Absolutely Smashing: Incredible 'Slow Motion' Pictures Show Light Bulbs Smashed Into Thousands of Pieces

HERE is something you never thought you’d want to see - a light bulb being smashed in ‘slow motion’

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Fascinated by the light bulb design, Dan said: "The shape looks natural, as if designed by nature itself."

The following series of incredible and electric images show the moment a household light bulb is smashed into thousands of tiny pieces using a hammer.

Shot by Software Engineer, Dan Antoche-Albișor the photos were taken inside an apartment that the photographer rented in Romania to use as a photo studio to conduct his experiments.

The 30-year-old said: “In order to do this photoshoot I rented an apartment in Bucharest and used it as a photo studio where I could do any experiments that I wanted with particles and water splashes.

The incredible results show a powered light bulb being smashed from the top using high-speed photography

“In the pictures you can see the results of smashing a powered light bulb with a hammer.

“Smashing a light bulb from the side is very easy, but try smashing it from above and you will find just how strong their shape actually makes them. It's an interesting mix of weak and powerful. And when you smash them, the sound, the light, the energy you feel released is amazing!”

Antoche-Albisor, has been fascinated by the light bulb design for many years and was first inspired to create this project when searching online for photography ideas.

With the light bulb smashing into thousands of tiny fragments Dan had to wear a protective body suit, gloves and glasses

The Romanian born engineer said: “I am fascinated by the light bulb design. They can be fragile and strong in the same time. The shape looks natural, as if designed by nature itself. It's simple and yet has a powerful impact on our everyday lives. So when I was searching for ideas for a photography project light bulbs made it to the top of the list.

“After playing with the light bulbs for a few weeks without breaking any of them, one day, I decided to see what I could capture from smashing them to pieces. And to make it even more exciting I thought to actually smash them while they are powered on.

“Technically, it's not slow-motion, that would require a high frame-rate camera to film the entire event. What I did instead is high-speed photography, which is a lot harder in getting the right shot.”

The photos were taken inside an apartment that the photographer rented in Romania to use as a photo studio to conduct his experiments

“You have only one shot for each bulb to get it right as the speed you will be hitting the bulb it's going to be high and the flash won't have time to charge for another shoot.

“If you don't hit hard enough to break the bulb, because of the shock, the filament will break so you cannot reuse the bulb. If you hit too hard or too fast you may not get a proper shot as the hammer could break more than you want.”

Although the final result of Dan’s experiment shot in 2014, created a series of beautiful images, it is not recommended that you try this at home as it proved to be a very dangerous process for the photographer.

He said: “You have only one shot for each bulb to get it right as the speed you will be hitting the bulb is high and the flash won't have time to charge for another shoot."

He said: “When you smash a light bulb it shatters into a few big shards and thousands of incredibly tiny fragments of glass. Ideally you should be wearing a body protective suit as the tiny glass fragments can get on your skin and cause injuries. I also had to wear eye protective glasses and a breathing mask, as small particles of glass can be inhaled.

“I also had to consider the potential fire hazards and I had to be aware of the electricity to ensure that I wasn’t electrocuted when disconnecting the light bulb from the socket.”

“I think is important to always be aware of what can go wrong so that you can have a great time enjoying the experiments!”