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  • @z-beeblebrox
    @z-beeblebrox Před 7 lety +4954

    So what you're saying is, if you somehow made a Rupert's Drop with a mile-long tail, it would still take less than a second for the whole thing to explode?

    • @Owlpunk
      @Owlpunk Před 7 lety +741

      Yes. By the way: The ISS orbits the Earth at almost 7 times the speed of failure front :D

    • @wesofx8148
      @wesofx8148 Před 7 lety +1146

      The logistics of making a mile-long Rupert's drop would be hilarious.

    • @CrazyFunnyCats
      @CrazyFunnyCats Před 7 lety +172

      z beeblebrox what if the water to cool was boiling water?, and what if they used ice water ?
      Think they may work
      If the boiling water was used it would slow down the cooling and the molecular bond should be stronger .?
      At least it works that way with springs for race cars . We heat the springs and let them cool down very slowly in steel buckets of super fine sand.

    • @sumaprasad5029
      @sumaprasad5029 Před 7 lety +24

      how are you gonna do that

    • @Atlantis357
      @Atlantis357 Před 7 lety +106

      the "shockwave" would go through the drop at sound speed

  • @sdrawkcab6283
    @sdrawkcab6283 Před 6 lety +1405

    Prince Rupert, I don't feel so good...

  • @Nonkel_Jef
    @Nonkel_Jef Před 3 lety +768

    I love how you're casually holding exploding glass without gloves.

    • @cherylcasio9401
      @cherylcasio9401 Před 3 lety +113

      Or lung protection

    • @tosrtv7591
      @tosrtv7591 Před 2 lety +7

      Rs😂😂💯

    • @sgtjohnson49
      @sgtjohnson49 Před 2 lety +42

      I like how the owner of the glass shop turns his face away from the exploding glass, exposing his ear canal to all the tiny bits of glass shrapnel exploding towards him.

    • @higaddrip2583
      @higaddrip2583 Před 2 lety +6

      @@sgtjohnson49 is that not better than glass in your eyes?

    • @sgtjohnson49
      @sgtjohnson49 Před 2 lety +17

      @@higaddrip2583 it'd be better to wear eye protection, preferably a face shield, considering they're deliberating exploding glass. Then you don't have to expose your eyes or your ear canals to said exploding glass.

  • @christianstelmakh1921
    @christianstelmakh1921 Před 3 lety +937

    Said a million times but THIS is EXACTLY what CZcams was made for. Thank you so much Destin, so so much. You're a legend.

  • @oskarvonreuenthal7732
    @oskarvonreuenthal7732 Před 5 lety +477

    3:22 OOOHHHH so this is why some glass looks rainbowish when you wear polarized sunglasses. I've always wondered

    • @dangleason9023
      @dangleason9023 Před 4 lety +57

      Yes. Usually side windows on a car will have rainbows or patterns in them, it is tempered glass. While the windshield never has that effect because it's regular glass.
      Great observation!

    • @Doxsein
      @Doxsein Před 3 lety +2

      Nice observation indeed

    • @shadymcnasty5920
      @shadymcnasty5920 Před 2 lety

      My tints in my car do this

  • @backwoodsjunkie08
    @backwoodsjunkie08 Před 6 lety +2487

    I absolutely loved the explanation with all the mini you's

  • @ichi_ocha_
    @ichi_ocha_ Před 3 lety +186

    can we appreciate how he filmed himself using 3 different colored shirts just for us to get smarter.... youre the best man

    • @ImThatGirl101
      @ImThatGirl101 Před rokem

      He did that so we could get smarter...every day.

  • @ittixen
    @ittixen Před 3 lety +39

    This is one of the best videos I've seen, in every category.
    Short and to the point, yet comprehensive, clear, wonderfully illustrated and animated, funny, creative...
    That's the kinda stuff that made me subscribe to this channel.

  • @olliefraga
    @olliefraga Před 4 lety +37

    What we take for granted here is the effort and care put on an educational video for us curious people. All power to you!

  • @brycejohnson9571
    @brycejohnson9571 Před 4 lety +60

    Omg I love that animation just him crouching made me start dying in laughter

  • @briansmithbeta
    @briansmithbeta Před 4 lety +15

    This is still one of my favorite science videos in 2019.

  • @thiccysgarage8472
    @thiccysgarage8472 Před 4 lety +92

    6:05 i wonder where prince rupert lives now

  • @SeanKL107
    @SeanKL107 Před 7 lety +647

    0:45 "Kind of looks like a tadpole" Yup. A tadpole. That's what I was thinking too...

