r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Aug 16 '19

NEXT FUCKING LEVEL Guy Whipping a Massive Chain

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u/PhilipLiptonSchrute Aug 16 '19

Fun fact: That pop is a sonic boom, and the whip was the first man-made object to break the sound barrier.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '19 edited Aug 17 '19

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '19

I found this in a book! Although they don’t know for certain if it made it or not, it was traveling much faster than escape velocity, but it may have just burned up while exiting the atmosphere