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.

[richwig83]

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

[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???

[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.

[richwig83]

Ecstatic! :-)

[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?

[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?