– Why does everything sound muffled underwater if sound travels 4x faster in water?

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– Why does everything sound muffled underwater if sound travels 4x faster in water?

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The speed of sound has no direct impact on its clarity. The difference of ease with which sound can pass through two different materials does, however, have a major impact. Sound struggles to travel between air and water, but can travel through either one with ease.

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