7.4M views · Dec 29, 2016 · 8:40 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2017–2025
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.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN cites it as the go-to high-speed footage whenever Prince Rupert's drops come up.
“He also did a bunch of super slow-motion videos about shooting a Prince Rupert's drop with various firearms”HN comment, 2023
“The Smarter Every Day YouTube channel has done several high-speed videos about Prince Rupert's drops”
One of several high-speed videos on Prince Rupert's drops.
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
“He also did a bunch of super slow-motion videos about shooting a Prince Rupert's drop with various firearms”
Slow-motion videos shooting Prince Rupert's drops with firearms.
He also did a bunch of super slow-motion videos about shooting a Prince Rupert's drop with various firearms: this video link link
“video in lieu of the article's broken link”
Substitute for the article's broken link.
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
