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Materials Sci: Why is it that stiff materials (eg steel) can flex and bend in crazy amounts in extremely short time periods (ie when viewed 100,000 frames per sec), but fail when we try to do the same thing in a more normal time frame?

by /u/Battleraizer in /r/askscience

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