  • @OfelieArt
    @OfelieArt Před 7 lety +1479

    Hydraulic Press vs Rupert drop

    • @blackkissi
      @blackkissi Před 7 lety +56

      it's been done already. search for it

    • @felixb.59
      @felixb.59 Před 7 lety +76

      OfelieArt
      look it up, theres already a video of it on youtube. it's amazing. spoiler alert:
      it dents the press :O

    • @tracewallace23
      @tracewallace23 Před 7 lety +17

      20 tons of pressure

    • @chettykowen
      @chettykowen Před 7 lety

      yes

    • @dusk4511
      @dusk4511 Před 7 lety +4

      OfelieArt
      It will break. There's a vid of it somewhere

  • @gavinsonsalla9319
    @gavinsonsalla9319 Před 4 lety +199

    So since the front is moving faster than the speed of sound, I wonder if this could be considered a detonation instead of an explosion.

    • @curtaustin8119
      @curtaustin8119 Před 2 lety +30

      The speed of sound in glass is about 2500 m/s, so not as fast. BTW, detonation is a type of explosion, but we have more profound semantic problems here - it's not clear where the rapid increase in volume occurs here, the usual definition of explosion. Just a lot of fracturing going on. The fracture of brittle materials is classically treated as governed by the strain energy required to create the fracture surfaces. That is, the energy goes into creating surface energy. Obviously, some energy is going to propelling all the bits, and is transferred to air as kinetic energy and an earth-shattering KABOOM!

    • @luisrocha26
      @luisrocha26 Před 2 lety

      @@curtaustin8119 that was a great and clear explanation, thank you!!!

    • @nottoday3878
      @nottoday3878 Před 9 měsíci

      I'm surprised government didn't weaponize it

    • @JetFalcon710
      @JetFalcon710 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@nottoday3878 This kind of thing seems very hard to weaponize

  • @MrHeroicDemon
    @MrHeroicDemon Před 2 lety +4

    I can't believe this video is almost 9 years old.... I remember when this video came out. I'm still here watching and getting smartereveryday since this. Thank you Destin.

  • @cyrillian13
    @cyrillian13 Před 9 lety +104

    How did i get here from watching someone drop a red hot ball of nickel on ice?

    • @KaZeRs
      @KaZeRs Před 9 lety +1

      Omfg, dont tell me from 9gag as well. I was watching RHNB before this too.

    • @cyrillian13
      @cyrillian13 Před 9 lety +1

      lol

    • @jordanjohnson714
      @jordanjohnson714 Před 9 lety

      Same here

    • @jeffazi
      @jeffazi Před 9 lety

      EpsilonBTS I'm not sure but I want to see the nickel on ice. Link? LOL

    • @Banzay27
      @Banzay27 Před 9 lety

      EpsilonBTS linkage

  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday  Před 11 lety +586

    Prince Rupert's Drop!

    • @CarlosPortela
      @CarlosPortela Před 11 lety +6

      Great ... excellent ... brilliant.
      Thanks for your videos ... i love them.
      I'm physics teacher in Portugal and use them in my classes.
      Keep it up.

    • @netearanull6181
      @netearanull6181 Před 11 lety

    • @ethen770
      @ethen770 Před 11 lety +6

      Hey, my name is Evan, and i was watching this video and started thinking,,,what would happen if you tried to reliquify the tail end. or the head of one of those drops. would it explode? or just melt?
      Thanks for all the awesome videos, and the true love for science. I hope to hear back from you soon!
      -Evan

    • @seand3193
      @seand3193 Před 11 lety +4

      So if you manage to drop a semi spherical gob of molten glass in the water... it wouldn't have a tail to break from right? you could make ball bearings and really hard ornaments...

    • @AyalStein
      @AyalStein Před 11 lety +1

      loved the video! can you make a video of how a spider climbs its string? because the other day I found a spider hanging from its own thread that he wrapped around a pole, and if you look real close, it looked like his legs were not touching the string! his insides were pulling the string and letting go of it to lower.

  • @sghksfhk
    @sghksfhk Před 2 lety +5

    Sometimes, you never know what you want to learn until you learn it. This was incredibly interesting. Thank you. Learn everything you can fellow people!

  • @foozlesprite
    @foozlesprite Před 5 lety +14

    I finally came back to watch this video when I heard you call your cat Prince Rupert in a video. Love both this phenomenon and the cat, but I *especially* love the oldschool Bill Nye vibes the little color-coded tensile-strength Destins were giving off. I always appreciate a good visual aid, haha.

