Comments by "josh fritz" (@joshfritz5345) on "Mystery of Prince Rupert's Drop at 130,000 fps - Smarter Every Day 86" video.

  1. while everone else is trying to figure out how to make a tailless indestructible orb, im trying to figure out how to make a shaped projectile that is hard enough to penetrate an armored target, yet will shatter explosively a moment after impact, acting similarly to a semi-armor piercing high explosive projectile. i do wonder... would it be possible to make some sort of exotic armor piercing fragmentation ammunition using the principles of prince rupert's drop?
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  2. if steel is bullet proof, why do anti tank rifles exist? nah, im less fascinated by the durability of these curiosities and more by the energy stored by them. im trying to figure out how to make it into a projectile that penetrates a target with it's hardened tip, then shatters explosively once it enters the target. probably not possible considering how incredibly vulnerable the tail appears to be, but still... glass armor piercing fragmentation ammunition... that's how you make a glass cannon :3
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