Identifying Physics Errors in a Star Trek Episode

[linhy]

Homework Statement

In a star Trek episode, a space station orbiting a planet blows up. The chew of the Enterprise simultaneously hears and see the explosion; they realized that tehre is no chance for rescue. If you have been hired a consultant, what two physics errors would you have found and correct?

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The Attempt at a Solution

Since there is no gas in space, there should be no sound because sound can't travel if there is an absent in gas. ... and i don't know the othre reason... can someone help me understand it?

 

[hage567]

Think about this part carefully:

The chew of the Enterprise simultaneously hears and see the explosion

LOL the "chew"

 

[linhy]

which means that.. they can't simultaneously see and hear because sound wave (longitudinal wave)travels much slower than transverse wave...?

 

[hage567]

Yes, light travels faster that sound. So they couldn't see and hear the event at the same instant.

 

[linhy]

thanks for the help.

 

[hage567]

You're welcome.