Prince Ruperts Drop

[richwig83]

I did a quick search and couldnt find anything about this on here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe-f4gokRBs

Amazing.

[ridds]

I'd like to put the bulb in a press and see how much it could take!

[Simpo Two]

Nicely done, a fun presentation with some decent science too.

[tmk2]

Wonder what they would be like if they made some in space or a zero gravity environment

[richwig83]

Wouldn't it be impossible due to lack of gravity?

[Tanguero]

richwig83 said:

Wouldn't it be impossible due to lack of gravity?

What has it got to do with gravity? The tension is cause by surface shrinkage of the glass when it cools suddenly, nothing to do with gravity at all.

[richwig83]

Tanguero said:

richwig83 said:

Wouldn't it be impossible due to lack of gravity?

What has it got to do with gravity? The tension is cause by surface shrinkage of the glass when it cools suddenly, nothing to do with gravity at all.

Read above!!

How would you MAKE one without gravity???

[Ayahuasca]

richwig83 said:

Tanguero said:

richwig83 said:

Wouldn't it be impossible due to lack of gravity?

What has it got to do with gravity? The tension is cause by surface shrinkage of the glass when it cools suddenly, nothing to do with gravity at all.

Read above!!

How would you MAKE one without gravity???

Mechanically inject a dollop of liquid glass into a sealed container of water.

[richwig83]

Ayahuasca said:

richwig83 said:

Tanguero said:

richwig83 said:

Wouldn't it be impossible due to lack of gravity?

What has it got to do with gravity? The tension is cause by surface shrinkage of the glass when it cools suddenly, nothing to do with gravity at all.

Read above!!

How would you MAKE one without gravity???

Mechanically inject a dollop of liquid glass into a sealed container of water.

[Ayahuasca]

richwig83 said:

Ayahuasca said:

richwig83 said:

Tanguero said:

richwig83 said:

Wouldn't it be impossible due to lack of gravity?

What has it got to do with gravity? The tension is cause by surface shrinkage of the glass when it cools suddenly, nothing to do with gravity at all.

Read above!!

How would you MAKE one without gravity???

Mechanically inject a dollop of liquid glass into a sealed container of water.

The water has obviously been cooled to below zero C and has a bulb shape hollow in it, happy now?

[richwig83]

Ecstatic! :-)

[Simpo Two]

I'd leave the red hot glass floating in the middle of the room and throw the water at it...


Maybe we need a conveyor belt?

[Russian Rocket]

except at the end he quotes the bible and effectivley attributes it all to god rather than science

[Tanguero]

richwig83 said:

Read above!!

How would you MAKE one without gravity???

Any how you like. It's not really that much of an engineering problem is it!

Edited by Tanguero on Thursday 14th November 16:03

[mrmr96]

Cant view the link at work, but is this the "Smarter Every Day" video? If not you should really check that one out.

[Einion Yrth]

mrmr96 said:

Cant view the link at work, but is this the "Smarter Every Day" video? If not you should really check that one out.

Yes, it is.

[richwig83]

Tanguero said:

richwig83 said:

Read above!!

How would you MAKE one without gravity???

Any how you like. It's not really that much of an engineering problem is it!

Edited by Tanguero on Thursday 14th November 16:03

I dont know.... could you still get the tear drop shape and tail?

[Ayahuasca]

richwig83 said:

Tanguero said:

richwig83 said:

Read above!!

How would you MAKE one without gravity???

Any how you like. It's not really that much of an engineering problem is it!

Edited by Tanguero on Thursday 14th November 16:03

I dont know.... could you still get the tear drop shape and tail?

Yes if you span the container of water in a centrifuge, but creating artificial g in space is a bit pointless.

[richwig83]

Ayahuasca said:

richwig83 said:

Tanguero said:

richwig83 said:

Read above!!

How would you MAKE one without gravity???

Any how you like. It's not really that much of an engineering problem is it!

Edited by Tanguero on Thursday 14th November 16:03

I dont know.... could you still get the tear drop shape and tail?

Yes if you span the container of water in a centrifuge, but creating artificial g in space is a bit pointless.

Youd also have to spin the molten glass too.....

... where are we going with this?

[MikeyC]

richwig83 said:

I did a quick search and couldnt find anything about this on here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe-f4gokRBs

Amazing.

seem to remember seeing this quite recently on TV, possibly Dara O'Brians Science Club show

amazing result