http://www.instructables.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:13:53 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Prince-Ruperts-Drops-Glass-Turned-Grenade/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FO9/H9PT/HET1301H/FO9H9PTHET1301H.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FO9/H9PT/HET1301H/FO9H9PTHET1301H.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FO9/H9PT/HET1301H/FO9H9PTHET1301H.SMALL.jpg NightHawkInLight Prince Rupert's Drops are one of the most spectacular physics demonstrations I have witnessed. They are formed by a drop of molten glass being cooled rapidly in water in such a way that stress in the core is at a tipping point that requires only a slight imbalance to explode. Even so, the stresses a...
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