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03-25-2013, 11:01 PM
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Prince Rupert's Drops
Basically a sperm-shaped blob of highly-tempered glass. The head can be hit with a hammer and not shatter. If the tail is even slightly damaged, the thing explodes. Really cool video:
Prince Rupert’s Drop: The Curious Properties of a Molten Glass Blob Dropped in Cold Water | Colossal 
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03-26-2013, 12:15 AM
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That is wicked.
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03-26-2013, 01:04 AM
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Neat. Thanks for the link. I'd never heard of that phenomenon and I'm sending the link my wife. Maybe she can use it in class with her 7th graders.
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03-26-2013, 01:27 AM
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I've shot with the phantom camera but only at 1200 Fps, what was the highest frame rate at the time; 130,000 fps mind blowing. I like the how he explains it, even an idiot like me can understand it.
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03-26-2013, 04:49 AM
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Amazing how fast the reaction occurs. Not sure what the frames per second playback is but I'd guess the head explodes within about a ten-thousandth of a second.
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03-26-2013, 07:57 AM
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Fantastic!
 And with all due respect, Jorn. It's explained so that even an idiot like me can understand it.  I suppose it goes without saying that I hadn't seen the SmarterEveryDay guy before. Lots of fascinating videos that make that sciency and mathy stuff easy to understand! I'm now a subscriber. 
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