The sound a whip makes is the tip of the whip being propelled at over 700 miles per hour.
When flicked just right, the end breaks the sound barrier, creating a small sonic boom.
The sonic boom is what you hear when it’s “cracked.”
by Karen Hill
The sound a whip makes is the tip of the whip being propelled at over 700 miles per hour.
When flicked just right, the end breaks the sound barrier, creating a small sonic boom.
The sonic boom is what you hear when it’s “cracked.”
Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.
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