Cerebrus Constipatus

If you've ever held a water balloon, you probably appreciate the awesome brilliance of its inevitable pop! Cerebrus Constipatus presents high speed rubber-receding photography, Static Impact.

Photographed by Adam Connah

Water's slower than you'd think; in that tiny instant after a pop, the tensed balloon retracts much faster than liquid H2O, the result? A split moment where water seems to defy the laws of physics, high speed photography doesn't get any better than this! The amazing shot above has been captured by a Canon EOS 30D activated combined with a strobe light and a high speed sound trigger, and caused by the impact of a pin blown through a straw.

Shot using a Casio EX-F1, a 6.0 megapixel camera capable of capturing 1200 frame per second, captures a half-popped water balloon punctured by a BBQ skewer. The water retains its spherical shape, giving the image its brilliantly surreal feel!

Photographed by Adam Connah

Death by a kitchen knife! The image captured using a Canon EOS 30D, an 8.2 megapixel high-end professional camera, combined with a strobe light and activated by a high speed sound trigger, shows the instanteous demise of a blue balloon on contact with a kitchen knife. Another amazing capture by Adam Connah!

Captured by a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT, a 8.0 megapixel SLR Digital camera, it perfectly highlights the split-second precision required for such an amazing shot. This was the photographer's first attempt, and the image is not edited in any way!

Photographed by Adam Connah

As seen by a Canon EOS 30D, death by kitchen knives seems to be on the rise for water balloons. Can you see the balloon remains being retained by the knife at the point of impact? Another brilliant capture by Mr. Connah brought to life by using a simple strobe light and a high speed sound trigger.

Photographer by Adam Connah

If only balloons exploded in slow-mo; the impact captured by a Canon EOS 30D, in that precise moment before water looses its temporary state of suspension. The absence of the balloon's remains make this one breathtakingly exceptional! The above shot was accomplished with the help of the MakeZine Flashkit.

Photographed by Adam Connah

Another water balloon fatality by a dart, the shot's one of the most symmetrical explosions you'll ever lay your eyes on. Taken by a Canon EOS 30D activated by a sound trigger and using the MakeZine Flashkit, it's one of the best examples of high-speed impact photography.

Photographed by Adam Connah

Another awesome impact shot captured with a Canon EOS 30D. You can see the tiny fragments of the balloon all over the surface of the seemingly suspended liquid.

Photographed by Adam Connah

This is one of our personal favorites, the balloon seems to retain its characteristic shape after being pulverized. The perfectly defined impact combined with the minimum dispersion of water make this shot truly exceptional. Gear used: Canon EOS 30D, strobe light and high speed sound trigger.

Photographed by Adam Connah

A pin prick impact captured with a Canon EOS 30D, a simple strobe light and a high speed sound trigger. If you look closely, you can see the tip of the pin escaping the unfortunate balloon and also what seems to be the airbubble through which pin traveled.

Photographed by Adam Connah

Mr. Connah doesn't believe he's an above average photographer, we beg to differ! Another prick impack captured using a Canon EOS 30D, a stobe light and a high speed sound trigger. The perfection of the shot comes from the the subtle yellow provided by the fragments of the ruptured balloon.

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Shot by an Airsoft BB gun, the water retains the peer shape long after the rubber has disintegrated. As seen by a Canon EOS 40D, a 10.1 megapixel state-of-the-art digital SLR camera.

Photographed by Adam Connah

The dark background combined with the perfect capture, makes this one of the best high-speed imapacts captured on film! Yet another shot captured by a Canon EOS 30D.

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