I was watching a SciFi tv show where large objects had an outer speed limit of 18000 kph and that got me wondering what things in everyday life are faster than even 500 kph.

I know bullets can be fast, but they are not exactly everyday life (at least in my life).

I included mass for obvious relativistic reasons.

  • gloktawasright@lemmy.world
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    It seems that depending on the type of glass and the direction of the waves (longitudinal, shear, or Extensional) the speed of sound in glass can be between 2300-6000 m/s

    Longitudinal is the type we normally think of though, and that is between 3900-5600 m/s. Which is still much more variation than I was expecting.

    The speed of sound in air is around 340 m/s depending on temperature.

    So if the op is correct about the speed, then it seems the cracks propagate slower than the speed of sound in glass.

    https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/sound-speed-solids-d_713.html