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Related: About this forumHave we discussed Prince Rupert's Drop yet?
http://io9.com/meet-prince-ruperts-drop-its-about-to-blow-your-mind-458693550?autoplay=1
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Have we discussed Prince Rupert's Drop yet? (Original Post)
TreasonousBastard
Dec 2013
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RGinNJ
(1,018 posts)1. The absolute best thing I've learned today, Thank You.
2naSalit
(86,071 posts)2. That was very interesting
That's the best thing I've learned all day!! Thanks for sharing!
calimary
(80,700 posts)3. Cool!
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)4. all those little shards of glass ... everywhere! coolness. Thanks
Brother Buzz
(36,217 posts)5. Way cool.
My son introduced me to Prince Rupert's Drop just last week
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)6. It's like cutting a stretched rubber band.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)7. Very cool, it created the illusion that I'm smarter!
That'll only last until the next time I do something dumb.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)8. Very interesting video
Could have done without the "I think he's kind of a pansy" remark. Don't need a dose of stupidity with the science lesson.
hunter
(38,264 posts)9. Exploding bathroom sinks...
Jim__
(14,045 posts)10. Consumers Report Tempered Glass Sinks Exploding Without Warning
From NBC Chicago:
CPSC says there are mandatory standards for many glass items, but none for sinks
Dwayne Bryant said the crash sounded like someone was taking a bat to the glass front door of his Hyde Park home.
But there was no intruder. A walk to his bathroom in the wee hours that July morning put Bryant in the company of others around the country whove had their tempered glass sinks spontaneously and literally explode in a dangerous spray of shrapnel.
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In fact, many consumers have been hurt when tempered glass items like shower doors -- containing a microscopic flaw created during the manufacturing process -- blew up.
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Dwayne Bryant said the crash sounded like someone was taking a bat to the glass front door of his Hyde Park home.
But there was no intruder. A walk to his bathroom in the wee hours that July morning put Bryant in the company of others around the country whove had their tempered glass sinks spontaneously and literally explode in a dangerous spray of shrapnel.
...
In fact, many consumers have been hurt when tempered glass items like shower doors -- containing a microscopic flaw created during the manufacturing process -- blew up.
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