Comment on Why can't a liquid move faster than the speed of sound in that medium?
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days agoI think Randall mentioned this at one point but I never really understood it. Is it something like on a molecular level they’re still taking some time to push in to each other? It’s so damn trippy. At what point is my long pole going to have a delay when I push it? It sounds unreal
rikudou@lemmings.world 1 day ago
Basically, when you push something, you push molecules, those in turn push the other molecules etc., that’s what it is.
The delay is there every time, it’s just usually really fast, the speed of sound in solid mediums is much bigger than the speed of sound in air.
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
There’s more delay in solid mediums than air?
rikudou@lemmings.world 1 day ago
No, the faster the speed of sound, the less delay there is.