In a message dated 1/5/00 4:32:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, Kenjiko2@aol.com
writes:
<< > > > > "PARA IMPACT STORM!"
> > > >
> > > > Mercury, who had been monitoring Paragon as well as the
> >creature,
> > > >gasped. Paragon had punched it one thousand, six hundred and
> > > >thirteen times in less than five seconds, each time with a force
> > > >capable of shattering prestressed concrete. There was a stuttering,
> > > >thundering crack as her fists shattered the sound barrier
repeatedly.
>
> Technically Ranma's hands do break the sound barrier when
> he does the amaguriken. But you don't hear the pops from the sonic booms.
> there are two ways to interperet this. 1 a sort of chi field
> forms around the hands and it acts like a coat of air that is accelerated
as
>
> well so there is no compression wave to cause the sonic boom. 2 the hand
> moves so fast that the sonic boom is so high pitched that it is
unhearable.
>
> a sped up version would also resolve itself into a loud hum rather than
> individual sonic booms due to the speed.
>
technically true, perhaps-- I don't know-- but it ain't funny. Funny vs.
physics? Gimme the funny any day! ^_^
I too agree with funny. Facts?? Sometimes. Funny? All the time.
Satoshi