A dramatic slow motion montage of the Saturn V liftoff of Apollo 11, the first and only rocket to ever allow man to break earth’s gravity on its way to the moon. When watching keep in mind that each of its five F-1 engines are 12.3 feet in diameter and 19 feet tall, large enough to comfortably drive a moving van into. Most importantly, the payload is that of three human beings riding on the top of what amounts to a 36-story skyscraper filled with enough fuel to equal the energy of a small nuclear bomb.

I. Can’t. Stop. Watching. This. Video.

The adeptly chosen music playing in the background is from the Battlestar Galactica Season 2 soundtrack.

Saturn V Launch Views – High Speed Cams [YouTube link via Tom's Astronomy Blog]

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