December 08, 2024
The sound of a whip crack is made from the loop of the whip breaking the sound barrier. In other words, a whip crack is a sonic boom.
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From whistling arrows and trumpeting elephants to battle cries and eerie horns, ancient soldiers used sound to frighten and confuse their enemies
Since antiquity, human creativity in weaponizing devastating noise to confuse and overwhelm adversaries has progressed from intimidation to the infliction of physical injury.
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