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Great video except for the Vertical Video Syndrome [1]. Is that glass breaking right after the shockwave? I wonder what kind of overpressure it generated. et
by harshreality 14y ago
Great video except for the Vertical Video Syndrome [1]. Is that glass breaking right after the shockwave? I wonder what kind of overpressure it generated.
eta: ghshephard posted a link to a better video with the clear sound of glass breaking. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5224858 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5224858
[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9zSfinwFA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9zSfinwFA
- empraptor 14y agoMaybe the sound that we heard traveled faster than the acoustic waves that broke the glass due to having different frequencies.
- lutusp 14y ago> Maybe the sound that we heard traveled faster than the acoustic waves that broke the glass due to having different frequencies. Unlikely. A powerful sonic boom could cause all that damage, and collapse an aging brick structure, and yet travel at or near the speed of sound.