--- description: A camera captured the scene at 73,000 frames per second. title: This Slow Motion Video of a Gun Firing Might Blow Your Mind image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Slow Motion Video of a Pistol Shooting Bullets Might Blow Your Mind  by [Tanya Basu](/author/tanya-basu/)  ## Tanya Basu Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 18, 2015 8:23 PM CUT  by [Tanya Basu](/author/tanya-basu/)  ## Tanya Basu Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 18, 2015 8:23 PM CUT If you’ve ever wondered what a bullet looks like when it’s shot, wonder no more: _Mythbusters_ has captured slow motion footage of a pistol firing a round, and it’s a testament to physics and technical capability. Using a camera that took 73,000 frames a second, the video shows the expulsion of a bullet traveling at 1,200 feet per second. The result? One of the most detailed films ever taken of a gunshot, complete with a mushroom cloud-like poof and mini flame spurts. As host Adam Savage says, “It’s just really cool.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4001436/mythbusters-gun-firing-slow-motion/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4001436/mythbusters-gun-firing-slow-motion/"},"headline":"This Slow Motion Video of a Pistol Shooting Bullets Might Blow Your Mind","datePublished":"2015-08-18T20:23:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:15:01.996Z","description":"'Mythbusters' captured the moment in never-before-seen slow-mo","url":"https://time.com/4001436/mythbusters-gun-firing-slow-motion/","keywords":["Television","video","Guns"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tanya Basu","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tanya-basu/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4001436/mythbusters-gun-firing-slow-motion/","name":"This Slow Motion Video of a Pistol Shooting Bullets Might Blow Your Mind"}}]}] ```