Dr. Robert (Bob) Novella

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe · The Skeptics Guide #1063 - Nov 22 2025 podcast

Sound. voice-verified

It's essentially sound, right? voice-verified

So they travel at the speed of sound, obviously. voice-verified

And since the plane is moving slower than sound, the sound waves can move smoothly away from the plane as it's coming. voice-verified

And in all directions, it just can move away. voice-verified

There's plenty of time to do that. voice-verified

In a lot of ways, similar to the boat waves that you may look at boat waves as a boat is going through the water. voice-verified

So then, guys, what comes after subsonic? voice-verified

Supersonic. voice-verified

Sonic. voice-verified

Yeah, you would think. voice-verified

But technically, no. voice-verified

Technically? voice-verified

Technically. voice-verified

Actually, it's transonic. voice-verified

The term is transonic, but that occurs between Mach 0.8 and 1.2, right? voice-verified

Between 0.8 and 1.2. voice-verified

And things start getting messy in this regime. voice-verified

It's basically around the cutoff of Mach 1. voice-verified

It's a little bit messy for a little while. voice-verified

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