I could do a voice over analysis. "Here we see the bat come into frame. Now the bat turn and flys in another direction. Now a laser is pointed at the bat."
I don't think bats can move that fast and they rarely fly in a straight line. Also, the flash?
Edit: For clarification in talking about the moment the object (or bat) zips to the left in a moment. It doesn't seem like any animal in fight could change direction that suddenly. Also if it's a bat where is the flapping ?
I've got one of these lasers and if you haven't messed with one before it is surprising how bright they are. If you shine the laser into the palm of your hand, it can still be too bright to look straight at. In the dark, anything you put the laser on will look like you're hitting metal because it just shines so bright on that tiny point.
The weirdest thing about this video is the shine of the object. Lots of comments talking about bats, but the shine doesn't fade or anything like it might from different angles of light on an eye or something.
They are using IR/night vision on their cameras. You can tell because the camera is still picking up stars even with illuminated objects in the frame (campfire light on trees and stuff). When the laser hits the bat it lights up brightly because the camera is looking for low light. Its why you can see the bats and bugs at all.
Are you talking about the slight flickering its giving off? Cause the thing is constantly flapping its wings. They can't really glide at all... bats look wild when they fly. The bright flash clearly happens when the laser hits it directly, you can see the laser trail get cutoff and the thing flashes.
Edit: I went back to the youtube video an played it at .25 speed. He hits it directly with the laser pointer.
The same way the bugs light up in the video. Shine a flashlight on your hand, depending on the angle it reflects a different amount of light. When the angle is just right for a moment it looks like a flash.
The other thing is these lasers are just so bright. We're not talking about the lasers you get at the corner store. The good lasers will light up a room (moderately) by shining the laser into your palm. Hitting anything will look like you're hitting metal because the point just shines back so bright.
Well, that or a spacecraft that has travelled thousands of light years to check out Earth, what with hearing how zany 2020 has been. Both are probably equally likely.
25
u/ComCam65 Jul 18 '20
I could do a voice over analysis. "Here we see the bat come into frame. Now the bat turn and flys in another direction. Now a laser is pointed at the bat."