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Prince Rupert's Drop
"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."
- tallanvor 18y agoI 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.
- dhbradshaw 18y 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."