"The tempest howls, the winds tremendous blow, / Whate'er bends not will surely be laid low: / Ofttimes 'tis vain to stem the current tide, / And when it dashes on, then step aside; / Or meekly, reed-like, bending to the storm, / The traveler thus will save himself from harm: / The stubborn traveler braves the storm in vain, / Its fury lays him prostate on the plain."—Barber, 1857

Better Bend than Break

"The tempest howls, the winds tremendous blow, / Whate'er bends not will surely be laid low: / Ofttimes…

"If a magnet is cut or broken into two or more pieces, each piece becomes a separate magnet, with north and south poles in the same relative positions as in the original magnet...But if the pieces be pressed closely together, their poles dissapear leaving only the two original poles." -Atkinson 1903

Effect of Breaking a Magnet

"If a magnet is cut or broken into two or more pieces, each piece becomes a separate magnet, with north…

"Effect of breaking a magnet into several parts. If a magnetized needle be broken, each part will be found to be a complete magnet having a N and S pole." -Hawkins, 1917

Separating a magnet

"Effect of breaking a magnet into several parts. If a magnetized needle be broken, each part will be…

Apparatus for breaking a plate of glass by torsion, with an example of results produced.

Torsion Apparatus

Apparatus for breaking a plate of glass by torsion, with an example of results produced.

Diagram showing the development of the breaking wave and the "swash" after breaking.

Breaking Wave Diagram

Diagram showing the development of the breaking wave and the "swash" after breaking.