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To: CaptSkip

Nope, loud sounds travel as fast as quiet ones, unless there's a shock wave, which can exceed the speed of sound. But once it's no longer a shock wave, it's just ordinary sound and travels at sound speed. True, HE bombs make shock waves, but they dissipate in tiny fractions of a second and can't be used to explain an 8 sec. delay. It takes a large nuclear weapon to support a shock wave that continues to exist 8 seconds after detonation.


86 posted on 04/16/2005 8:05:14 AM PDT by coloradan (Hence, etc.)
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To: coloradan
Maybe you've seen UnderscoreJim on an OKC thread lately.    ???

 I noticed you sent him a crafty message here a year ago but he never showed up.

Hi, _Jim!!!!

121 posted on 04/16/2005 2:27:22 PM PDT by Nita Nupress
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