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Old 02-15-2013, 08:13 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by Brokinarrow View Post
Right, sonic boom was the cause, plus a non-cinematic quality camera. And remember, sound travels much slower than light, which is why you see the comet come in and leave smoke trails and THEN hear the boom.

This is freaking awesome, going to be looking for news on this all day

Another article:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe...911235101.html
Yep, I'm not sure how fast it was going, but it looked to be going fast enough for the sonic boom to be very far behind. Very, very far behind. Crazy videos! We need more live action shots. Surely somebody over there setup a camera for this...
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