1969912 0 #1 March 11, 2008 Interesting glass trivia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V2eCFsDkK0&eurl=http://boingboing.net/ "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #2 March 11, 2008 what I think is an even better video, really shows what happens when the tail is broken http://youtube.com/watch?v=Pdy2_vi0FfM"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #3 March 11, 2008 Yeah, I saw that. Pretty cool that you just have to crack the thin tail to make it explode. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Armour666 0 #4 March 11, 2008 WoW I was checking wiki after seeing it, this it fast Crack front" which is initiated at the tail end, propagates in a disintegrating drop within the tensile zone towards the drop's head at a very high velocity (~ 1450-1900 m/s, or up to ~4,200 miles per hour).SO this one time at band camp..... "Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #5 March 11, 2008 Was anyone else here squinting their eyes to 'protect them' from the shattering glass while they watched the video? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piratemike 0 #6 March 12, 2008 wow. I'm going to have to play with that later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
