Towards Further Understanding the Secondary Fracture during Spaghetti Bent Break

When a brittle thin rod, such as a dry spaghetti stick, is bent beyond its flexural limit, it often breaks into more than two pieces, typically three or more. This phenomenon and puzzle has aroused widespread interest and discussion since its first proposal by Feynman. Previous work has partly expla...

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Main Authors: Long Long, Yuxuan Zheng, Fenghua Zhou, Huilan Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/1/189