I Struck A Match With a Bullet (380,117 frames per second SlowMo) - Smarter Every Day 294

Summary by Krater

The creator uses a rifle and high-speed photography to hit a match with a bullet. After facing alignment and vibration challenges, they successfully ignite a match with a bullet at ultra-high frame rates.

From the video

Answers: Can you light a match with a bullet?

• shooting matches with a bullet
• high-speed photography
• bullet trajectory alignment
• rifle calibration and vibration

What it concludes

• Diamond green tip strike anywhere matches are currently the only type you can buy that works.
• Wobbling in the rifle barrel when loading bullets kills consistency.
• Resting the rifle barrel on a 246 block eliminates vibration.
• Tightening the camera view to one match and increasing the frame rate provides the necessary datum for filming.
• A bullet can successfully strike and ignite a match when properly aligned and stabilized.