These Exploding Droplets of Glass Are a Bewildering Quirk of Physics

Making a Prince Albert's Rupert's drop is easy; you just let some molten glass drip into a bucket of water. But the resulting structure is so much more complex than the process that made it. The guys over at SmarterEveryDay took an in-depth look to explain why part of it can't be destroyed with a hammer, while its other half explodes with the slightest nick. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/IIf-C2vSVJk/these-exploding-droplets-of-glass-are-a-bewildering-quirk-of-physics

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