Or we could make a bullet out of it (and cut the tail off with a laser, so as not to shatter the whole thing). It’d be interesting to see what’s its ability to penetrate armored targets would be.
Alternatively, do the same with some kind of metal...if the same or a similar effect can be produced in metal.
Oh, and what about transparent aluminum...this is already in use for some military aircraft. Imagine if a window could be made super hard from that stuff!
I wonder if that would work. The original object is a complicated equilibrium of internal forces. i'm not convinced that one could heat any part of it until molten and not disturb the whole thing. Doing this might make another very interesting series of videos.