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MOLTEN GLASS VS Prince Rupert's Drop - Smarter Every Day 285

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What it is

Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day explores molten glass and Prince Rupert's drops with a glass artist, including a process that freezes the moment glass shatters and an artisan who makes the drops.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Commenters recommend it for the striking glass-shattering visuals and the artist's attitude of treating failure as a space for discovery.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “the whole vid is worth a watch.”

    Sculptor embraces mistakes after a process fails

    kortex, 2023-04 · Recommendation · in “SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas”

  2. “The process the team uses in the second video to freeze the break in glass is pretty awesome!”

    Shows a process to freeze the shattering of glass in a Prince Rupert's drop.

    skellera, 2023-05 · Recommendation · in “Prince Rupert's Drop”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: prince rupert's drop, molten glass, glass art, materials science, smarter every day

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