eli5 How does the sound barrier break when planes fly? What is the boom? Plane accumulating wind or what is happening?

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eli5 How does the sound barrier break when planes fly? What is the boom? Plane accumulating wind or what is happening?

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Imagine a boat on a pond, if you jump up and down in the boat, ripples will expand outward from the boat. Breaking the sound barrier is like the boat moving faster than those ripples, and the sonic boom is the wake.

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