  • @TheUnusualSuspect101
    @TheUnusualSuspect101 Před 6 lety +5

    Best explanation ever! Love the way you explain such complex scientific phenomena with creative and easy to understand methods. I feel bad for my Physics teacher now.

  • @kyleblackburn4590
    @kyleblackburn4590 Před 5 lety +3

    The way you animated/ described the reasoning behind the forces inside the drop was excellent! Very easy to understand

  • @magsan75ify
    @magsan75ify Před 2 lety +1

    I could not have found a better video explaining this. Loved it!

  • @snailsaredumb9412
    @snailsaredumb9412 Před 3 lety +156

    4:32 before Microscopes, people thought sperm looked like this, men in tiny capsules that made people

    • @michaellange6598
      @michaellange6598 Před 3 lety

      yes their called hymen heads

    • @sergetys
      @sergetys Před 3 lety +2

      Wait, that’s not how it works?!

    • @snailsaredumb9412
      @snailsaredumb9412 Před 3 lety +3

      @@sergetys no, it is. I was just lying...

    • @sergetys
      @sergetys Před 3 lety +3

      @@snailsaredumb9412 oh, thank god. Phew! Was a close one.

    • @elliottharris7496
      @elliottharris7496 Před 2 lety +1

      I got very spermy vibes from this part in particular

  • @TwoCraZyEyes0
    @TwoCraZyEyes0 Před 8 lety +216

    what if you put a prince rupert's drop under a 100 ton press? would it break then? sounds like a job for hydraulic press channel

    • @DERP0L0GY
      @DERP0L0GY Před 8 lety +15

      Been done, the drop doesn't break

    • @tobyjones-worth5111
      @tobyjones-worth5111 Před 8 lety +8

      that was a lead base. :/

    • @DarkGharren
      @DarkGharren Před 8 lety +2

      I'm pretty sure it would break, and you'd need far less than 100 tons.

    • @tryskacz
      @tryskacz Před 8 lety +1

      it is done already ;) i found it on two channels at least :)

    • @blatz4306
      @blatz4306 Před 8 lety +5

      search prince rupert's drop here on youtube. You will find the video that he did this. And the exploded in 20ton press.

  • @donbasuradenuevo
    @donbasuradenuevo Před 10 lety +42

    Humanity should try to make a Prince Rupert Drop that is 3 kilometers long, and just shatter it just for the LOLz.

    • @diegosanchez894
      @diegosanchez894 Před 7 lety

      donbasuradenuevo it would take 2 seconds to go from one end to the other,

    • @flameshoter6
      @flameshoter6 Před 7 lety

      i would enjoy watching it in slow motion... @diego

    • @Ascii89
      @Ascii89 Před 7 lety

      Diego Sanchez it would actually take 502.7 microseconds (if you don't factor in deceleration) that's 0.0005s

    • @michaelclermont
      @michaelclermont Před 7 lety

      Deceleration because of the energy released in the tail?

  • @ziadassaad1371
    @ziadassaad1371 Před 2 lety +18

    May it be characterized as a frozen explosion? All of the internal tension waiting to be released due to the rapid cooling?

  • @ElDuderino999
    @ElDuderino999 Před rokem +1

    One of the best explanations so far, well done!

  • @BiffcheeseSpinoccoli
    @BiffcheeseSpinoccoli Před 8 lety +46

    I'm interested in the two questions asked earlier: 1) What WOULD happen if it were to be cooled in liquid nitrogen? And 2) As the molten glass dripped, could it perhaps be quickly clipped off in order to create more of a round shape than a drop?

    • @sederquest
      @sederquest Před 8 lety +7

      Good questions especially the second one

    • @finnelhumano6096
      @finnelhumano6096 Před 8 lety +11

      I think it wouldn't differ much because the difference in temperature between molten glass (1400-1600°C) and water (20°C) and between molten glass and liquid nitrogen (-200°C) isn't that great.

    • @wesleysmith7285
      @wesleysmith7285 Před 8 lety +6

      yea water's specific heat is 4.186 joule/gram °C and liquid nitrogen's S.H. is 2.04 j/g C so it would "hold" less heat per unit mass before increasing in temperature. so it would not do as well cooling the whole glass drop as water would. I suspect that the surface would cool faster(only because it can achieve a lower temperature than water while staying a liquid) but then the heated nitrogen would turn to gas and form barrier between the bulb and the rest of the liquid and ultimately make the cooling process slower.

    • @Allangulon
      @Allangulon Před 8 lety +2

      +Wesley Smith Perhaps if the Leidenfrost effect could be negated, the cooling would occur far more rapidly. I wonder if the water were to be put under enormous pressure, the liquid would be forced into direct contact with the glass?

