Why does a lake of ice cracking sound like laser beams shooting “Pew Pews”??

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Why does a lake of ice cracking sound like laser beams shooting “Pew Pews”??

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It is because high frequency sound travels faster in a medium like ice than the lower frequencies. The overall effect is that you hear the highest frequencies first and the lowest last. That ends up being a sweep from high to low making the pew-pew sound we all associate with lasers guns now!

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