A video uploaded to the Internet Tuesday shows super slow-mo footage of a watermelon exploding next to a man's face.

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The stunning footage, posted to "The Slow Mo Guys'" YouTube channel, was planned after a previous stunt involving the watermelon had failed.

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Having already achieved just over 425,000 views at the time of publication, the video was also met with rave reviews online.

"So awesome," commented one individual.

[sharequote align="center"]"That is amazing."[/sharequote]

"Whoa," wrote another. "That is amazing."

Watch the viral footage:

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