : https://amzn.to/2VSiruw Favorite Lens: https://amzn.to/2KPDQ1a Wide-angle: https://amzn.to/2SlPchR On-camera Mic: https://amzn.to/3aVVbjz Lav Mic: https://amzn.to/3aRek6r Hot shoe mount for Lav Receiver: https://amzn.to/35m6uAo My Tripod: https://amzn.to/2Yl6RtJ My Multi-tool: https://amzn.to/2zGm5Pz Favorite SD Card: https://amzn.to/2KQ3Edz 💾How I get footage off my phone: https://amzn.to/2KMem4K Travel Tripod: https://amzn.to/2zEa9Oi My Backpack: https://amzn.to/35jveJL My Headlamp: https://amzn.to/3deYmVt Favorite Bidet: https://amzn.to/2xnMG3b World Map: https://amzn.to/3aTFCZT Favorite Shoes: https://amzn.to/3f5trfV Everyone needs a snatchblock: https://amzn.to/2DMR4s8 🥽Goggle Up! : https://amzn.to/2zG754g Also, if you’re interested in a Smarter Every Day shirt etc. they’re really soft and you can get there here: https://www.smartereveryday.com/store ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please share this with your friends! Media outlets please do not post this video on your media forms without proper permission/licensing. I still have not recouped what I spent to travel and make this video, so obviously I m trying to do that. Feel free to contact me about licensing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tweet ideas to me https://twitter.com/SmarterYoutube Instead of saving for my kids college, I make videos using the money I would have saved. The thought is it will help educate the world as a whole, and one day generate enough revenue to pay for their education. Until then if you appreciate what you ve learned in this video and the effort that went in to it, please SHARE THE VIDEO! If you REALLY liked it, feel free to pitch a few dollars towards their college fund by clicking here: http://bit.ly/KidsCollege Warm Regards, Destin