Mystery of Prince Rupert's Drop at 130,000 fps - Smarter Every Day 86

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  • @z-beeblebrox
    @z-beeblebrox 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4931

    So what you're saying is, if you somehow made a Rupert's Drop with a mile-long tail, it would still take less than a second for the whole thing to explode?

    • @Owlpunk
      @Owlpunk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +740

      Yes. By the way: The ISS orbits the Earth at almost 7 times the speed of failure front :D

    • @wesofx8148
      @wesofx8148 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1138

      The logistics of making a mile-long Rupert's drop would be hilarious.

    • @CrazyFunnyCats
      @CrazyFunnyCats 7 ปีที่แล้ว +172

      z beeblebrox what if the water to cool was boiling water?, and what if they used ice water ?
      Think they may work
      If the boiling water was used it would slow down the cooling and the molecular bond should be stronger .?
      At least it works that way with springs for race cars . We heat the springs and let them cool down very slowly in steel buckets of super fine sand.

    • @sumaprasad5029
      @sumaprasad5029 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      how are you gonna do that

    • @Atlantis357
      @Atlantis357 7 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      the "shockwave" would go through the drop at sound speed

  • @christianstelmakh1921
    @christianstelmakh1921 3 ปีที่แล้ว +929

    Said a million times but THIS is EXACTLY what TH-cam was made for. Thank you so much Destin, so so much. You're a legend.

    • @VRichardsn
      @VRichardsn ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey, is that Mark Anthony?

    • @admmaximus
      @admmaximus ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes

  • @Nonkel_Jef
    @Nonkel_Jef 3 ปีที่แล้ว +759

    I love how you're casually holding exploding glass without gloves.

    • @cherylcasio9401
      @cherylcasio9401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      Or lung protection

    • @tosrtv7591
      @tosrtv7591 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Rs😂😂💯

    • @sgtjohnson49
      @sgtjohnson49 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      I like how the owner of the glass shop turns his face away from the exploding glass, exposing his ear canal to all the tiny bits of glass shrapnel exploding towards him.

    • @higaddrip2583
      @higaddrip2583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@sgtjohnson49 is that not better than glass in your eyes?

    • @sgtjohnson49
      @sgtjohnson49 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@higaddrip2583 it'd be better to wear eye protection, preferably a face shield, considering they're deliberating exploding glass. Then you don't have to expose your eyes or your ear canals to said exploding glass.

  • @ichi_ocha_
    @ichi_ocha_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    can we appreciate how he filmed himself using 3 different colored shirts just for us to get smarter.... youre the best man

    • @ImThatGirl101
      @ImThatGirl101 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He did that so we could get smarter...every day.

  • @sdrawkcab6283
    @sdrawkcab6283 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1399

    Prince Rupert, I don't feel so good...

  • @backwoodsjunkie08
    @backwoodsjunkie08 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2486

    I absolutely loved the explanation with all the mini you's

    • @zv3495
      @zv3495 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The best xD

    • @quranmcbride3468
      @quranmcbride3468 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Facts

    • @alek6362
      @alek6362 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      3:26

    • @josie4065
      @josie4065 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Haha that was a perfect explanation!

    • @josephstalin8442
      @josephstalin8442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Honestly made it so much easier to hmderstand

  • @olliefraga
    @olliefraga 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    What we take for granted here is the effort and care put on an educational video for us curious people. All power to you!

  • @ittixen
    @ittixen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    This is one of the best videos I've seen, in every category.
    Short and to the point, yet comprehensive, clear, wonderfully illustrated and animated, funny, creative...
    That's the kinda stuff that made me subscribe to this channel.

  • @oskarvonreuenthal7732
    @oskarvonreuenthal7732 5 ปีที่แล้ว +475

    3:22 OOOHHHH so this is why some glass looks rainbowish when you wear polarized sunglasses. I've always wondered

    • @dangleason9023
      @dangleason9023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Yes. Usually side windows on a car will have rainbows or patterns in them, it is tempered glass. While the windshield never has that effect because it's regular glass.
      Great observation!

    • @Doxsein
      @Doxsein 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nice observation indeed

    • @shadymcnasty5920
      @shadymcnasty5920 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My tints in my car do this

  • @SeanKL107
    @SeanKL107 7 ปีที่แล้ว +643

    0:45 "Kind of looks like a tadpole" Yup. A tadpole. That's what I was thinking too...

