shock wave
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A strong pressure wave caused by an explosion or other supersonic phenomenon.
The explosion created a powerful shock wave that shattered windows for miles.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A sudden and disturbing impact or series of effects.
The news of the scandal sent a shock wave through the company.
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How to Survive a Building Explosion
- How would you handle the shock wave? How can you be injured?
How would you handle the shock wave? How can you be injured?
- But if your lungs are filled with too much air, they could burst as a shock wave rips through your body.
But if your lungs are filled with too much air, they could burst as a shock wave rips through your body.
What's The Loudest Possible Sound?
- We can go higher, only then it's stopped being sound and has become a shock wave.
We can go higher, only then it's stopped being sound and has become a shock wave.
You're Technically HOTTER Than The Sun (with XKCD!)
- Around four hours later, the shock wave would reach—and completely obliterate—the Earth, stripping away its surface and everything on it and leaving behind a molten blob.
Around four hours later, the shock wave would reach—and completely obliterate—the Earth, stripping away its surface and everything on it and leaving behind a molten blob.
- We'd have gotten similar results for Uranus and Pluto if we'd instead used fissile isotopes of uranium or plutonium, though as a bonus, Uranus' shock wave would reach and destroy us about an hour faster than Neptune's,
We'd have gotten similar results for Uranus and Pluto if we'd instead used fissile isotopes of uranium or plutonium, though as a bonus, Uranus' shock wave would reach and destroy us about an hour faster than Neptune's,
How To Run: DOs & DON'Ts
- and you have this shock wave that ripples up your body. But when you land without an
and you have this shock wave that ripples up your body. But when you land without an
Birth of the Universe, National Geographic : Learn English!
- The core rebounds, like a compressed rubber ball - and launches a massive shock wave.
The core rebounds, like a compressed rubber ball - and launches a massive shock wave.
- The shock wave hurtles out, smashing through the different skins of the star
The shock wave hurtles out, smashing through the different skins of the star
ScienceCasts: What Exploded Over Russia?
- and a shock wave shattered windows in hundreds of buildings around Chelyabinsk,
and a shock wave shattered windows in hundreds of buildings around Chelyabinsk,
What is Water Hammer? | DFT Inc.
- Water hammer is a shock wave, transmitted through fluid contained in a piping system.
Water hammer is a shock wave, transmitted through fluid contained in a piping system.
Meteors: Crash Course Astronomy #23
- the sky when the shock wave hit.
the sky when the shock wave hit.
Journey to the Edge of the Universe (HD) + english subtitles
- And that's the shock wave, surging through the star...
And that's the shock wave, surging through the star...
Tattoo Removal Is Insane
- This sudden expansion creates a shock wave that hits tissue nearby, causing more mayhem and damage.
This sudden expansion creates a shock wave that hits tissue nearby, causing more mayhem and damage.