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Selfie Spin 360.
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Let's do that!
Now this isn't necessarily a brand new idea.
People have been doing this for several years now.
First time I ever saw it was a snowboarder using it.
I think he called it a centri-something.
I'll put it on the screen right here
and also link to the video right there.
Only comes with a few basic pieces,
but I'm just kind of dyin' to go test it out,
so let's go!
(upbeat hiphop music)
We got some footage!
Sam, are you ready?
- Yeah, 'cause I don't know what I'm expecting.
- All right, this was shot with the GoPro HERO8,
at 240 frames per second in HD.
It's looking cool, it's just angled wrong.
You're seeing too much of the strings and all that.
I think if you look at this for too long,
you'll start getting dizzy.
- Yeah.
- Now I think I might've over-adjusted it, huh?
'Cause now it's croppin' off my head and everything.
Having it angled too far down,
it's actually kind of cool shot of the Onewheel.
If you're a skateboarder, that might be kinda cool,
'cause then it's angled down toward your feet
and shows the trick you're doin'.
Here, we're kinda spinning it at an angle,
which is kind of cool!
It's a cool perspective!
- [Sam] Yeah, and everybody seems like
they're just standing still.
- Yeah.
240 frames per second is super slow,
but it is cool 'cause it is that, you know, matrix effect.
So this was with that wide field of view
on the GoPro HERO8.
Now we switched it to SuperView which is cool
'cause you get that ultra wide perspective.
Downside of SuperView is that it's limited
to 120 frames per second,
but you also see like, there's this kind of jitter
at points, like, duh-duh-duh,
and I think that's because of HyperSmooth,
obviously designed to stabilize your footage,
but I think when you swing it around like that,
maybe it throws it off.
So now we're back at 240 frames per second,
so we're in the wide field of view,
which is no longer SuperView,
but we also turned off HyperSmooth,
so this footage isn't stabilized anymore,
but when you're shooting 240 frames per second,
usually, you don't really have to stabilize it,
and you also get a slightly wider field of view
than if you were to have that stabilization on.
So so far, this is my favorite scene.
Why is my arm like that, huh?
- [Sam] I don't know.
- My arm's really awkward, isn't it?
I'm like, (grunts)
- [Sam] You look like you're really mad at me.
You're about to punch me.
You're like, ah, damn it, Sam!
- I don't know, I think I was just so focused
on spinning it around that my fist is just clenched up.
Now that we know what we're doing,
let's go out and shoot some more.
- Let's get it.
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- All you would need to do is take it, stand up,
and like, twirl it to your left.
You got this, Kari!
We gotta make this legal, guys,
so Kari has to wear a seat belt.
There we go.
(cheering)
(upbeat hiphop music)
I feel like, to get the matrix effect,
we need particles in the air, you know?
One of us needs to get hit in the face with a water balloon.
- You think it's big enough?
- Yeah, I think so.
Also, I wanna see how this thing does with the Osmo Action,
so I have this at 240 frames per second.
Sam's so ready to throw this at my face.
- Oh, yeah.
Great way to start the day, man.
- We're gonna have to time it so that Sam
throws it at my face at the perfect time,
and it should hit my face right around here,
and then it'll explode as it comes around.
Ah!
I knew that was perfect!
Oh, dude!
I was honestly kind of nervous.
I don't know why.
It's just a water balloon.
(laughing)
Oh, dude, that's awesome!
That's so perfect!
- I love the spray of the water from the backside!
That was really cool!
Look at your face!
- [Gene] That's exactly what I said!
(laughing)
Should we both do it at the same time?
- Yeah!
- [Gene] All right, let's go.
- One, go!
- [Kari] Aw, I missed you!
(laughing)
- Look, Kari's throwing it like a basketball!
And Sam's just like, here's a gift for you!
(laughing)
Here we go, it's take three.
Hopefully this is the one.
- [Sam] You don't wanna take your socks off?
- Oh, wet socks are the best.
- [Sam] Two, one, go!
- Oh, my god!
I thought you were good at this kinda stuff,
as a PE teacher! - [Kari] It hit
your forehead!
- Sam's turn now.
See, I'm not here to mess around, okay?
I filled this thing up to the brim.
- You're definitely not gonna miss.
- [Gene] One, go!
(water splashes)
Look what you did!
- [Kari] Mine still didn't pop!
- [Gene] Wait, yours didn't even pop!
And mine popped beforehand.
- [Kari] None of mine popped.
- Does it look like a weapon?
Yah!
- [Sam] It looks like a boomerang.
(laughs)
- This spot's gonna be epic,
as long as I don't fall over and die.
So you would mount it like this,
and then you just swing it counterclockwise.
No, wait.
To the left.
Whatever that direction is.
So the momentum just kinda holds it out like this.
If you swing it in the other direction,
to the right, it flips over and it faces up like that,
so then you'll just get a nice shot of the sky.
But it also comes with this phone bracket.
Not 100% sure how this works yet,
but I'm sure we can figure it out.
I got the iPhone 11 Pro Max, and, oh, okay,
that seems to clip in okay,
except for two of the three lenses are covered,
so I don't think I put it in right.
It's definitely a lot heavier
with this phone on the tip of it.
Dude, I'm so worried it's gonna snap
and my phone's just gonna go, bunk!
Into the ocean.
(chuckles)
(upbeat music)
You think I could ride this and swing it at the same time?
I don't know, why is this so hard?
(upbeat music)
Sam, you wanna try?
- [Sam] Yeah, I'll do it.
- You think you could do it?
- [Sam] I know I could do it.
- [Gene] If you can ride to the bottom of the hill,
I'll give you a dollar.
Hey!
There you go!
(Sam yells)
Oh, snap!
Are you all right?
- Did you get that on camera?
- [Gene] Yeah, I did! (Sam laughs)
Dude, it's so hard, isn't it?
You have some bad luck when you're on two wheels, huh?
- [Sam] Any sort of wheel.
(laughing)
- [Gene] Just a little knee scrape.
- Little knee scrape.
Little arm scrape.
- Arm scrape.
Let's head back and put a little bandaid on your boo-boos.
(laughing)
- Do you really have bandaids, though?
Overall, I think this thing's pretty fun.
I'll link to them below.
Selfie Spin 360, I think they're selling them
for about 20 bucks each.
It's simple.
It works.
You can also build your own.
A couple years ago, I did make my own
using like a clothing hanger
to get this one shot of a fire breather.
Turned out pretty cool,
but the thing itself was pretty janky,
so I like that this thing seems pretty solid
compared to what I used to have.
Should we wrap this up by reading some comments?
I posted this clip on my Instagram.
Are you following me on Instagram, by the,
do it, if you're not already.
Thechrishau says, "This is the friggen best."
Hah, what's up, Chris?
Steven says, what are you,
hah, "Water you doing?"
"Let's run away Matt and Kim."
Oh!
That was a music video
where I think the whole music video was shot
with somethin' like this.
Turned out pretty cool!
(laughs) "Kari is really struggling."
People are commenting on your balloon-throwing skills, here.
- 'Cause it didn't pop!
(chuckles)
I think I was being generous in not filling it up
as much as I could have.
- "She needs more practice."
Ouch!
- I'm not used to being the one roasted.
- Superduprtech says, "Gene, you gotta wax
"his pits in a video."
- (sighs) Okay.
- [Gene] Kari, order some armpit waxing kits right now!
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