    • @a5noble2
      @a5noble2 Před 7 lety +4

      Great questions. What is actually happening here is you are creating tempered glass. The only thing required to make the glass tempered is the rapid cooling of it which hardens the outside first, so it should be the exact same regardless of if you do it in liquid nitrogen, water, or oil (like they use for metals). I think the only difference is 'how' tempered it is. The colder ones may make them explode faster where the slower cooling ones may only make it shatter, but not explode.
      Now if you made it more round, it'd be the exact same thing and have the exact same properties just without a tail. Both are tempered glass, just they have different shapes. The TV show Hacking the System had a really interesting demonstration of this. They had the side windows of a car (made from tempered glass) and tried to smash them with a hammer to no avail. Then he took a tiny ceramic bit from the spark plug and tossed it at the glass and it shattered into a million pieces.

  • @mannyglover
    @mannyglover Před 6 lety +51

    Very cool! As a fellow Southerner, I have to say that one thing I like about this video is that it illustrates the fact that a Southern accent is not synonymous with ignorance. Great job with explaining the science with good visualizations and some comic relief too :-)

  • @lordofelectrons4513
    @lordofelectrons4513 Před 3 lety +8

    Many years ago I was employed as a scientific glass blower this is where I first
    encounter these. I made many of them smaller ones seemed even more indestructible.
    As one may expect the quality of the drop varies with the glass type used. Low
    expatiation glass like Pyrex is poor while a much higher expansion lead glass yields
    good results like those seen in the video.

  • @S.S.M.R_REPAIR
    @S.S.M.R_REPAIR Před 4 lety

    Long time follower of this channel, Dustin is a great teacher and the way he explains things with the videos makes them fun to watch and easy to understand. I was able to get my girlfriend off of Instagram for almost the hole video because she found it interesting. Thanks Dustin.

  • @chubbyninja842
    @chubbyninja842 Před 9 lety +96

    QUESTION
    What happens if you re-heat the tail end of the drop? Can you melt it down to more of an egg shape, preserving the strength, or will melting cause it to explode?

    • @Enny_Gima
      @Enny_Gima Před 9 lety +19

      ZombieTex
      Likely the melting would cause failure, because it would re-liquefy the glass molecules, thus allowing them to release their energy, causing the chained explosion.

    • @calvinpham5547
      @calvinpham5547 Před 9 lety +8

      ZombieTex Can we make a bomb with this? I mean pack a lot of them into a vacuum sealed chamber with oxygen canisters and flammable fuel. Upon impact oxygen is release and mix with those exploding glass powder and flame...Just wondering

    • @kendo512
      @kendo512 Před 9 lety +57

      Calvin Pham I feel like you're on some sort of list for this comment

    • @calvinpham5547
      @calvinpham5547 Před 9 lety +3

      This is a scientific question. It is difficult to make that many drops, and it's probably expensive. The internal explosion travels faster than a bullet. I don't think terrorist would want to build a furnace big enough for it. Risky to pack them, since one mishaps will trigger the rest to blow.

    • @chubbyninja842
      @chubbyninja842 Před 9 lety +3

      kendo512 I'm probably on a lot of lists for a lot of reasons :)

  • @15brooksa
    @15brooksa Před 10 lety +154

    would a prince Rupert's drop in space not having a tail be indestructible?

    • @Aleschu
      @Aleschu Před 7 lety +19

      But the tail is from it dropping into the water, not the air. But in space there is no gravity so you will put it into water not drop it. therefor no tail but it "only" works in 0g.

    • @benmasta5814
      @benmasta5814 Před 7 lety

      so would you have to inject the glass into the water somehow? IT needs the insta-cool of the speed of gravity pulling into the water doesnt it?
      How do you inject glass? Theres gotta be a way? Wouldnt there be a tail there too though?
      Arg science

    • @alzino187
      @alzino187 Před 7 lety

      Ben Masta a

    • @joec2078
      @joec2078 Před 7 lety +7

      In a 0g environment, the molten glass can be suspended then the water can be moved to the glass rather than the glass to the water.

    • @ashscott6068
      @ashscott6068 Před 7 lety +34

      The ball end is NOT indestructable. It's just hard to break it without breaking the tail first

  • @ralphstehman3184
    @ralphstehman3184 Před 3 lety +1

    Your videos are always so informative and interesting!

  • @unit0713
    @unit0713 Před 5 lety +180

    5:13 Mr.Stark, I don’t feel so good

  • @101mosioatunya
    @101mosioatunya Před 7 lety +4

    This is fascinating. Thank you for posting this. I really do feel smarter now.

