Why can humans hear things when they are going faster than the speed of sound?
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They can hear those things as soon as the sound reaches their ears.
The object producing the sound is moving faster than the speed of sound, but sound is still produced.
You must consider relative velocity.
If someone raced away from a rocket launch in jet plane traveling faster than the speed of sound, they would never hear the rocket launch. They would hear the jet plane they’re in, though, since they and the jet are not moving with respect to each other.
>ELI5: Why can humans hear things when they are going faster than the speed of sound?
A sound source moving faster than its sound doesn’t change the fact that there’s sound. If you roll a bowling ball down the street it doesn’t matter whether you yourself move faster or slower than the bowling ball, someone else can trip over it regardless.
They can hear those things as soon as the sound reaches their ears.
The object producing the sound is moving faster than the speed of sound, but sound is still produced.
You must consider relative velocity.
If someone raced away from a rocket launch in jet plane traveling faster than the speed of sound, they would never hear the rocket launch. They would hear the jet plane they’re in, though, since they and the jet are not moving with respect to each other.
>ELI5: Why can humans hear things when they are going faster than the speed of sound?
A sound source moving faster than its sound doesn’t change the fact that there’s sound. If you roll a bowling ball down the street it doesn’t matter whether you yourself move faster or slower than the bowling ball, someone else can trip over it regardless.
The earth itself is moving around the sun at 67,000 mph. Motion is relative so the speed of sound on earth in essence is 67,000 + 767mph. Since everything is moving 67,000 in the same direction we perceive it as 767mph.
The earth itself is moving around the sun at 67,000 mph. Motion is relative so the speed of sound on earth in essence is 67,000 + 767mph. Since everything is moving 67,000 in the same direction we perceive it as 767mph.
They can. They will be able to hear sounds of things created infront of them. Sound created behind them will be moving slower than them, so the sound doesn’t get to them, hence they can’t hear them.
They can. They will be able to hear sounds of things created infront of them. Sound created behind them will be moving slower than them, so the sound doesn’t get to them, hence they can’t hear them.
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