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Why does a stone shatter glass while a bullet makes a neat hole?
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∙ 13y ago
A bullet travels at really high velocity and therefore the glass does not have enough time to bend due to the force and shatter instead the bullet just damages the area it gets in contact with and thus making a hole in the glass.
Whereas a stone travels at a low velocity and the glass has enough time to bend and shatter
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Why does a bullet fired at a glass window makes a hole but doesn't crack while a stone striking it will smash it?
It's all down to surface area and speed ! The bullet is tapered to a point or rounded tip - the stone is bulky and irregular in shape. The bullet is travelling faster than sound - the stone travels at just a few feet per second.
Why does a bullet when fired against a glass window pane make a hole in it and the glass pane will smash it?
when a bullet strikes the glass pane with a high velocity, the larger part of the glass plane do not get enough time to share the momentum due to inertia of rest and only that part which is in contact of the bullet is blown off according to the law of conservation of momentum But when a slow moving stone strikes the glass plane a larger part of the glass is able to share the momentum and therefore it smashes the glass
Why the glass of water overflowed if stone dropped?
If the glass is even partially filled a stone thrown at sufficient speed will splash water below the kinetic energy of the stone will be dissipated by transferring it to the water. However if the stone is gently dropped into the glass of water (and it was full or nearly full) then the stone which is not soluble in water will displace an amount of water equal to its volume which will overflow.
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The speed of the bullet at the time it leaves the chamber, is so high, that i can - when hitting water ( at the right angle ) skip.If you hit water at high speed, it will feel way harder than hitting it with low speed.For example, if you want to skip stones on water, you can't throw the stone slowly, you will have to give the stone some speed - or else it wont skip.
Why does a bullet fired at a glass window makes a hole but doesn't crack while a stone striking it will smash it?
It's all down to surface area and speed ! The bullet is tapered to a point or rounded tip - the stone is bulky and irregular in shape. The bullet is travelling faster than sound - the stone travels at just a few feet per second.
Why does a small bullet can make a clear hole in a glass window but a big stone can only crack it?
I would say this has to do with velocity of the bullet.(speed)
Why does a bullet when fired against a glass window pane make a hole in it and the glass pane will smash it?
when a bullet strikes the glass pane with a high velocity, the larger part of the glass plane do not get enough time to share the momentum due to inertia of rest and only that part which is in contact of the bullet is blown off according to the law of conservation of momentum But when a slow moving stone strikes the glass plane a larger part of the glass is able to share the momentum and therefore it smashes the glass
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This Stone Is a Bullet was created on 2007-03-26.
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