Is it true, Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak?
2007-01-24 12:31:31 · 27 answers · asked by Agony Aunt 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
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2007-01-24 12:44:29 · update #1
Hah! Good one. I liked it, and to the extent that it is true...oh well!
2007-01-24 14:05:40 · answer #1 · answered by mountain woman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, light travels faster than sound. But the real reason people appear bright before they speak is that their mouths travel faster than their thoughts. :)
2007-01-24 12:38:11 · answer #2 · answered by Tony H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light travels much faster than sound. Take lightening for example. You see lightening before you hear the thunder - because light travels faster than sound.
2007-01-24 12:37:05 · answer #3 · answered by Destiny D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, Science and Technology magazine dude.
guess meaning that if an explosion occurred in space, we would hear the explosion before we saw it
Since when can you hear sound in space?
Space is a vacuum. Sound travels as a compression wave and requires a medium, like air
2007-01-24 12:43:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-01-24 12:35:13 · answer #5 · answered by Pauline 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, its true. light travels at around 186,000 mi/sec, while sound travels at about....something less than that.... that is why lighting comes before the thunder... no idea what your talking about on the "some people appear bright" thing
2007-01-24 12:36:38 · answer #6 · answered by Goat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HA HA, yer funny!
but per Science and Technology magazine, Sound travels faster than Light (guess meaning that if an explosion occurred in space, we would hear the explosion before we saw it)>
2007-01-24 12:35:48 · answer #7 · answered by Rotten Johnny 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes, At light speed, a flashlight's light can reach the moon in 20 seconds,but it will take sound a lot slower
2007-01-24 12:47:09 · answer #8 · answered by bassooncrazy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes light travel faster then sound that's what i think tyra.s
2007-01-24 12:35:55 · answer #9 · answered by Tyra S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Or looks gorgeous, like some beautiful blonde..
then, she speaks, and she sounds like a bimbo. The sight gets to you, amazes you, and then, comes the sound...
2007-01-24 13:23:22 · answer #10 · answered by scrubbag 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes because visible light is from the electromagnetic spectrum and sound is just a vibration of particles
2007-01-24 12:42:23 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