  • @productionmark
    @productionmark Před 7 lety +67

    Beautiful. Science is beautiful. Love your passion for it.

  • @adamsabedes8074
    @adamsabedes8074 Před 4 lety

    I absolutely also love your explanation with the mini you! HAHAHAHA SO CUTE

  • @brianlagasse3561
    @brianlagasse3561 Před 3 lety +2

    That video was fantastic. That was so interesting. Keep up the great work.

  • @kristanorton2147
    @kristanorton2147 Před 7 lety +20

    You would make an amazing science teacher! You make it easy to understand and a lot of fun. Keep em coming!

  • @DeadHawk23
    @DeadHawk23 Před 7 lety +143

    What happens if you make one that's way bigger?

    • @nachtelfirokese88
      @nachtelfirokese88 Před 7 lety +9

      The exact same thing. Only that the breaking point/exploding point is far more away from the tip of the Drop.

    • @dusk4511
      @dusk4511 Před 7 lety +14

      RedHawk Gamer
      Bigger explosion and more fun

    • @Crecross
      @Crecross Před 7 lety +23

      Duxx Skuxx bigger explosion and possibly death😂

    • @jamesdong8179
      @jamesdong8179 Před 5 lety +4

      Actually, I think it may collapse under its own tension because when it's bigger, you have less surface area to more volume, means less surface has to support more inside tension

    • @Tds206
      @Tds206 Před 5 lety

      then u have a bigger prince ruperts drop.

  • @Nomaditis
    @Nomaditis Před 3 lety +7

    Its crazy to think thatDestin's videos that were made in 2013 has better quality than most of todays videos.

    • @emmahacker4020
      @emmahacker4020 Před 3 lety

      He makes great stuff and he’s been ahead of the game in doing so
      Nerds ftw 🎉

  • @russellking6857
    @russellking6857 Před 5 lety

    Really cool stuff , awesome great video !! Thanks for showing , how truly interesting facts that make the world remarkable.

  • @Roby4B
    @Roby4B Před 10 lety +5

    This combination of principles and properties being explored and viewed at such high fps is like in itself art or animation that is so beyond awesome.. I really like the way you explain what is happening and why, step by step.

  • @loririghteousness
    @loririghteousness Před 6 lety +4

    Science + humor =fun learning! This was awesome 👏🏼

  • @a.p.5429
    @a.p.5429 Před 2 lety

    These videos never get old. I've shown everyone. Never gets old!

  • @woahdudeitsme9742
    @woahdudeitsme9742 Před 2 lety

    Thank you very much for the visualization I was able to watch it without sound and understand.

  • @Pinoccappuccino
    @Pinoccappuccino Před 7 lety +8

    I found about this channel just today, but the cat convinced me. I have subscribed.

  • @NintendoThumb
    @NintendoThumb Před 8 lety +149

    so when that exploded, shouldn't he have had gloves on? It seems like there would be little shards flying into everything exposed.

    • @AetherBoye
      @AetherBoye Před 8 lety +33

      All the shards are basically the size of dust particles.

    • @mikikiki
      @mikikiki Před 8 lety +35

      +TheGreenPanda I have a share of glass in my foot right now. IDGAF how small the pieces allegedly are, I bet you wouldn't walk around barefoot on that patio.

    • @bernardo00124719
      @bernardo00124719 Před 8 lety

      no he shouldnt.

    • @AetherBoye
      @AetherBoye Před 8 lety +2

      +MilkiKiki i probably would

    • @Khorne19
      @Khorne19 Před 8 lety +6

      Do you even know how to swim?

  • @iamcarbonandotherbits.8039

    Just learned something new today, Well two things actually. The prince Rupert's drop and the amount of work that goes into making a short video. Thanks for that.

  • @wyattross3989
    @wyattross3989 Před 3 lety +1

    the explanation made me understand so much more i wish they explained stuff at school like that

  • @jacekjankowski8811
    @jacekjankowski8811 Před 8 lety +739

    I want to see Prince Rupert's Drop made in no gravity enviroment, without a tail...

    • @mika2666
      @mika2666 Před 8 lety +28

      +Jacek J that's actually very smart!!

