Showing How a Pinball Machine Works in Slow Motion

In an arcade episode of The Slow Mo Guys, host Gavin Free wanted to understand how his “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” pinball game worked from both inside and out, so he removed the glass (to reduce glare) filmed himself playing a game with his Phantom Flex 4 macro camera. He then slid out the game exterior to reveal the workings underneath and filmed those as well. He combined the two for a captivating slow-motion look at the inner and outer workings of a simple game of pinball.

Gav whips out the Phantom and proves that some strange things happening on a pinball machine when viewed in Slow Mo!

How a Pinball Machine Works in Slow Motion

Pinball Machine in Slow Motion

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.