    • @KanyeWelephant
      @KanyeWelephant 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      you just ruined the joke...

    • @WartakMedia
      @WartakMedia 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sean Kratovil-Lavelle hahahaha

    • @andrewborges7768
      @andrewborges7768 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      there's always that one guy who has to try and ruin the joke lol

    • @staytoasty7373
      @staytoasty7373 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      SPEEERRRMM

    • @Brainijac-k
      @Brainijac-k 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      spermm

  • @unit0713
    @unit0713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    5:13 Mr.Stark, I don’t feel so good

    • @Mekoniji
      @Mekoniji 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol

    • @bubbIest
      @bubbIest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Stolen

  • @gavinsonsalla9319
    @gavinsonsalla9319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    So since the front is moving faster than the speed of sound, I wonder if this could be considered a detonation instead of an explosion.

    • @curtaustin8119
      @curtaustin8119 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      The speed of sound in glass is about 2500 m/s, so not as fast. BTW, detonation is a type of explosion, but we have more profound semantic problems here - it's not clear where the rapid increase in volume occurs here, the usual definition of explosion. Just a lot of fracturing going on. The fracture of brittle materials is classically treated as governed by the strain energy required to create the fracture surfaces. That is, the energy goes into creating surface energy. Obviously, some energy is going to propelling all the bits, and is transferred to air as kinetic energy and an earth-shattering KABOOM!

    • @luisrocha26
      @luisrocha26 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@curtaustin8119 that was a great and clear explanation, thank you!!!

    • @nottoday3878
      @nottoday3878 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm surprised government didn't weaponize it

    • @JetFalcon710
      @JetFalcon710 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@nottoday3878 This kind of thing seems very hard to weaponize

  • @chubbyninja842
    @chubbyninja842 9 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    QUESTION
    What happens if you re-heat the tail end of the drop? Can you melt it down to more of an egg shape, preserving the strength, or will melting cause it to explode?

    • @Enny_Gima
      @Enny_Gima 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      ZombieTex
      Likely the melting would cause failure, because it would re-liquefy the glass molecules, thus allowing them to release their energy, causing the chained explosion.

    • @calvinpham5547
      @calvinpham5547 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ZombieTex Can we make a bomb with this? I mean pack a lot of them into a vacuum sealed chamber with oxygen canisters and flammable fuel. Upon impact oxygen is release and mix with those exploding glass powder and flame...Just wondering

    • @kendo512
      @kendo512 9 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Calvin Pham I feel like you're on some sort of list for this comment

    • @calvinpham5547
      @calvinpham5547 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is a scientific question. It is difficult to make that many drops, and it's probably expensive. The internal explosion travels faster than a bullet. I don't think terrorist would want to build a furnace big enough for it. Risky to pack them, since one mishaps will trigger the rest to blow.

    • @chubbyninja842
      @chubbyninja842 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      kendo512 I'm probably on a lot of lists for a lot of reasons :)

  • @OfelieArt
    @OfelieArt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1480

    Hydraulic Press vs Rupert drop

    • @blackkissi
      @blackkissi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      it's been done already. search for it

    • @felixb.59
      @felixb.59 7 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      OfelieArt
      look it up, theres already a video of it on youtube. it's amazing. spoiler alert:
      it dents the press :O

    • @tracewallace23
      @tracewallace23 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      20 tons of pressure

    • @chettykowen
      @chettykowen 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes

    • @dusk4511
      @dusk4511 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      OfelieArt
      It will break. There's a vid of it somewhere

  • @brycejohnson9571
    @brycejohnson9571 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Omg I love that animation just him crouching made me start dying in laughter

  • @thiccysgarage8472
    @thiccysgarage8472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    6:05 i wonder where prince rupert lives now

  • @donbasuradenuevo
    @donbasuradenuevo 10 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Humanity should try to make a Prince Rupert Drop that is 3 kilometers long, and just shatter it just for the LOLz.

    • @diegosanchez894
      @diegosanchez894 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      donbasuradenuevo it would take 2 seconds to go from one end to the other,

    • @flameshoter6
      @flameshoter6 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      i would enjoy watching it in slow motion... @diego

    • @Ascii89
      @Ascii89 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Diego Sanchez it would actually take 502.7 microseconds (if you don't factor in deceleration) that's 0.0005s

    • @michaelclermont
      @michaelclermont 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Deceleration because of the energy released in the tail?

