Sunday, March 07, 2010

Interesting fact

I did not know this:

The cracking sound of a whip is actually a sonic boom – this is because the tip of the whip travels faster than the speed of sound. The whip is the first man made device capable of exceeding the sound barrier.

I found it right here.

And you can read more about it right here.
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4 comments:

  1. Alaskan Dave Down Under3:27 PM

    I actually knew that! Cus I sorta, kinda, like paid attention in skool.

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  2. Ellie Finlay4:37 PM

    Ha! Yes, Dave. I deserved that!

    (I'm sure I was out sick that day...)

    :-)

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  3. Alaskan Dave Down Under12:54 AM

    Oopsie on me! I really didn't mean it towards you... Shit, now that I read it again it does sound kinda uppity. My bad. *hanging head in shame*

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  4. angel6:16 AM

    When The popular comment layout is common, so it is easily recognized scanning to post a comment. If the comment section is in a different format, then I am going to spend more time trying to decipher what everything means.

    get degree

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