Cited on HN 3 times, 2017–2025, never outright recommendedscore 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
HN cites it as the go-to high-speed footage whenever Prince Rupert's drops come up.
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.
“He also did a bunch of super slow-motion videos about shooting a Prince Rupert's drop with various firearms” (HN, 2023)
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]
One of several high-speed videos on Prince Rupert's drops.
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