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General Electric makes some ridiculously strong alloys that can withstand incredible pressures and temperatures — stuff you'd want to tool into an airplane engine.
To test how strong these alloys are, GE engineers put them in a heating-and-smashing device called a micro forge, which we first heard about from Digg.
The micro forge, located at GE's Global Research Center in Schenectady, New York, can heat up to the temperature of an active volcano and compresses objects with 100,000 lbs. of pressure.
The company's engineers decided to have a little fun and smash some everyday objects, too. It's pretty amazing to watch what cracks under pressure, and what survives.
This rubber ducky popped, but it was still technically intact.
This tennis ball bounced right back, unfazed.
This baseball, filled with cork, exploded.
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