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Seminole · 06-15-06, 07:41 AM

A bullet travels at supersonic speed and you won't hear one traveling until it smacks into the wall of your house and creates vibrations in the air that your ear can pickup on.

Same thing with a sonar pulse hitting the hull of a submarine.

06-15-06, 07:41 AM	#4
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	The Ping Is Supersonic.So why do we hear it? A bullet travels at supersonic speed and you won't hear one traveling until it smacks into the wall of your house and creates vibrations in the air that your ear can pickup on. Same thing with a sonar pulse hitting the hull of a submarine.