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Subject: Cracked windshields
Category: Science > Physics
Asked by: inventor12-ga
List Price: $50.00
Posted: 09 Feb 2006 17:33 PST
Expires: 11 Mar 2006 17:33 PST
Question ID: 443904
Im am looking for information about windshield cracks. Why they make
shart turns maybe even 90 degrees once they start cracking. I need
published info and photos of sharp turning windshield cracks.
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Subject: Re: Cracked windshields
From: hardtofindbooks-ga on 09 Feb 2006 21:07 PST
 
ther is a paper here on the materials science of glass cracking,
including information on changes of direction
http://chaos.ph.utexas.edu/manuscripts/1093885206.pdf

here are a few pics I have found with relatively abrupt changes of direction

http://www.oakmeade.com/hydrantsprayslight.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/26/50418864_0d42bbbdab_m.jpg
http://www.beachnet.com/~apeiron/CrackedWindshield_Ice_1982.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/me5/bryananthony/end_of_summer/image014.jpg
http://guitarded.hillsteads.com/images/newyork_jpg.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/3/3285282_bc5011c23e.jpg

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