  • @cyrillian13
    @cyrillian13 9 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    How did i get here from watching someone drop a red hot ball of nickel on ice?

    • @KaZeRs
      @KaZeRs 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Omfg, dont tell me from 9gag as well. I was watching RHNB before this too.

    • @cyrillian13
      @cyrillian13 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol

    • @jordanjohnson714
      @jordanjohnson714 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here

    • @jeffazi
      @jeffazi 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      EpsilonBTS I'm not sure but I want to see the nickel on ice. Link? LOL

    • @Banzay27
      @Banzay27 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      EpsilonBTS linkage

  • @MrHeroicDemon
    @MrHeroicDemon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can't believe this video is almost 9 years old.... I remember when this video came out. I'm still here watching and getting smartereveryday since this. Thank you Destin.

  • @briansmithbeta
    @briansmithbeta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This is still one of my favorite science videos in 2019.

  • @15brooksa
    @15brooksa 10 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    would a prince Rupert's drop in space not having a tail be indestructible?

    • @Aleschu
      @Aleschu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      But the tail is from it dropping into the water, not the air. But in space there is no gravity so you will put it into water not drop it. therefor no tail but it "only" works in 0g.

    • @benmasta5814
      @benmasta5814 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      so would you have to inject the glass into the water somehow? IT needs the insta-cool of the speed of gravity pulling into the water doesnt it?
      How do you inject glass? Theres gotta be a way? Wouldnt there be a tail there too though?
      Arg science

    • @alzino187
      @alzino187 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ben Masta a

    • @joec2078
      @joec2078 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      In a 0g environment, the molten glass can be suspended then the water can be moved to the glass rather than the glass to the water.

    • @ashscott6068
      @ashscott6068 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      The ball end is NOT indestructable. It's just hard to break it without breaking the tail first

  • @BiffcheeseSpinoccoli
    @BiffcheeseSpinoccoli 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I'm interested in the two questions asked earlier: 1) What WOULD happen if it were to be cooled in liquid nitrogen? And 2) As the molten glass dripped, could it perhaps be quickly clipped off in order to create more of a round shape than a drop?

    • @sederquest
      @sederquest 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Good questions especially the second one

    • @finnelhumano6096
      @finnelhumano6096 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I think it wouldn't differ much because the difference in temperature between molten glass (1400-1600°C) and water (20°C) and between molten glass and liquid nitrogen (-200°C) isn't that great.

    • @wesleysmith7285
      @wesleysmith7285 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      yea water's specific heat is 4.186 joule/gram °C and liquid nitrogen's S.H. is 2.04 j/g C so it would "hold" less heat per unit mass before increasing in temperature. so it would not do as well cooling the whole glass drop as water would. I suspect that the surface would cool faster(only because it can achieve a lower temperature than water while staying a liquid) but then the heated nitrogen would turn to gas and form barrier between the bulb and the rest of the liquid and ultimately make the cooling process slower.

    • @Allangulon
      @Allangulon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Wesley Smith Perhaps if the Leidenfrost effect could be negated, the cooling would occur far more rapidly. I wonder if the water were to be put under enormous pressure, the liquid would be forced into direct contact with the glass?

    • @a5noble2
      @a5noble2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Great questions. What is actually happening here is you are creating tempered glass. The only thing required to make the glass tempered is the rapid cooling of it which hardens the outside first, so it should be the exact same regardless of if you do it in liquid nitrogen, water, or oil (like they use for metals). I think the only difference is 'how' tempered it is. The colder ones may make them explode faster where the slower cooling ones may only make it shatter, but not explode.
      Now if you made it more round, it'd be the exact same thing and have the exact same properties just without a tail. Both are tempered glass, just they have different shapes. The TV show Hacking the System had a really interesting demonstration of this. They had the side windows of a car (made from tempered glass) and tried to smash them with a hammer to no avail. Then he took a tiny ceramic bit from the spark plug and tossed it at the glass and it shattered into a million pieces.

  • @magsan75ify
    @magsan75ify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I could not have found a better video explaining this. Loved it!

  • @ElDuderino999
    @ElDuderino999 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the best explanations so far, well done!