    • @skittyzed
      @skittyzed Před 8 lety +116

      +Jacek J If you want a perfectly spherical one you can do that on earth, just need to drop it from a very high height, that's how lead shot or ball bearings are made, liquid falling turns into a sphere (rather than what is thought as a "rain drop" shape)

    • @mikenoden6068
      @mikenoden6068 Před 8 lety +52

      +skittyzed any idea what sort of height you'd be dealing with? The molten glass seems pretty viscous, it may take a while to round itself out.
      Too high and you'd have to worry about it cooling on the way down.
      Experiment design:
      1) get a tube made of a very heat resistant material (open at both ends),
      2) at the bottom have a compressed gas torch or torch + air jet that will be enough to keep a drop of glass suspended and molten in the tube.
      3) drop some glass in the top and let it "fall" long enough to round out.
      4) quickly remove torch/air and let it fall out the bottom of the tube into a water bath.

    • @TheNoBSZone
      @TheNoBSZone Před 8 lety +4

      +Jacek J First thing I thought of when I saw a prince ruperts drop for the first time.. I'd love to see this as well.

    • @krischurch5677
      @krischurch5677 Před 8 lety +3

      +mike noden - What you seem to be discussing involves magnetism. Put a high powere magnet through a tube of copper and it slows down. this technically can be done to a point where the magnet will almost if not fully suspend = balanced rounding out - unsure ref the magnet being inside as magnets dont like heat it disrupts them but i'm sure there is a way of combining both ideas and your experiment working :)

  • @zohaibbhatti7818
    @zohaibbhatti7818 Před 8 lety +5

    I want to see a price Rupert drop shatter under water in slow mo

  • @Major003
    @Major003 Před rokem

    Great are His works indeed, shown both through the wonders in nature and science, and Cal's artistic talent!
    Great video, super cool to learn about awesome things like this in a short video. 😎✨

  • @laststruggle4533
    @laststruggle4533 Před 3 lety

    I understand your videos so much and learn so much and put them in context in my brain 🧠 to the reality of life and gravity etc .. lol keep up the good work

  • @eerereps
    @eerereps Před 7 lety +11

    3:26 perfect explanation! Loved it!

  • @georgeofhamilton
    @georgeofhamilton Před 9 lety +13

    We should make a mile-long Prince Rupert's drop to see it explode in less than a second.

  • @bubba9482
    @bubba9482 Před 2 lety

    I'm happy to see that your production quality has improved over the years, 2021.

  • @amoryblaine6450
    @amoryblaine6450 Před 3 lety +1

    Amazing video!! I wanted to see in slow mo the reaction of the drop when hitting the cold water.

  • @AnnalisaParentSummea
    @AnnalisaParentSummea Před 6 lety +20

    "Goggle up. Science is about to happen" . Ha! love it!

    • @strangejmaster
      @strangejmaster Před 3 lety +2

      when I was a kid doing a "science experiment" I used to say "Goggles on!" and now it's a joke in my family...

  • @kriss1956
    @kriss1956 Před 7 lety +4

    LOVE your videos, learned about the PR drop, NEVER stop learning! But, please, use airway protection too. Those shards are easy to inhale.

  • @Yourmomsboyfriend666
    @Yourmomsboyfriend666 Před 3 lety +3

    I am also a huge fan of the song in this video! I'm going to download it now!

  • @flyingcod14
    @flyingcod14 Před 3 lety +3

    Never heard or even seen this before. Every day is a school day. Go Prince Rupert!

  • @winkyshy2
    @winkyshy2 Před 8 lety +80

    neat trick with all the little mini yous going on there. but i bet buying all those red blue and grey shirts cost alot.

    • @imBlook
      @imBlook Před 8 lety +3

      uhhhhh he only bought 1 pair of each color lol

    • @Rafa-mc2zw
      @Rafa-mc2zw Před 8 lety +45

      that was a joke you dummie

    • @unequaledone
      @unequaledone Před 8 lety +13

      Bet it cost even more to clone himself that many times

    • @SebHaarfagre
      @SebHaarfagre Před 6 lety +2

      Not to think of all the food consumption. Man, I don't think this is very sustainable.

    • @notaprohmm3459
      @notaprohmm3459 Před 6 lety

      May be he purchased only one tshirt and editing does all that

  • @theinternetkilledmusic2054

    Great video, interesting stuff but really well put together as well.

  • @981porsche3
    @981porsche3 Před 3 lety +11

    6:25, the tension’s killing me, lol

  • @maskedmarvyl4774
    @maskedmarvyl4774 Před 2 lety +11

    Thank you for this demonstration. This actually led me to look up arch bridges and how they work, which are a marvel of early engineering and should be required reading in any introduction to engineering or physics course.
    Question: Is it possible to MELT off the tail of the Rupert's drop, without causing the shattering effect? Or would it still shatter?
    If you could have just the heads of the Rupert drops, wouldn't that have great ballistic properties, or is this manufacturing process already being applied to cellphone screens, just in a different manner?

