Slow… slow… GO! (IMAGE)

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Slow… slow… GO!

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A tiny 2D crack patch creeps forward at a snail’s pace. Then, as its size approaches the plate’s thickness, it suddenly takes off—accelerating explosively through the material to reach sound speeds.

 

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Miglė Anušauskaitė

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