  • @mannyglover
    @mannyglover 6 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Very cool! As a fellow Southerner, I have to say that one thing I like about this video is that it illustrates the fact that a Southern accent is not synonymous with ignorance. Great job with explaining the science with good visualizations and some comic relief too :-)

  • @TwoCraZyEyes0
    @TwoCraZyEyes0 8 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    what if you put a prince rupert's drop under a 100 ton press? would it break then? sounds like a job for hydraulic press channel

    • @DERP0L0GY
      @DERP0L0GY 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Been done, the drop doesn't break

    • @tobyjones-worth5111
      @tobyjones-worth5111 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      that was a lead base. :/

    • @DarkGharren
      @DarkGharren 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm pretty sure it would break, and you'd need far less than 100 tons.

    • @sTryskaCz
      @sTryskaCz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it is done already ;) i found it on two channels at least :)

    • @blatz4306
      @blatz4306 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      search prince rupert's drop here on youtube. You will find the video that he did this. And the exploded in 20ton press.

  • @sghksfhk
    @sghksfhk ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Sometimes, you never know what you want to learn until you learn it. This was incredibly interesting. Thank you. Learn everything you can fellow people!

  • @woahdudeitsme9742
    @woahdudeitsme9742 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you very much for the visualization I was able to watch it without sound and understand.

  • @eerereps
    @eerereps 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    3:26 perfect explanation! Loved it!

  • @kyleblackburn4590
    @kyleblackburn4590 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The way you animated/ described the reasoning behind the forces inside the drop was excellent! Very easy to understand

  • @roylopez235
    @roylopez235 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for all your videos!

  • @snailsaredumb9412
    @snailsaredumb9412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    4:32 before Microscopes, people thought sperm looked like this, men in tiny capsules that made people

    • @michaellange6598
      @michaellange6598 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes their called hymen heads

    • @sergetys
      @sergetys 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wait, that’s not how it works?!

    • @snailsaredumb9412
      @snailsaredumb9412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sergetys no, it is. I was just lying...

    • @sergetys
      @sergetys 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@snailsaredumb9412 oh, thank god. Phew! Was a close one.

    • @elliottharris7496
      @elliottharris7496 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I got very spermy vibes from this part in particular

  • @6double6.
    @6double6. 7 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Hey just wanted to say...
    You need your own TV show. Like for real, I'm not joking one bit. It'd be on my list of favorite TV shows

    • @6double6.
      @6double6. 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do it and you're cool

    • @JacobHeronSound
      @JacobHeronSound 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      youtube is the new tv

    • @beautifulgirlmage
      @beautifulgirlmage 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      he's earning through youtube anyway

    • @SalahEddineH
      @SalahEddineH 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Blobs ! Agreed. TH-cam is a much better platform for this. Everyone can watch on their own schedule, share, pause, clic links and annotations, and he can make videos on a more relaxed schedule too.
      I do see the praise in wanting a TV Show of this, and that's cool, it's just I feel like he doesn't even Need that anymore.
      Cheers! Keep getting Smarter Every day Guys!

    • @timm1139
      @timm1139 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Bad idea, he'd then be under the thumb of some network & loose his control of schedule, ideas, content, creativity, everything. In short, it wouldn't be the SED that we know & love.

  • @JeremyReger
    @JeremyReger 10 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I am apparently late to the party, but glad I made it! this is awesome!

    • @ZacHess
      @ZacHess 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love this channel.

    • @LukeLewis
      @LukeLewis 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah Destin has some really good videos.

    • @nullgel
      @nullgel 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Most are great for kids too. My daughter loves them.

  • @bubba9482
    @bubba9482 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm happy to see that your production quality has improved over the years, 2021.

  • @christianmoran3272
    @christianmoran3272 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is CRAZY interesting. Thank you so much!

  • @101mosioatunya
    @101mosioatunya 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is fascinating. Thank you for posting this. I really do feel smarter now.

  • @TheUnusualSuspect101
    @TheUnusualSuspect101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Best explanation ever! Love the way you explain such complex scientific phenomena with creative and easy to understand methods. I feel bad for my Physics teacher now.

  • @theprodigalson4003
    @theprodigalson4003 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for all the lovely content you make for all of us

  • @a.p.5429
    @a.p.5429 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    These videos never get old. I've shown everyone. Never gets old!

  • @productionmark
    @productionmark 7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Beautiful. Science is beautiful. Love your passion for it.

  • @georgeofhamilton
    @georgeofhamilton 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    We should make a mile-long Prince Rupert's drop to see it explode in less than a second.

