Slow Mo Guys water balloon stunt sends Dan rolling down a ramp
Dan from The Slow Mo Guys climbs into a six-foot water balloon, rolls downhill on a ramp and bursts out at the bottom.
By Poppy Nakagawa · Culture Writer
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The Slow Mo Guys water balloon format is back with a slope, a six-foot bubble of water and one very committed Dan. Mashable’s Sam Haysom reports that Dan, one half of the YouTube duo The Slow Mo Guys, climbs inside the giant balloon before rolling down a ramp and bursting out at the bottom.
The video, published in Mashable’s digital culture coverage on July 28, 2026, adds a downhill run to a recurring bit from the creators: putting Dan in and around large water balloons, then capturing the chaos in slow motion.
What happens in the Slow Mo Guys water balloon video?
According to Mashable, the setup is direct: Dan gets inside a six-foot water balloon at the top of a ramp, with his head visible, then rolls down the slope inside it. At the end of the ride, the balloon gives way and Dan comes out at the bottom.
The clip comes from The Slow Mo Guys, the YouTube channel known for filming physical stunts and messy experiments at high speed so viewers can see the action slowed down. In this case, the appeal is the wobbling, water-filled ride as much as the burst.
Mashable describes the stunt as part of a long-running giant water balloon series by the duo. Earlier versions highlighted by the outlet have included Dan inside a water balloon, sandwiched between water balloons, diving into one, watching one pop in slow motion and escaping from one.
Who are The Slow Mo Guys?
The Slow Mo Guys are a YouTube duo, and Mashable identifies Dan as one half of the pair. Their channel’s core idea is filming action that happens too quickly for the naked eye and replaying it in slow motion.
This latest entry keeps that formula stripped down: one person, one oversized balloon, one ramp and a camera waiting for the wet payoff. Mashable’s write-up frames the result as another entry in a series that has kept returning to the same reliable ingredients, with the ramp as the fresh twist.
The stunt also carries an obvious warning label. Mashable calls the downhill water-balloon ride dangerous, and the video centers on a person rolling down a ramp while enclosed in a large, water-filled balloon. The report does not give additional safety details about how the stunt was prepared or filmed.
For viewers who follow creator videos built around spectacle, this is a clean little internet contraption: take a familiar Slow Mo Guys setup, add gravity, and let the slow-motion camera do the rest.
This story draws on original reporting from Mashable.