Destructive examination apply a limited space in my heart . The idea is to take a material and push it beyonds its limits , register the moment of failure . General Electric has started a new effort gratuitously running these destructive tests on innocent every - day objects .
trounce ablock of iceis fun . double course credit : General Electric
Sure , it ’s an advertising campaign resonant of Blentec ’s always - entertainingWill It Blend?video serial of cast anything and everything into a blender , but I do n’t care about the special originality . And yes , Spring BreakIt is a sickeningly cutesy name that makes me cover the titlebar like the cover of a rubbishy novel , but I do n’t deal about that , either . What I do care about is a watchinga skateboard bicycle squishing like jelly under 100,000 pound of pressure , drill a mouth into a methamphetamine turtleneck with a brutal erosion test , orshatter a sand - globe with 5,000 pounds of strength . Why ? Because watch inevitable slow - motion destruction is hypnotizing fun .
A skateboard wheel offers no resistivity under the crushing force of a compression test , with a charge popping out the side . Image course credit : General Electric
Teapotsandcoffee urn , baseballsandgolf club , sunglassesand acocktail umbrella : one by one everything is getting blasted , break , or mash . Evenrubber bands are not immune , splintering under the intense atmospheric pressure , although therubber ducky is surprisingly live . you may browse their vides onYouTubeor the#SpringBreakIt website , or follow that hashtag on Twitter .
Please chime in with your best-loved destructo - gifs , stories , or videos . Because what else is a Monday for , if not wanton destruction ?
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