Hornet breaking the sound barrier

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Isn't it lovely (it isn't new. The pic is from 1999 and I've seen it before. But seeing it on someone's wiki page reminded me). Far better than a Green Hornet.

Or maybe you'd rather listen to the wabbit.

[Update: see various comments. The situation is more complex than I though, and possibly not fully understood. See-also cute pix here -W]

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Oh. That kind of hornet. If it had been vespa crabro, it would have been a lot more sensational.

By Phillip IV (not verified) on 09 Jul 2010 #permalink

Such a picturesque way of delivering death and destruction.

"breaking the sound barrier". On a science blog, no less. Oy vey, the power of folk tales/physics is strong in this one society.

By Torbjörn Lars… (not verified) on 09 Jul 2010 #permalink

> If the associated volumes cannot quickly change,
> then the ideal gas law suggests that the temperature
> in the low pressure regions must drop

Well, that refutes the theory that the temperature of Venus is so high due to supersonic flights by its natives, anyhow.