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Prince Rupert's Drop

6 pointsby dhbradshawover 16 years ago
"The very high residual stress within the drop gives rise to unusual qualities, such as the ability to withstand a blow from a hammer on the bulbous end without breaking, while the drops will disintegrate explosively if the tail end is even slightly damaged."

2 comments

tallanvorover 16 years ago
I wonder if I could find a place that would be willing to let me make some of those. They don't mention if the pieces go fast enough to hurt the person holding the drop, though.
dhbradshawover 16 years ago
"The very high residual stress within the drop gives rise to unusual qualities, such as the ability to withstand a blow from a hammer on the bulbous end without breaking, while the drops will disintegrate explosively if the tail end is even slightly damaged."