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Splash at 1000 fps

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This final clip was taken at 1000 frames per second.  The drop height remains the same.  First, the hemispherical cavity rolls upward into a beautiful twisting column.  When the column collapses, a cone forms beneath the surface that soon gives rise to a high second column that breaks into 4 droplets.  A large bubble of air forms beneath the column as it collapses.  The bubble remains in the center of the glass, rocking up and down as the water starts to settle.
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1. Two droplet column
2. Droplet pair
3. Narrow, high column
4. Linked droplets
5. Short and fast
6. Very high column
7. Slightly larger splash
8. Bouncing droplet
9. High rebound
10. Fan splash
11. Underwater bubble
12. Twisting column
13. Many bubbles
14. Splash at 1000 fps

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