    • @JetFalcon710
      @JetFalcon710 Před rokem

      Someone posted a short where they melted the tail off a Prince Rupert's drop. It didn't explode, surprisingly, but the resultant blob of glass is still ridiculously strong and probably indestructible

  • @DragonSoulMusic
    @DragonSoulMusic Před 7 lety +178

    What manner of sorcery is this

  • @flyingcooney
    @flyingcooney Před 7 lety +14

    Being a glazier, I have to ask, "No gloves? Really?". Glass splinters are the worst!

  • @theprodigalson4003
    @theprodigalson4003 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for all the lovely content you make for all of us

  • @naeherbetrachtet
    @naeherbetrachtet Před 2 lety

    you really give everything.. this acting as red grey and blue glass molecules was hilarious

  • @voixmin
    @voixmin Před 7 lety +32

    I hate how entertaining these videos are.

  • @TravisRichey
    @TravisRichey Před 10 lety +5

    This is fascinating! Thanks for the video, I had no idea that such a thing existed, but it's amazing to watch!
    ~Trav

  • @brianbrown2237
    @brianbrown2237 Před rokem +1

    This was friggin awesome. So mad that I can't click the thumbs up button more than once!!

  • @elzorro7of9
    @elzorro7of9 Před 3 lety

    This explains what happened me when I tried to to replace my glass oven door but salvaging an old oven door and trying to cut the glass to fit using a grinder. I was able to grind lightly and thought I was making progress and then bang, like a chain reaction the entire sheet decimated. Now I know. Thanks.

  • @JeremyReger
    @JeremyReger Před 10 lety +36

    I am apparently late to the party, but glad I made it! this is awesome!

    • @Killimansorrow
      @Killimansorrow Před 10 lety +1

      I love this channel.

    • @QazmeHabu
      @QazmeHabu Před 10 lety +3

      Yeah Destin has some really good videos.

    • @nullgel
      @nullgel Před 10 lety +3

      Most are great for kids too. My daughter loves them.

  • @Dartnix
    @Dartnix Před 5 lety +5

    4:00 this animation is everything

  • @christianmoran3272
    @christianmoran3272 Před rokem

    This video is CRAZY interesting. Thank you so much!

  • @JamieHigdon
    @JamieHigdon Před 3 lety

    I am just now finding out about this Prince Ruperts Drop from watching a few of your videos. WOW! AMAZING!!!!!!!

  • @MetalMarauder
    @MetalMarauder Před 8 lety +639

    so if i made a mile-long prince rupert's drop, it would break in 1 second?

    • @euphoria9755
      @euphoria9755 Před 8 lety +80

      yes

    • @TheThomas4433
      @TheThomas4433 Před 8 lety +11

      +Metal Marauder uhm, why are you questioning this? it has literally been asked 4 months prior to you. is it just for comedic value? or for the comments?

    • @MetalMarauder
      @MetalMarauder Před 8 lety +130

      ***** i was just curious. sorry i didn't check all the comments first

    • @TheThomas4433
      @TheThomas4433 Před 8 lety +7

      The thing is, the Exaxt same question was asked and i think its in the top 10 comments. Thats why i was wondering. Fun fact, that comment was literally right above yours. For me at least...

    • @MetalMarauder
      @MetalMarauder Před 8 lety +25

      ***** well i didn't look

  • @Dyzzy001
    @Dyzzy001 Před 8 lety +23

    Do prince Albert next bro! hahahahahahaha

  • @thehandleiwantedwasntavailable

    My Dad sent me the link to this video 2 years ago. I never looked at the link at the time. Caught up In my own bubble; work, kids, life.
    I’ve clicked on his link today, which is the first anniversary since he died.
    Thanks for the link Dad. As you said, it’s very interesting.
    Rest In Peace. I miss you.

  • @SonariNeiracchen
    @SonariNeiracchen Před 8 lety +74

    So if I make a mile long rupert's drop, it'd only take about a second to explode?

    • @Sure-
      @Sure- Před 8 lety +6

      yup

    • @xayer5
      @xayer5 Před 8 lety +29

      +Poo Face Don't you have to consider that the speed of sound is much higher in different materials? 1234km/h are just the speed of sound in air. The speed of sound in glass should be around 14200km/h

    • @MazeFrame
      @MazeFrame Před 8 lety +3

      +Poo Face Measure the wave lengths in longitudinal direction. From that you can calculate the speed of sound. For glas it should be arround 5000m/s (=18,000km/h = 11,184mph).

