.38 Special vs Prince Ruperts Drop at 170,000 FPS - Smarter Every Day 169
Why Hacker News recommends it
Cited in Prince Rupert's drop threads as the best high-speed footage of a bullet hitting one.
What it is
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.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2017 to 2023.
What Hacker News said
Recommends NickHoff · 2023-05 · on “Prince Rupert's Drop”
There's also this one. [this 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.
Cites kahirsch · 2017-05 · on “Scientists solve 400-year-old mystery of Prince Rupert's drops”
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 [LINK] * 2017-04-26 [this video] * 2017-04-30 [LINK]
Cites satvikpendem · 2022-12 · on “Does Glass Break Faster Than a Bullet?”
Related, hitting a Prince Rupert's drop with a bullet: [this video] TLDW: The bullet shatters and the drop stays intact.
Cites gnicholas · 2023-04 · on “Prince Rupert's Drop vs Molten Glas”
He also did a bunch of super slow-motion videos about shooting a Prince Rupert's drop with various firearms: [LINK] [this video] [LINK]