Bullet vs Prince Rupert's Drop at 150,000 fps - Smarter Every Day 165
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Smarter Every Day films a bullet hitting a Prince Rupert's drop with a high-speed camera at 150,000 fps. It shows how the glass drop's tough head and fragile tail behave on impact.
HN cites it as the go-to high-speed footage whenever Prince Rupert's drops come up.
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3 comments from Hacker News
video in lieu of the article's broken link: Bullet vs Prince Rupert's Drop at 150,000 fps - Smarter Every Day 165: ▶ this video
He also did a bunch of super slow-motion videos about shooting a Prince Rupert's drop with various firearms: ▶ this video link link
The Smarter Every Day YouTube channel has done several high-speed videos about Prince Rupert's drops, including a couple released just last week. * 2013-03-22 link * 2016-12-29 ▶ this video * 2017-04-26 link * 2017-04-30 link