High Speed Video: liquid N leidenfrost effect shot at 3000 frames per second

http://www.modernistcuisine.com
Series of video clips showing the leidenfrost effect in action; taken for the highly anticipated book Modernist Cuisine the Art and Science of Cooking, due for release in March 2011.

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[ModernistCuisine]

This video is actually showing drops of liquid nitrogen; ice is from the ladel I was using to produce the drops is what you are seeing trapped inside the nitrogen

[Dave Druska]

I wish it was in 720p

[Armuotas]

Boing-boing :)

[SpicyHam]

it's my pet!!

[kendigjl]

Now that you've dropped liquid Nitrogen onto a hot pan, you should try dropping a hot pan into liquid Nitrogen.

[lobos9803]

amazing

[Gianfranco Fronzi]

TRY LOOKING AT THE IMAGES IN THE WATER DROP AS IT MOVES.

GIANFRANCO FRONZI SEPTEMBER

[iAmDeathSpank]

What skonkfactory said

[teddy00013]

@codyhjjn thankyou!;)

[VietGnomese]

o i remember modernist cuisine from the colbert report, its writer was a guest

[skonkfactory]

Liquid air products like liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen are made by compressing a gas, cooling the compressed gas to room temperature, and then allowing the gas to escape through a small nozzle. Because pressure, volume and temperature are related, this causes the gas to cool down in proportion to the expansion ratio. Google "Hampton-Linde air liquifier" for more information.

[RespectMyHate]

Ok that makes sense, One more question how do you go about making something that cold?