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19. 10 2010 (06:10)

Is to possible to surf the shockwave generated by an object travelling at supersonic speed? You bet

Shock waves aren't your ordinary kind of sound wave. They occur in air when the speed of the gas changes by more than the speed of sound, usually when being pushed by a solid body. When that happens, sound waves cannot escape and so form a region of high pressure called the shock front.