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Old 2009-02-08, 12:55pm
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Originally Posted by glassactcc View Post
Well, not entirely but if there is a crack that is not visible yet under the bead, it should make it start to travel faster from what I have heard, but I don't know that to be 100% fact. Maybe someone else could chime in on that theory too
Being a physicist by education, I'll chime in. If there are cracks you can make them travel (faster) by changing temperature, especially if the cracks are due to a difference in COE. Putting them in the freezer should do at least something. - So should putting them in the oven, for that matter. -
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