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

Why HN readers recommended it

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

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

SmarterEveryDay

Topic

glass physics

Format

explainer

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

2

HN mentions in dataset

5

Recommendation years in dataset

2023–2023

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• If you are planning on several y and z anyways, absolutely. On the most recent SmarterEveryDay video on encasing a Prince Rupert's drop in glass, sculptor Cal Breed talks about the moment when a process fails. He could stop there and restart, saving some time, …

• Initially posted this as a reply, but going top-level, cause the hot takes are too spicy for my liking. So the plan was to test x, y, and z. Launch sequence and takeoff, stage separation and Starship engine light, and the post-launch stuff like booster …

• Shout out to Destin from SmarterEveryDay for his love of PRDs. Learn about and see how it’s made – [LINK] Encasing a shattering drop in glass – [VIDEO] The process the team uses in the second video to freeze the break in glass is pretty …