Wherein we break up the monotony of iPhone-this-Xbox-that…

This here is a collection of high-speed photographs. You’ve got your pick of six photographers who specialize in breaking things while taking photos with shutters set to “really fast.” For example, this shattering egg was photographed at 1/2,000,000,000th of a second.

No, the concept isn’t exactly new, but on a Friday where the only other thing to do is watch capitalism and society crumble before our very eyes (according to Drudge), it’s nice to see something a little different.