What is the speed of sound?

Have you ever wondered why you see the bright flash of a firework before you hear the massive BOOM? Or why thunder always arrives after the lightning? Join Mira and Finn on Science is Not Boring as they uncover the invisible, super-fast world of sound! When you clap your hands, you're actually pushing tiny air molecules together like a microscopic line of falling dominoes. But just how fast do those dominoes fall? Discover the wild 1705 experiment where an English clergyman named William Derham used shotguns and a tall church tower to measure the exact speed of sound!

But the journey doesn't stop there! You'll find out why a solid diamond is the ultimate speedway for sound, allowing it to blast at a mind-bending 12,000 meters per second! Plus, we will dive into the secret, high-pitched world of echolocation. Learn how bats scream in the pitch-black darkness to find their dinner, and discover the hilarious-sounding "melon" organ in a dolphin's forehead that lets them see completely hidden fish underwater! Get ready to test your brain in our fun sound trivia quiz. Tune in now!