  • @thehandleiwantedwasntavailable
    @thehandleiwantedwasntavailable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My Dad sent me the link to this video 2 years ago. I never looked at the link at the time. Caught up In my own bubble; work, kids, life.
    I’ve clicked on his link today, which is the first anniversary since he died.
    Thanks for the link Dad. As you said, it’s very interesting.
    Rest In Peace. I miss you.

  • @foozlesprite
    @foozlesprite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I finally came back to watch this video when I heard you call your cat Prince Rupert in a video. Love both this phenomenon and the cat, but I *especially* love the oldschool Bill Nye vibes the little color-coded tensile-strength Destins were giving off. I always appreciate a good visual aid, haha.

  • @jacekjankowski8811
    @jacekjankowski8811 8 ปีที่แล้ว +739

    I want to see Prince Rupert's Drop made in no gravity enviroment, without a tail...

    • @mika2666
      @mika2666 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      +Jacek J that's actually very smart!!

    • @skittyzed
      @skittyzed 8 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      +Jacek J If you want a perfectly spherical one you can do that on earth, just need to drop it from a very high height, that's how lead shot or ball bearings are made, liquid falling turns into a sphere (rather than what is thought as a "rain drop" shape)

    • @mikenoden6068
      @mikenoden6068 8 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      +skittyzed any idea what sort of height you'd be dealing with? The molten glass seems pretty viscous, it may take a while to round itself out.
      Too high and you'd have to worry about it cooling on the way down.
      Experiment design:
      1) get a tube made of a very heat resistant material (open at both ends),
      2) at the bottom have a compressed gas torch or torch + air jet that will be enough to keep a drop of glass suspended and molten in the tube.
      3) drop some glass in the top and let it "fall" long enough to round out.
      4) quickly remove torch/air and let it fall out the bottom of the tube into a water bath.

    • @TheNoBSZone
      @TheNoBSZone 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Jacek J First thing I thought of when I saw a prince ruperts drop for the first time.. I'd love to see this as well.

    • @krischurch5677
      @krischurch5677 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +mike noden - What you seem to be discussing involves magnetism. Put a high powere magnet through a tube of copper and it slows down. this technically can be done to a point where the magnet will almost if not fully suspend = balanced rounding out - unsure ref the magnet being inside as magnets dont like heat it disrupts them but i'm sure there is a way of combining both ideas and your experiment working :)

  • @Roby4B
    @Roby4B 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This combination of principles and properties being explored and viewed at such high fps is like in itself art or animation that is so beyond awesome.. I really like the way you explain what is happening and why, step by step.

  • @sameerUNO10100
    @sameerUNO10100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely love your channel

  • @DeadHawk23
    @DeadHawk23 7 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    What happens if you make one that's way bigger?

    • @nachtelfirokese88
      @nachtelfirokese88 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The exact same thing. Only that the breaking point/exploding point is far more away from the tip of the Drop.

    • @dusk4511
      @dusk4511 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      RedHawk Gamer
      Bigger explosion and more fun

    • @Crecross
      @Crecross 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Duxx Skuxx bigger explosion and possibly death😂

    • @jamesdong8179
      @jamesdong8179 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Actually, I think it may collapse under its own tension because when it's bigger, you have less surface area to more volume, means less surface has to support more inside tension

    • @Tds206
      @Tds206 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      then u have a bigger prince ruperts drop.

  • @Dartnix
    @Dartnix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    4:00 this animation is everything

  • @Nomaditis
    @Nomaditis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Its crazy to think thatDestin's videos that were made in 2013 has better quality than most of todays videos.

    • @emmahacker4020
      @emmahacker4020 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He makes great stuff and he’s been ahead of the game in doing so
      Nerds ftw 🎉

  • @ralphstehman3184
    @ralphstehman3184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos are always so informative and interesting!

  • @voixmin
    @voixmin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I hate how entertaining these videos are.

    • @TheRealSkeletor
      @TheRealSkeletor 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why?

    • @CyberSage796
      @CyberSage796 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Skeletor Jopko because of how much time you waste on them

  • @ziadassaad1371
    @ziadassaad1371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    May it be characterized as a frozen explosion? All of the internal tension waiting to be released due to the rapid cooling?

  • @JamieHigdon
    @JamieHigdon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am just now finding out about this Prince Ruperts Drop from watching a few of your videos. WOW! AMAZING!!!!!!!

