The Sonic boom is a heavy sound kind of like an explosion that is connected with shock waves generated by any object that moves through the air faster than the speed of sound. Sonic booms generate enormous amounts of sound energy, noise similar to an explosion or a thunderblast to the human ear. Pressure waves generated in front of and behind the object when it travels through the air.
Sonic Boom Effect
What is Sonic boom? Making a Sonic boom is against the law?
Sonic booms can be held hundreds of miles distant. Planes traveling from as far distant as Maryland have caused rumbling to be felt in New Jersey and Long Island.
(See on a map how distanty these places are from each other!) The width of the boom 'carpet' beneath the aircraft is about one mile for each 1,000 feet of altitude.
Making a Sonic boom is against the law
. When an airplane enters the speed of sound, it makes a vibrating sound or an explosive noise it can be seen with the naked eye. Within the United States, it is unlawful to break the sound barrier. When you pass Mach 1, the plane moves faster than the waves itself and that move across the so-called sound barrier generates a large soundor sonic boom. This is often called "breaking the sound barrier." The visible part of a sonic boom is actually air that becomes crushed by sound waves.
The general agreement is that a loud enough sound could cause an air embolism in your lungs, later it travels to your heart, this may able to kills you. Alternatively, your lungs might completely oft from the enlarged air pressure. High-intensity ultrasonic sound (generally anything above 20KHz) can cause physical damage.
