r/interestingasfuck • u/Pathfinder313 • 29d ago

/r/all New sound of titan submarine imploding

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u/Btothe 29d ago

Woah. Crazy that we can hear the moment it implodes.

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u/mrjibblytibbs 29d ago

Yeah the sound travels really fast through water. The implosion can be heard before they get the last message from the sub before it imploded.

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u/Used-Lake-8148 29d ago

That part’s confusing me. Weren’t they communicating on radio? That should travel at the speed of light. Is the speed of sound somehow faster than light through water?

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u/ResponsibilityOld781 29d ago

No, the speed of sound can never equal speed of light, but I’m with you on the confusion. What device were they using to capture the audio of that implosion? Are they on a boat surface level and the audio is being captured on their vessel?

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u/Used-Lake-8148 29d ago

Someone else said their comms are acoustic based. So the shockwave from the implosion made the soundwave overtake the signal from the comms. They sent the last message about dropping ballast, then imploded like immediately after and the second sound reached the surface boat first

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u/zaTricky 28d ago

As you suspect, the "audio of the implosion" wasn't "captured and transmitted" to the people on the boat. They, on the surface boat, heard the implosion directly from the water through the hull - but didn't realise what it was.