  • @brianlagasse3561
    @brianlagasse3561 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That video was fantastic. That was so interesting. Keep up the great work.

  • @kristanorton2147
    @kristanorton2147 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    You would make an amazing science teacher! You make it easy to understand and a lot of fun. Keep em coming!

  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday  11 ปีที่แล้ว +584

    Prince Rupert's Drop!

    • @CarlosPortela
      @CarlosPortela 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Great ... excellent ... brilliant.
      Thanks for your videos ... i love them.
      I'm physics teacher in Portugal and use them in my classes.
      Keep it up.

    • @netearanull6181
      @netearanull6181 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    • @ethen770
      @ethen770 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hey, my name is Evan, and i was watching this video and started thinking,,,what would happen if you tried to reliquify the tail end. or the head of one of those drops. would it explode? or just melt?
      Thanks for all the awesome videos, and the true love for science. I hope to hear back from you soon!
      -Evan

    • @seand3193
      @seand3193 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So if you manage to drop a semi spherical gob of molten glass in the water... it wouldn't have a tail to break from right? you could make ball bearings and really hard ornaments...

    • @AyalStein
      @AyalStein 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      loved the video! can you make a video of how a spider climbs its string? because the other day I found a spider hanging from its own thread that he wrapped around a pole, and if you look real close, it looked like his legs were not touching the string! his insides were pulling the string and letting go of it to lower.

  • @afrodrift2
    @afrodrift2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoy the way u explain this.good work brotha

  • @elifripp3644
    @elifripp3644 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing!

  • @Pinoccappuccino
    @Pinoccappuccino 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I found about this channel just today, but the cat convinced me. I have subscribed.

  • @loririghteousness
    @loririghteousness 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Science + humor =fun learning! This was awesome 👏🏼

  • @Kamsali_Kiran_Kumar
    @Kamsali_Kiran_Kumar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the explanation ❤️❤️❤️

  • @kareemtabsh
    @kareemtabsh 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always a pleasure to watch your videos!

  • @winkyshy2
    @winkyshy2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    neat trick with all the little mini yous going on there. but i bet buying all those red blue and grey shirts cost alot.

    • @imBlook
      @imBlook 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      uhhhhh he only bought 1 pair of each color lol

    • @Rafa-mc2zw
      @Rafa-mc2zw 8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      that was a joke you dummie

    • @unequaledone
      @unequaledone 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Bet it cost even more to clone himself that many times

    • @SebHaarfagre
      @SebHaarfagre 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not to think of all the food consumption. Man, I don't think this is very sustainable.

    • @notaprohmm3459
      @notaprohmm3459 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      May be he purchased only one tshirt and editing does all that

  • @theinternetkilledmusic2054
    @theinternetkilledmusic2054 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video, interesting stuff but really well put together as well.

  • @Technoid_Mutant
    @Technoid_Mutant 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is really, really cool. Thank you!

  • @d1ckt4t0r5
    @d1ckt4t0r5 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the explanation

  • @DragonSoulMusic
    @DragonSoulMusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    What manner of sorcery is this

  • @kriss1956
    @kriss1956 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    LOVE your videos, learned about the PR drop, NEVER stop learning! But, please, use airway protection too. Those shards are easy to inhale.

  • @hairylittlewombat
    @hairylittlewombat ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant video. Thanks

  • @John-pv2ev
    @John-pv2ev 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was so neat!!!! What a great video. Thanks!

  • @TravisRichey
    @TravisRichey 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is fascinating! Thanks for the video, I had no idea that such a thing existed, but it's amazing to watch!
    ~Trav

  • @SonariNeiracchen
    @SonariNeiracchen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    So if I make a mile long rupert's drop, it'd only take about a second to explode?

    • @Sure-
      @Sure- 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yup

    • @playerxD11
      @playerxD11 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      +Poo Face Don't you have to consider that the speed of sound is much higher in different materials? 1234km/h are just the speed of sound in air. The speed of sound in glass should be around 14200km/h

    • @MazeFrame
      @MazeFrame 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Poo Face Measure the wave lengths in longitudinal direction. From that you can calculate the speed of sound. For glas it should be arround 5000m/s (=18,000km/h = 11,184mph).

    • @SonariNeiracchen
      @SonariNeiracchen 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Poo Face Also temperature and pressure.

