Prince Rupert's Drop

[Pierow]

If you have never heard of this phenomenon before you might find it interesting. Rapidly cooled glass makes it virtually un-breakable on one hand and extremely fragile/almost explosive on the other.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe-f4gokRBs

 

[Cooperhawk]

Cool!!!! :shock:

 

[Rick Courtright]

Hi,

"It blowed up, y'all!"

Sure did. Amazing stuff... thanks, Pierow!

Rick C

 

[737tdi]

I really like his videos. Did you watch the next one on rope coiling? He got just a bit out of my league but interesting none the less.

Karl

 

[RugerHound]

Very very cool stuff! Thanks!

 

[cas6969]

I can't believe how high the production value has gotten on his stuff, it must be paying off for him, that's great to see. He has lots of enjoyable / educational content.

 

[hpman66]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F3FkAUbetWU
.38 Special vs Prince Ruperts Drop at 170,000 FPS

&

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k5MORochIDw
AK-47 vs Prince Rupert's Drop (at 223,000 FPS)

 

[Kevin]

Very very cool stuff. Thanks!

 

[Ale-8(1)]

Glass be weird stuff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphous_solid

 

[wheelgun1958]

Glass be weird stuff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphous_solid

My brain hurts

 

[GLASSMAN]

Cool video.
The tempered glass in your shower doors demonstrate the same properties.
A quenching of the surface creates a tension in relation to the core of the glass.
Very durable surface to withstand blunt force but delicate at the edges ( as demonstrated
with the drop " tails").
A lot of energy stored up in tempered glass.
Most people don't realize the danger thier frameless shower doors pose.
Do a google search on " exploding shower doors. You may be very suprised.
I stopped installing shower doors a few years back. When I put in a set
into my upstairs bathroom recently I used a full framed unit.