Jun 10, 2024 19:00:00

When a dangerous festival 'Cheese Rolling Festival' where men chase cheese rolling down a slope at 100 km per hour with all their might is shot in slow motion with a high-speed camera, it looks like this

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Cheese Rolling Festival ', held every spring in the UK, is an event in which cheese is rolled down a steep hill and people chase it with all their might while rolling down the slope. Despite the fact that it is so dangerous that injuries occur one after another every time, this popular event attracts participants from all over the world every year. A movie of this event, which is so dangerous that injuries occur one after another, is shot by YouTuber The Slow Mo Guys, who shoots various things with a high-speed camera and observes them in slow motion, has been released.

Slow Motion Cheese Roll - The Slow Mo Guys - YouTube


The Slow Mo Guys came to the UK to film a cheese rolling festival.

We arrived at Cooper's Hill, the site of the Cheese Rolling Festival. The Cheese Rolling Festival is a historic event that dates back to the 19th century, and many people from all over the world gather every year to participate in or watch the festival.

The steep slope on which the race takes place has a maximum gradient of 45 degrees and is approximately 183 meters long. A total of five races are held in which 20 people run down the slope at the same time.

The rolling cheese weighs 3.6 kg and can break through the fence and crash into the spectator seats. Just to be safe, The Slow Mo Guy brought a slightly older camera, but it can still shoot at 4K quality and 800 fps. This means that 60 fps footage can be shot at about 13 times faster.

Apparently there was a hill climbing event held before the race, but just before the actual race started a sudden shower started.

Perhaps because they knew it rained a lot in the UK, the spectators brought their own umbrellas. The sudden rain made the slope muddy, creating the worst possible conditions.

And so the race began. Local student rugby players were lined up at the finish line on the hill to catch the participants as they rolled down the hill.

The race begins. After rolling the cheese, the participants desperately chase after it.

However, the speed at which the round cheese rolls down the hill easily exceeds that of a human, and it reaches the bottom in no time. The cheese's maximum speed is said to exceed 100 km per hour.

The terrain was already uneven, and a sudden rain shower shortly before had made the ground muddy, so participants were literally rolling down the slope covered in mud.

Students at the finish line welcome the participants.

The first person to reach the finish line wins the rolled cheese.

Watching the video again, The Slow Mo Guy laughs again at the participants rolling down the hill at impossible angles.

When I spoke to the winner of the first race, it turned out he knew The Slow Mo Guy.

This is the cheese I got.

Let's take a look back at the slow-motion footage of the race that we shot.

Participants began sliding down the slope with great force right from the start.

There are no course lanes and the ground is uneven, so participants roll and bounce and may bump into each other.

Some participants got carried away and went headfirst into the slope. With people falling at this angle, it's no wonder so many were injured.

In one race, a participant was sprinting skillfully down a hill.

However, my footing got caught in the terrain and I was knocked forward with great force.

He quickly managed to defend himself, but his shoulder was slammed into the ground and he was thrown into a tailspin.

However, he managed to regain his balance from that position.

At the end, he threw himself towards the rugby team members, rolled over the finish line, and was declared the winner of the race.

According to The Slow Mo Guy, there were fewer injuries in 2024, probably because the ground was softer thanks to the rain. However, one participant commented to the camera, 'I'll never do this again.'