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    Why Don't Gases Make a Boom When They Exceed the Speed of Sound?

    Hello My first posting and doubtless it betrays my ignorance :smile: Doing the basic maths for an ideal gas, I find that the speed of a molecule exceeds the speed of sound through the same gas. I know jets make a terrific 'boom' when they break the sound barrier. Why don't gases go boom...
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