Not quite as spectacular as the electrical arc stuff, but this study of Dropping Large Quantities of Silly Putty from a High Building had a lot of impact on me.
(via Les)
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Interesting that it seems to shatter more than splat.
Yeah, that was a surprise to me, too. Evidently not quite elastic enough ...
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