Sci/Tech Durability of Prince Rupert's Drop

[Soup]

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/02ZWeze_Y00


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SuPFbeqqKU

 

[NotBanjaxo]

Ahem...

Sci/Tech - Hydraulic press vs Prince Rupert's Drop

A "Prince Rupert's Drop" is molten glass dropped into cold water to form a kind of tadpole shape, with a bulbous head and long thin tail. They have really weird properties, breaking the thin tail is easy, and causes the glass to shatter violently; however the bulbous section has immense...

themmacommunity.com

😁

 

[MountainMedic]

View: https://youtu.be/IjJZu1Y6LFI?si=YBTtT4VQ8CDGoQtk