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Tag: Materials Science

Prince Rupert's Drop (crack propagation).

Drops from Prince Rupert

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 Brian (EAFadmin)

Prince Rupert’s Drops are seemingly ordinary tear-drop shaped glass drops that are super strong on the bulbous end, yet can explode, fracturing at more than 4 times the speed of sound from simply nicking the tail! Check out this article to find out why and how this happens!

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