Gregcoyote
Aquarium Advice Addict
Take a spring loaded center punch used to located holes in steel and try it on the toughest tempered glass window. The one you cant break with a hammer. It will shatter the window with practically no effort because the force is concentrated to a pin point. If a stomatopod can exert 200 pounds of force to a tiny point, it will break glass...period. If the tank is very thick, it might withstand more. The comparison about walking on the glass is not appropriate here because of the concentration of the force. Engineering 101.
When these shrimp break glass, it is almost always the bottom of a inexpensive glass tank as the water pressure works to their advantage.
As to bullets, come on...bullet proof glass isn't glass, it's polycarbonate. A 22 might not penetrate a thick piece of tempered, but anything much bigger sure will.
When these shrimp break glass, it is almost always the bottom of a inexpensive glass tank as the water pressure works to their advantage.
As to bullets, come on...bullet proof glass isn't glass, it's polycarbonate. A 22 might not penetrate a thick piece of tempered, but anything much bigger sure will.