Breaking Prince Rupert’s drop in space

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What would happened if we broke rupert’s drop in space? Will it just cut the tail off or maby glass powder will travel through space at the speed of 1700 m/s for eternity?

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It would shatter violently the same way as it does on Earth. Gravity is not a factor in what makes the drop shatter so violently like that. So yeah, basically, you’d have pieces flying in every direction for eternity… or until they get pulled into the gravity of a planetoid or star….

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