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Bursting water balloon, high-speed image. The image was obtained by triggering the flash using an electrical circuit connected to the balloon. Bursting the balloon closed the circuit and triggered the flash. The flash produced a picture equivalent to a shutter speed of 1/40,000th of a second. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/JACQUES HONVAULT/LOOK AT SCIENCES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)