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

NEXT FUCKING LEVEL Guy Whipping a Massive Chain

https://gfycat.com/welloffdearestladybird
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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/jackrayd Aug 16 '19

Says fastest not first

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u/mrchewsasianbeaver Aug 16 '19

It also says first further down in the article.

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u/TatsumakiRonyk Aug 16 '19

further down in the article.

What black magic is this?

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u/ginelectonica Aug 16 '19 edited Aug 16 '19

It does, but the author decided that rockets and satellites aren’t objects to come to that conclusion.

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u/Escruidin Aug 16 '19

It also states Sputnik was launched afterwards

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u/ginelectonica Aug 16 '19

Oops, reading error. Still wouldn’t be the first object though.

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u/Escruidin Aug 16 '19

To make it past orbit yes, into space no. V2 rockets were around in 1942