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Subject: Is there a formula for time after hearing an explosion?

Date: Wed Sep 22 17:02:00 2010
Posted by David
Grade level: 10-12 School: Cary High School
City: Cary State/Province: NC Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1285200120.Ph
Message:

Based on how far away you are and when you hear an explosion is there a formula
to calculate when it will hit you?:
In "Under the Dome" by Stephen King a (huge) C-4 and propane explosive went off
and a few people had time to seek shelter. Also, I read historical accounts of
survivors of the Hiroshima bomb from different distances. Each had some time
before the fragments and heat hit near them. 


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