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December 29, 2000

Strange But True!

  • A weekly column of incidental information, off-the-wall observations and other random facts about the world.
    • By BILL SONES AND RICH SONES, PH.D.
    Special to the Journal

    Q. Has anyone ever broken the sound barrier without being in a vehicle of any type?

    A. The speed of sound is about 760 mph at sea level, and orbiting astronauts on a spacewalk travel many thousands of miles per hour. But they get up to that speed in a vehicle, and besides, there's no sound in space!


     
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