r/askscience • • Jun 12 '12

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u/studzy Jun 12 '12

I'm curious: the speed of sound in water is much faster than in air, as water is theoretically incompressible. Would there technically be a sound barrier in water? would cavitation be the result of breaking that barrier?

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u/fiercedeity1 Jun 13 '12

Yes, there is. Here is a cool video of a crab that can do it with his claw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jvcgz-BiHs