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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:glass_object
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Dutch_tear
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gptkbp:brokenBy
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from tail to head
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gptkbp:canBeShatteredBy
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snapping tail
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gptkbp:cannotBeBrokenBy
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hammer on head
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:physics_demonstration
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gptkbp:createdBy
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dropping molten glass into cold water
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gptkbp:demonstrates
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tempered glass properties
Prince Rupert to King Charles II
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gptkbp:exhibits
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compressive stress on surface
tensile stress inside
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gptkbp:feature
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bulbous head
long, thin tail
high internal stress
tadpole shape
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gptkbp:material
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gptkb:glass
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Prince_Rupert_of_the_Rhine
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gptkbp:property
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shatters explosively if tail is damaged
extremely strong head
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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material science
fracture mechanics
glass tempering
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gptkbp:studiedBy
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gptkb:Robert_Boyle
gptkb:Robert_Hooke
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gptkbp:studiedIn
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17th century
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gptkbp:usedFor
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gptkb:scientific_demonstration
gptkb:curiosity
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Rupert's_Drop_(glass_curiosity)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Prince Rupert's Drop
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