ELi5: Why are Prince Rupert’s drops so indestructible?

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I’m very curious.

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Glass is a very strong it compression. It breaks easily onlyif you can bend or twist it.

PRDs are strangely cooled so they are in compression when at rest, this means you have to bend them to relieve the cooling stress before they will crack. Then they shatter.

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