5.6M views · Apr 26, 2017 · 6:00 · 1 HN recommender · 4 mentions · discussed 2017–2023
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 points people here: Cited in Prince Rupert's drop threads as the best high-speed footage of a bullet hitting one.
“In high speed, you can see the bullet splat against the glass and break into shards, long before the glass breaks. Really neat.”HN comment, 2023
“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
There's also this one. this video He shoots the Prince Rupert's drop with a bullet. The bullet wins. In high speed, you can see the bullet splat against the glass and break into shards, long before the glass breaks. Really neat.
“The Smarter Every Day YouTube channel has done several high-speed videos about Prince Rupert's drops”
One of several Smarter Every Day 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 link * 2017-04-26 this video * 2017-04-30 link
“TLDW: The bullet shatters and the drop stays intact.”
A bullet shatters against a Prince Rupert's drop in slow motion
Related, hitting a Prince Rupert's drop with a bullet: this video TLDW: The bullet shatters and the drop stays intact.
“He also did a bunch of super slow-motion videos about shooting a Prince Rupert's drop with various firearms”
Super slow-motion shots of firearms hitting Prince Rupert's drops
He also did a bunch of super slow-motion videos about shooting a Prince Rupert's drop with various firearms: link this video link