    • @SonariNeiracchen
      @SonariNeiracchen Před 8 lety

      +Poo Face Also temperature and pressure.

    • @SonariNeiracchen
      @SonariNeiracchen Před 8 lety

      Of course we're talking approximates here :)

  • @jerryye8404
    @jerryye8404 Před 7 lety +8

    After all the explanations he did for the Rupert Drop. What I got was "hmmm, it's hard"

  • @Ry3n590
    @Ry3n590 Před 4 lety +144

    I'm not interested in the glass breaking, I'm interested how they don't get their hands pierced by the glass.

    • @Shampoid
      @Shampoid Před 4 lety +11

      Probably because the shards are too small maybe

    • @veggielovers7502
      @veggielovers7502 Před 4 lety +16

      @@Shampoid Wouldn't tiny pieces be worse though? Like they could enter cavities like nostrils and ears... can someone answer whether or not it would actually be pretty hazardous without protection?

    • @Shampoid
      @Shampoid Před 4 lety

      @@veggielovers7502 maybe if its as small as most sand particles it wouldnt be dangerous

    • @veggielovers7502
      @veggielovers7502 Před 4 lety +6

      @@Shampoid But how? You don't have to answer but tiny pieces of glass could easily rupture blood vessels, cause internal bleeding, etc., i imagine

    • @Ollybollyk
      @Ollybollyk Před 4 lety +16

      Veggie Lovers I think the glass shards are still too heavy to breathe in.
      That’d explain why this guy didn’t use protection at least, considering he’s meant to be a professional.
      Too small to pierce skin, but too heavy to float in the air.

  • @Herbie11
    @Herbie11 Před 3 lety +1

    Even 7 years ago, this channel was awesome.

  • @TheParablade
    @TheParablade Před 7 lety +173

    Now I wanna see a 100ft tall version and then cut the tail

  • @TheMartinandLuisShow
    @TheMartinandLuisShow Před 10 lety +12

    I'm guessing the Death Star was built the same way.

  • @paulorobertoevangelista7120

    Thank you! The " tension Destins" were so funny!!

  • @elifripp3644
    @elifripp3644 Před 5 lety

    Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing!

  • @maeckz84
    @maeckz84 Před 10 lety +25

    Why are the glass fragments don't harm your fingers or skin while exploding? Aren't they sharp as hell?

    • @fist3484
      @fist3484 Před 7 lety +7

      As Jackson said, this sort of 'break' sort-of just disintegrates the entire thing.

  • @somethingtojenga
    @somethingtojenga Před 9 lety +4

    Future mode of transportation--train car inside of a giant decompressing Rupert's drop.
    As you're inside, accelerating toward the Rupert's drop - "Railway ahead is warming up........ railway ahead is super-cooling....... explosive decompression in 3... 2... 1..."

  • @sameerUNO10100
    @sameerUNO10100 Před 3 lety

    Absolutely love your channel

  • @afrodrift2
    @afrodrift2 Před 2 lety

    I enjoy the way u explain this.good work brotha

  • @brianlarson4448
    @brianlarson4448 Před 10 lety +51

    I wanna play with molten glass now... -_-

    • @snowythefoxxo
      @snowythefoxxo Před 7 lety

      The inside is molten but as soon as it touches the air it cools instantly

    • @Trainwreck4207
      @Trainwreck4207 Před 7 lety +5

      SoliderCraft203 No, that is definitely not the case. A state of molten glass would require heat, which would be immediately transfered through atmosphere. It is completely cool.

  • @Lunentucker
    @Lunentucker Před 8 lety +4

    At nearly mach 5, there has to be a small scale sonic boom with each one broken. Cool stuff!

  • @brasha78
    @brasha78 Před 4 lety

    Nearly 2000 dislikes I just don’t understand that. How could you dislike this video. Was it because he thought when making it they were the first ones to do it but we’re wrong I would be interested to find out why people disliked it. This is right up there with electrical theory and speed of light stuff. Thank you for the video.

  • @imlooking4133
    @imlooking4133 Před 5 lety +1

    The good job; let's try it again but this time maybe use Obsidian and Green desert glass.
    Also when lighting strikes the desert sands it makes glass.
    I wonder if an Obsidian Ruperts Drop will hold up any better against a rifle bullet?
    Food for thought I like what you have done so far.
    thank you
    peace

  • @bryanbaird168
    @bryanbaird168 Před 4 lety +8

    Would love to see nail clipping at extreme fps! (Depending on the cleanliness of the nail)