Rupert's Pearls
mitchell_leary
When I have the equipment together I'm going to conduct my own
experiments. The two schools of thought on the manufactur of Rupert's
Pearls are:
1. Carborundum crystals or silicon carbide? This is what has been
circulating in manuscripts and among magicians for as far back as I can
remember. It would also account for the expensive price for this
trick.
2. Regular glass drops? If Rupert's Pearls are nothing more than
simple glass drops, I'm going to be a tad pissed. These could easily
be made by heating glass with a blowtorch and allowing the melted glass
drops to fall into a bucket of water and re-solidify.
Notes:
Bruce and others have stated that carborundum crystals are what is used
to shatter the Bologna Bottle (a magic trick based on physics). The
website Will posted confirms this.
The same website also gives the secret workings of Rupert's Pearls and
states they are made from glass. You can hit it with a hammer and it
will resist breaking. However, when the point is broken off the glass
drop will break.
Here's my question: Will a regular glass drop shatter (explode may be
a better word) under pressure as with the Rupert's Pearls trick?
I received quite a few hate emails this morning from magicians over
revealing the carbornudum crystals as Rupert's Pearls. If anything
else this confirmed that others believe the same thing. It wouldn't be
the first time I've been wrong, but I sure feel like a tool for buying
Rupert's Pearls from a magic dealer for all that money.
-Leary-
mitchell_leary
mitchell_leary
pathfind11
Mitch:
They are made from tempered glass
when stressed ar the end will cause
the entire piece to shatter into micro
beads of glass.
Path
The Magician
Whenever I picture you Mitch, I get the general image you portray of a fat, slovenly alcoholic...
but whenever I read your posts... I hear the voice of dat "Crocodile Hunter" guy in my mind.
I can almost expect the last line of most of your posts to be...
"CRIKEY!"
Yer a piece 'O woik kiddo!
LOL!
The Magician
Whenever I picture you Mitch, I get the general image you portray of a fat, slovenly alcoholic...
mitchell_leary
You almost got it, however Ray is the croc hunter. I'm in Phoenix,
Ray's in Perth...Austrailia.
Ray Haddad
events, "mitchell_leary" <mitchel...@yahoo.com> gurgled:
>You almost got it, however Ray is the croc hunter. I'm in Phoenix,
>Ray's in Perth...Austrailia.
Mitch is the Gila monster hunter. I'm just a guy who loves barbecued
kangaroo now and again. That other Croc Hunter is in Queensland
feeding chicken (and maybe his son) to crocs at the National Zoo.
--
Ray
mitchell_leary
I've had several run ins with Gila monsters out here. One time I had
one chase me up an alley, I think I pissed him off when I fired my
bottle rocket gun at him. It was awful, nothing but six foot block
fences up the whole friggen alley. I had to run the whole length
(about 1000 yards) screaming my ass off. Some kid screamed "JESUS
CHRIST LOOK AT THAT FAT BASTARD RUN!!!" That's the same little sob
that told me I'm so fat I have to iron my pants in the driveway and put
my belt on with a boomarang. He's on the list.
-Leary-
Ray Haddad
events, "mitchell_leary" <mitchel...@yahoo.com> gurgled:
>CHRIST LOOK AT THAT FAT BASTARD RUN!!!
Then, to top it all off, Mike Meyers goes and steals your character
for the Austin Powers movies.
--
Ray
sanscan
http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=Prince+Rupert's+Drops&page=1&offset=0&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3D5960791f057fbf26%26clickedItemRank%3D1%26userQuery%3DPrince%2BRupert%27s%2BDrops%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fphysics.kenyon.edu%2FEarlyApparatus%2FMechanics%2FPrince_Ruperts_Drops%2FPrince_Ruperts_Drops.html%26invocationType%3D-%26fromPage%3DNSCPTop%26amp%3Bam
pTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fphysics.kenyon.edu%2FEarlyApparatus%2FMechanics%2FPrince_Ruperts_Drops%2FPrince_Ruperts_Drops.html
Jonathan Britten
head of the pearl is extremely strong, yet the tail, as described earlier is
it's Achilles heel. Scientists have experimented with the properties of
these in space as they believe it may be possible to produce them in low
gravity without the "tail". These could then be used as self lubricating
balls for ball bearings, as they would be extremely strong.
"mitchell_leary" <mitchel...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Bruce Barnett
>> 1. Carborundum crystals or silicon carbide? This is what has been
>> circulating in manuscripts and among magicians for as far back as I can
>> remember. It would also account for the expensive price for this
>> trick.
Yeah, $10 is sooooooo expensive.
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Chuck
do believe Mitch mentioned something about a bottle rocket gun. Am I the
only one the least bit qurious about this? This sounds like a device I
MUST have! No kidding. Mitch, If you could help me out with some
instructions, I would really appreciate it!
Thanks!