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That's kind of strange, "speed of sound" in a mainstream publication almost certainly means the speed of sound through air at sea level (~.3 km/sec)
by ericd 15y ago
That's kind of strange, "speed of sound" in a mainstream publication almost certainly means the speed of sound through air at sea level (~.3 km/sec)
- Symmetry 15y agoBut if the scientist or paper talked about the speed of sound while referring to sound in rock, would the science reporter have realized that this wasn't the speed of sound in air? In my experience of science reporting in mainstream publications: no.
- ericd 15y agoThat might very well be the source of the strangeness :-)