    • @SonariNeiracchen
      @SonariNeiracchen 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Of course we're talking approximates here :)

  • @vikj1255
    @vikj1255 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your work.

  • @MillennialRebelion
    @MillennialRebelion 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love every video this man makes.

  • @flyingcooney
    @flyingcooney 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Being a glazier, I have to ask, "No gloves? Really?". Glass splinters are the worst!

  • @somethingtojenga
    @somethingtojenga 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Future mode of transportation--train car inside of a giant decompressing Rupert's drop.
    As you're inside, accelerating toward the Rupert's drop - "Railway ahead is warming up........ railway ahead is super-cooling....... explosive decompression in 3... 2... 1..."

  • @S.S.M.R_REPAIR
    @S.S.M.R_REPAIR 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Long time follower of this channel, Dustin is a great teacher and the way he explains things with the videos makes them fun to watch and easy to understand. I was able to get my girlfriend off of Instagram for almost the hole video because she found it interesting. Thanks Dustin.

  • @wyattross3989
    @wyattross3989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the explanation made me understand so much more i wish they explained stuff at school like that

  • @maeckz84
    @maeckz84 10 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Why are the glass fragments don't harm your fingers or skin while exploding? Aren't they sharp as hell?

    • @fist3484
      @fist3484 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      As Jackson said, this sort of 'break' sort-of just disintegrates the entire thing.

  • @AnnalisaParentSummea
    @AnnalisaParentSummea 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    "Goggle up. Science is about to happen" . Ha! love it!

    • @strangejmaster
      @strangejmaster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      when I was a kid doing a "science experiment" I used to say "Goggles on!" and now it's a joke in my family...

  • @j.reynolds3089
    @j.reynolds3089 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool, and great explanation. Thanks.

  • @iamcarbonandotherbits.8039
    @iamcarbonandotherbits.8039 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just learned something new today, Well two things actually. The prince Rupert's drop and the amount of work that goes into making a short video. Thanks for that.

  • @MetalMarauder
    @MetalMarauder 8 ปีที่แล้ว +639

    so if i made a mile-long prince rupert's drop, it would break in 1 second?

    • @euphoria9755
      @euphoria9755 8 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      yes

    • @TheThomas4433
      @TheThomas4433 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +Metal Marauder uhm, why are you questioning this? it has literally been asked 4 months prior to you. is it just for comedic value? or for the comments?

    • @MetalMarauder
      @MetalMarauder 8 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      ***** i was just curious. sorry i didn't check all the comments first

    • @TheThomas4433
      @TheThomas4433 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The thing is, the Exaxt same question was asked and i think its in the top 10 comments. Thats why i was wondering. Fun fact, that comment was literally right above yours. For me at least...

    • @MetalMarauder
      @MetalMarauder 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      ***** well i didn't look

  • @flyingcod14
    @flyingcod14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Never heard or even seen this before. Every day is a school day. Go Prince Rupert!

  • @nyujun
    @nyujun 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is amazing... nice explanation.

  • @adamsabedes8074
    @adamsabedes8074 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I absolutely also love your explanation with the mini you! HAHAHAHA SO CUTE

  • @kimbonice
    @kimbonice 10 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Great vid! I'm laughing at the 452 dislikes on this. I'll never understand the people who aren't interested in science. You're missing out on a world of interesting things and adventure!

    • @Ctuchik
      @Ctuchik 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Stupid people doesn't like to be reminded that they are stupid. :p

    • @kimbonice
      @kimbonice 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ctuchik Yeah and they continue to use smartphones and things like TH-cam though, which we wouldn't have without science & the innovation it brings lol.

    • @kimbonice
      @kimbonice 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      andefghi The fact that you had to make a generic profile to make a comment that shows that you don't understand irony nor how something as simple as this contributes to the science behind the manufacturing of things is hilarious.

    • @Ctuchik
      @Ctuchik 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      andefghi Yay, way to turn a joke into an actual prof of point! :D

    • @SoulTouchMusic93
      @SoulTouchMusic93 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ctuchik don't! Oh, the irony! :)

  • @Yourmomsboyfriend666
    @Yourmomsboyfriend666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am also a huge fan of the song in this video! I'm going to download it now!

  • @Patiboke
    @Patiboke 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome animation with the little fellows pulling eachother!

  • @BarbaraA.MertzRN-CCRN
    @BarbaraA.MertzRN-CCRN 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    THIS is what the internet SHOULD be about!!
    Great Vid!

