Decibels (abbreviated dB) are the units used to measure the relative intensity of a sound. The decibel unit of measurement is a little odd because the human ear is incredibly sensitive. The human ear can hear everything from your fingertip brushing lightly over your skin to a loud jet engine...
Suddenly, a fighter jet flies by, 100 feet straight up. There's one thing you can put in a closing line that'll draw the eye like that. It's "P.S." It works because it says, "Here is the most important thing about this letter." In other words, it's a magnet for the eyes....
You're screaming through the sky, safely tucked up in the cockpit of a jet fighter, when there's a sudden loud bang and the engine judders to a halt. Well that's just great, isn't it? Here you are zooming along at maybe 2000 km/h (1200mph), several kilometers/miles above the ...
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What is the connection between the Night Fury and the character Toothless? Toothless, a character from 'How to Train Your Dragon', is the sole Night Fury seen in the series. His jet-black scales and physical traits represent the Night Fury species. His development was influenced by various ...
Each wave can be big or small: big sound waves have what's called a high amplitude or intensity and we hear them as louder sounds. Loud sounds are equivalent to larger waves moving over the sea (except that, as you'll remember from up above, the air is moving back and forth, not ...
fancy flying, fires his weapons, lands his torpedo in the vent, and, with a loud explosion, the Death Star is no more. This climactic scene from "Star Wars: Episode IV" is typical of many action science fiction movies. It makes for a great movie going experience, but is the science ...
Mountains. The airport is also right next to us so we occasionally hear aeroplanes taking off and landing, or a Euro Fighter jet that has to crash land making a seriously loud bang due to supersonic flight.Hiking. I went on one of the most incredible hikes of my life, which took us ...
But as Rhys Thompson of ISN Security Watch notes, “The Brazilian government reiterated that the final choice of a fighter jet would be based on political and strategic considerations and not primarily guided by technical aspects.” In short, we buy your cookies, you be nice to us in return...
However, it has a strange coil whine situation. It makes loud beeps (not from speakers, there are none) when switching inputs, and it has a low whine when in sleep/standby mode. I could possibly live with the intermittent former, but have had it plugged in to a switched s...