Creep of Lead
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Lead rod subjected to tensile load.
[In-Depth Description]
The Surface Treatment of Glass
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Comparison of breaking strength of microscope slides before and after treatment with acid.
[In-Depth Description]
Fracture Strength of Chalk
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Chalk rod subjected to tensile and compressive loads.
[In-Depth Description]
Balogna Bottle and Rupert's Drops
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Stressed glass shatters catastrophically with a little help.
Young's Modulus
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Stretching of long wire with load.
Work Hardening and Annealing
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Annealed brass rod is hardened by bending.
Strength of Copper Wire
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Annealed and drawn copper wire are compared.
Everyday objects at low temperature
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Change of properties of objects after immersion in liquid nitrogen.
[In-Depth Description]
Chinese "Faith" Bell
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Unlike the lead bell which rings when cold, this copper alloy bell exhibits the opposite effect of temperature on vibrational damping.
Rubber Elasticity
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Unlike most other materials. rubber contracts when heated.
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