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Physics

Sound Propagation

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Sound travels about 4.3 times faster in water than in air, and nearly 15 times faster in steel—which is why you can hear a train coming by putting your ear to the rail.

Why this is interesting

You speak, and someone across the room hears you instantly—but what exactly travels between you and them? The answer is not air itself, but a wave riding through it.