Physics of windshield-cracking raindrops could demolish kidney stones

A plane has to be going pretty fast for a mere raindrop to crack its windshield, but it can happen. While scientists knew surface waves were behind the phenomenon, the details have long remained fuzzy. But thanks to new models of the physics behind the improbable feat, it may just help doctors crack kidney stones to pieces.

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