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So this is completely amazing. Destin from Smarter Every Day stopped by Orbix Hot Glass in Fort Payne, Alabama to explore a fascinating phenomenon called a Prince Rupert’s Drop. Apparently when molten hot glass is dropped in cold water it forms an object that’s almost completely impervious to brute force, even a sold hammer strike to the center of the teardrop-like shape won’t break the glass. Yet gently cut or even bump the tip of the drop and suddenly the entire thing shatters in an explosive chain reaction traveling at a speed of over 1 mile PER SECOND. Watch the video above to see the effect in 130,000 fps glory. (via the awesomer)

HTML	<p><img style="display: inline;" src="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/glass-2.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" data-lazy-src="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/glass-2.jpg" alt="Prince Ruperts Drop: The Curious Properties of a Molten Glass Blob Dropped in Cold Water science glass " class="lazy alignnone size-full wp-image-31301 data-lazy-ready" title="Prince Ruperts Drop: The Curious Properties of a Molten Glass Blob Dropped in Cold Water" height="339" width="640"><noscript><img src="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/glass-2.jpg" alt="Prince Ruperts Drop: The Curious Properties of a Molten Glass Blob Dropped in Cold Water science glass " width="640" height="339" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-31301" title="Prince Ruperts Drop: The Curious Properties of a Molten Glass Blob Dropped in Cold Water"/></noscript></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xe-f4gokRBs" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe><noscript><iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xe-f4gokRBs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></noscript></p> <p>So this is completely amazing. Destin from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/destinws2" target="_blank">Smarter Every Day</a> stopped by <a href="https://orbixhotglass.com/" target="_blank">Orbix Hot Glass</a> in Fort Payne, Alabama to explore a fascinating phenomenon called a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Rupert's_Drop" target="_blank">Prince Rupert’s Drop</a>. Apparently when molten hot glass is dropped in cold water it forms an object that’s almost completely impervious to brute force, even a sold hammer strike to the center of the teardrop-like shape won’t break the glass. Yet gently cut or even bump the tip of the drop and suddenly the entire thing shatters in an explosive chain reaction traveling at a speed of over 1 mile PER SECOND. Watch the video above to see the effect in 130,000 fps glory. (via <a href="http://theawesomer.com/the-prince-ruperts-drop/224142" target="_blank">the awesomer</a>)</p>

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<p><img style="display: inline;" src="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/glass-2.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" data-lazy-src="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/glass-2.jpg" alt="Prince Ruperts Drop: The Curious Properties of a Molten Glass Blob Dropped in Cold Water science glass " class="lazy alignnone size-full wp-image-31301 data-lazy-ready" title="Prince Ruperts Drop: The Curious Properties of a Molten Glass Blob Dropped in Cold Water" height="339" width="640"><noscript><img src="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/glass-2.jpg" alt="Prince Ruperts Drop: The Curious Properties of a Molten Glass Blob Dropped in Cold Water science glass " width="640" height="339" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-31301" title="Prince Ruperts Drop: The Curious Properties of a Molten Glass Blob Dropped in Cold Water"/></noscript></p> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xe-f4gokRBs" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe><noscript><iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xe-f4gokRBs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></noscript></p> <p>So this is completely amazing. Destin from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/destinws2" target="_blank">Smarter Every Day</a> stopped by <a href="https://orbixhotglass.com/" target="_blank">Orbix Hot Glass</a> in Fort Payne, Alabama to explore a fascinating phenomenon called a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Rupert's_Drop" target="_blank">Prince Rupert’s Drop</a>. Apparently when molten hot glass is dropped in cold water it forms an object that’s almost completely impervious to brute force, even a sold hammer strike to the center of the teardrop-like shape won’t break the glass. Yet gently cut or even bump the tip of the drop and suddenly the entire thing shatters in an explosive chain reaction traveling at a speed of over 1 mile PER SECOND. Watch the video above to see the effect in 130,000 fps glory. (via <a href="http://theawesomer.com/the-prince-ruperts-drop/224142" target="_blank">the awesomer</a>)</p>

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