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.38 Special vs Prince Ruperts Drop at 170,000 FPS - Smarter Every Day 169

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What it is

Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day fires .22 Magnum and .38 Special bullets at Prince Rupert's drops, filmed at 170,000 frames per second. The slow-motion footage shows the bullet shattering against the glass tadpole while the drop initially survives.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in Prince Rupert's drop threads as the best high-speed footage of a bullet hitting one.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “In high speed, you can see the bullet splat against the glass and break into shards, long before the glass breaks. Really neat.”

    High-speed footage of a bullet splatting against a Prince Rupert's drop

    NickHoff, 2023-05 · Recommendation · in “Prince Rupert's Drop”

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Topics: high-speed video, glass, physics, slow motion, bullets

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