Re: [OT] Aiming at land speed record : 1600 kmph

armpit <armarmpitpit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Really? Who was the first man to break it? Where was he from? Ever heard of
General Chuck Yeager?

Breaking it on land is just a silly sub-category of the original feat.

Actually, the sound barrier is broken every time you hear a (proper)
whip crack; it's a sonic boom as the tip breaks the sound barrier...

....and with that feat of legerdemain, we get onto Max's hobby and,
thereby, get back on-topic. ;-)

Mark

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