Prince Rupert's Drop - Amazing Glass Shattering at 130,000 FPS

Found an amazing series on You Tube: Smarter Every Day

Nice. Gonna make sure I use the disclaimer 'science is about to happen' next time I destroy something.

very...idm. great stuff, thnks joyrex

That was very pleasing.

most idm

Where's the drop?

Ask Rupert.

Seriously, it's amazing that hitting the glass directly won't shatter it, but just wiggling the thin part of the "tail" will cause a chain-reaction.

Yeah, it is cool science stuff.

lol @ hilarious IDM folk rock guitar flashbulb style at 2:50, fucking funny

hell yes:

Nice :D

good stuff

both of those videos were great. guys a got a knack for making science interesting in a devout Christian, southern public school teacher-sort of way. good for the dude though, indulging in science whilst keeping it biblical. even proudly thought about subscribing (in a sick Louie C.K. sort of way)...

nice link.

this guys channel is really good... I wish more people would do videos like this, and spend less time on editing. there is far too many videos that are ruined by background music. I love hearing raw sound of places I've never been before

This is true. The sound from place bit.

enjoyable

I will think of you every time I poo