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Bullet vs Prince Rupert's Drop at 150,000 fps - Smarter Every Day 165

SmarterEveryDay · 7.4M views · 2016-12-29 · 8:40

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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.

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HN cites it as the go-to high-speed footage whenever Prince Rupert's drops come up.

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test1235 · 2025-04 · Reference

video in lieu of the article's broken link: Bullet vs Prince Rupert's Drop at 150,000 fps - Smarter Every Day 165: [VIDEO]

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gnicholas · 2023-04 · Reference

He also did a bunch of super slow-motion videos about shooting a Prince Rupert's drop with various firearms: [VIDEO] [LINK] [LINK]

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kahirsch · 2017-05 · Reference

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 [VIDEO] * 2017-04-26 [LINK] * 2017-04-30 [LINK]

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