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  2. Prince Rupert's drop - Wikipedia

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    Prince Rupert's drops have remained a scientific curiosity for nearly 400 years due to two unusual mechanical properties: [4] when the tail is snipped, the drop disintegrates explosively into powder, whereas the bulbous head can withstand compressive forces of up to 664,300 newtons (67,740 kg f).

  3. Glass - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version ... of glass and glass beads. ... composition with values ranging from 2.2 grams per cubic centimetre (2,200 kg/m 3) ...

  4. Plastic - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... about 50 kg of plastic is produced annually per person, with production doubling every ten years. ... talc, glass beads ...

  5. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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    These may be made of glass, gemstones, metal, wood, shells, clay and polymer clay. Beaded jewellery commonly encompasses necklaces, bracelets, earrings, belts and rings. Beads may be large or small; the smallest type of beads used are known as seed beads, these are the beads used for the "woven" style of beaded jewellery. Seed beads are also ...

  6. New health warning issued about the dangers of water bead toys

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    One maker, Buffalo Games, also recalled more than 50,000 of its water bead activity kits in September after a 10-month-old in Wisconsin died after swallowing the beads.

  7. Matthew McConaughey Celebrates Son and 'Teammate ... - AOL

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    Matthew McConaughey is celebrating one of his boys!. On Saturday, Dec. 28, the youngest child of the 55-year-old actor turned 12 — or, as the father of three phrased it, “a dozen.". Matthew ...

  8. Glass bead road surface marking - Wikipedia

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    Due to increasing demands for marked roads, however, the majority of glass beads used in the U.S. are imported from countries with little to no regulation on heavy metal content. For example, beads obtained from North America contain approximately 15 mg of arsenic per kg of beads, while some from China have concentrations of up to 1000 mg/kg. [3]

  9. Fantasy Football Fact or Fluke: How to make memories ... - AOL

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    The average fantasy points per game is useful, but the trend line is more useful. A high average and a relatively flat line, that’s our first-round star profile. A low start with a positive ...