  • @lordofelectrons4513
    @lordofelectrons4513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Many years ago I was employed as a scientific glass blower this is where I first
    encounter these. I made many of them smaller ones seemed even more indestructible.
    As one may expect the quality of the drop varies with the glass type used. Low
    expatiation glass like Pyrex is poor while a much higher expansion lead glass yields
    good results like those seen in the video.

  • @butterflygroundhog
    @butterflygroundhog 8 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    i like how this is a science channel but it uses miles per seconds

    • @MattMcConaha
      @MattMcConaha 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      It's a channel which strives to teach and encourage interest in science to the general public, meaning that the use of units which are familiar to the general public is the obvious best choice.
      You need to take some sort of technical writing class (which as far as I know every STEM student has to take) or something similar if you don't understand that you need to adjust your communication in order to be comprehensible to your target audience.

    • @megabigblur
      @megabigblur 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Matt McConaha The general American public. #justsaying Your point is valid but the USA really should have switched over long ago. I've heard middle-aged Americans say there was an attempt to teach them when they were kids but it fizzled..probably for some dumb political reason.

    • @MattMcConaha
      @MattMcConaha 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      megabigblur Well Americans make up a large portion of his viewership, so it makes sense to give the units that Americans use. And he also showed SI units, so I don't know why anyone is complaining.
      I agree that it would be nice if the US switched units, but I also understand that it is logistically difficult to do so.

    • @SlinkiestPopi
      @SlinkiestPopi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      megabigblur we tried, but the only measurement that stuck was liters.

    • @mmnissanzroadster9
      @mmnissanzroadster9 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +maxime therrien If we switched over now imagine how many signs, rulers, and other measurement objects we'd have to completely remake or change.

  • @gmeister03
    @gmeister03 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ahhh, the old videos. Miss these

  • @Herbie11
    @Herbie11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Even 7 years ago, this channel was awesome.

  • @brianlarson4448
    @brianlarson4448 10 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I wanna play with molten glass now... -_-

    • @snowythefoxxo
      @snowythefoxxo 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      The inside is molten but as soon as it touches the air it cools instantly

    • @Trainwreck4207
      @Trainwreck4207 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      SoliderCraft203 No, that is definitely not the case. A state of molten glass would require heat, which would be immediately transfered through atmosphere. It is completely cool.

  • @NintendoThumb
    @NintendoThumb 8 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    so when that exploded, shouldn't he have had gloves on? It seems like there would be little shards flying into everything exposed.

    • @AetherBoye
      @AetherBoye 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      All the shards are basically the size of dust particles.

    • @mikikiki
      @mikikiki 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      +TheGreenPanda I have a share of glass in my foot right now. IDGAF how small the pieces allegedly are, I bet you wouldn't walk around barefoot on that patio.

    • @bernardo00124719
      @bernardo00124719 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      no he shouldnt.

    • @AetherBoye
      @AetherBoye 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +MilkiKiki i probably would

    • @Khorne19
      @Khorne19 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Do you even know how to swim?

  • @marylagua5079
    @marylagua5079 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Destin!

  • @davep8221
    @davep8221 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I was a kid in the 60s, we had s subscription to a kids scientific book series. They came with a bunch of glossy color stickers that you would lick and put in the books in the proper places. In my day, that was called "entertainment." For a little kid it was a fun activity.
    One thing I remember to this day was a chapter on Prince Rupert's Drops. There was a pic of him standing in a noble pose, one hand on his hip, the other extended pouring the molten glass into a bucket of water.
    I wish I could remember the name of the series. They came in a slip container with a few volumes in each. They were simply constructed, just stapled together with the sticker bound in the middle. I can still remember looking at the collection many times and trying to choose which one to read.

  • @TheParablade
    @TheParablade 7 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    Now I wanna see a 100ft tall version and then cut the tail

    • @stickmation656
      @stickmation656 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Key dox that would be hard to clean up

    • @deadalpeca8099
      @deadalpeca8099 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      StickMation! It would be hard to make in the first place

    • @certifiedsnack6382
      @certifiedsnack6382 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thats called a bomb

    • @yinyang1217
      @yinyang1217 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@56independent42 not if ur behind unbreakable *_Glass_*

    • @erdmannelchen8829
      @erdmannelchen8829 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Does a 30m long one serve too?