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.38 Special vs Prince Ruperts Drop at 170,000 FPS - Smarter Every Day 169

SmarterEveryDay · 5.6M views · 2017-04-26 · 6:00

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Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day fires .22 Magnum and .38 Special bullets at Prince Rupert's drops, filmed at 170,000 frames per second. The slow-motion footage shows the bullet shattering against the glass tadpole while the drop initially survives.

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Cited in Prince Rupert's drop threads as the best high-speed footage of a bullet hitting one.

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NickHoff · 2023-05 · Recommendation

There's also this one. [VIDEO] He shoots the Prince Rupert's drop with a bullet. The bullet wins. In high speed, you can see the bullet splat against the glass and break into shards, long before the glass breaks. Really neat.

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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: [LINK] [VIDEO] [LINK]

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satvikpendem · 2022-12 · Reference

Related, hitting a Prince Rupert's drop with a bullet: [VIDEO] TLDW: The bullet shatters and the drop stays intact.

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