by BaaBaaBlackSheep on January 11th, 2006

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How does a whip break the speed of sound, and is it possible to recreate this phenomenon with something else?

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  • by Anonymous on April 5th, 2007

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    When cracked, whips do not break the speed of sound. Rather it is the molecules in the leather moving in the motion they do that makes the cracking noise. Since a whip is not done in a flowing motion, the molecules in the whip "snap" when pulled suddenly in another direction.

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