Submitted by Ssider69 t3_ybus15 in technology
PorkyMcRib t1_itj51ru wrote
Reply to comment by happyscrappy in NASA poised to break sound barrier without the sonic boom by Ssider69
And rifle bullets. The Bell X1 was shaped somewhat like the .50BMG bullet, a shape known to be stable at supersonic speeds.
Ok-Welder-4816 t1_itj60u3 wrote
And every time you crack a whip, or a towel.
dumpmaster42069 t1_itkwp3f wrote
Or there is an explosion or a
Imaginary-Location-8 t1_itl9pky wrote
WHAT!? that’s gotta be bull..
Bensemus t1_itniup1 wrote
The crack is the tip breaking the sound barrier. A towel is just a really shitty whip.
happyscrappy t1_itj64zc wrote
And whip tails.
I wonder, is there a complete list of everything that went supersonic within the Earth's atmosphere before the X-1 did?
alucarddrol t1_itjk9lj wrote
some insect have different appendages that strike at supersonic speeds
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