Does a tie or wet towel crack at the speed of sound like a whip

Subject: Does a tie or wet towel crack at the speed of sound like a whip

Date: Thu Aug 7 09:37:31 2003
Posted by lalit
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Area of science: Physics
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I've checked in your files and can only find answers for the end of a whip 
travelling faster than the speed of sound. I want to know if the crack of a 
school tie does the same thing?

Cheers

Re: Does a tie or wet towel crack at the speed of sound like a whip

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