Harold E. Edgarton invented a stroboscopic camera that allows us to see such things as the moment of impact when a football is kicked, a bullet as it shatters an electric light, a cat lapping milk with its tongue forked downward and curled below to scoop up the milk, a dentist drilling a tooth as bits of enamel fly around, and a man driving a golf ball through a telephone book.
This Pete Smith Specialty is one of their more serious attempts to enlighten us on how things really happen but escape detection from the human eye.
What I missed was seeing Dave O'Brien doing his physical pratfalls and assorted acrobatics, so this was of minor interest to me.
This Pete Smith Specialty is one of their more serious attempts to enlighten us on how things really happen but escape detection from the human eye.
What I missed was seeing Dave O'Brien doing his physical pratfalls and assorted acrobatics, so this was of minor interest to me.