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  2. Supersonic speed - Wikipedia

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    Supersonic speed is the speed of an object that exceeds the speed of sound (Mach 1). For objects traveling in dry air of a temperature of 20 °C (68 °F) at sea level , this speed is approximately 343.2 m/s (1,126 ft/s; 768 mph; 667.1 kn; 1,236 km/h).

  3. 30 Man-Made Innovations That Were Designed Mimicking Nature’s ...

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    The shape of the train also allows it to travel 10 percent faster with about 15 percent less electricity. ... By continually reaching for and grabbing objects, it works out which muscles to move ...

  4. Faster-than-light - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, a shadow projected onto a distant object seems to move across the object faster than c. [6] In neither case does the light travel from the source to the object faster than c, nor does any information travel faster than light. No object is moving in these examples.

  5. Superluminal motion - Wikipedia

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    In astronomy, superluminal motion is the apparently faster-than-light motion seen in some radio galaxies, BL Lac objects, quasars, blazars and recently also in some galactic sources called microquasars. Bursts of energy moving out along the relativistic jets emitted from these objects can have a proper motion that appears greater than the speed ...

  6. Transparency and translucency - Wikipedia

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    When infrared light of these frequencies strikes an object, the energy is reflected or transmitted. If the object is transparent, then the light waves are passed on to neighboring atoms through the bulk of the material and re-emitted on the opposite side of the object. Such frequencies of light waves are said to be transmitted. [10] [11]

  7. An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky ...

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    An object spotted with help of citizen scientists was moving so fast through the Milky Way that it could escape the gravity of the galaxy and reach intergalactic space, new research has found.

  8. Orders of magnitude (speed) - Wikipedia

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    Atmospheric entry speed of the Galileo atmospheric probe—Fastest controlled atmospheric entry for a human-made object. 66,000: 240,000: 150,000 0.00022: Lower speed bound of the steel plate cap from the Pascal-B nuclear test of Operation Plumbbob. [26] [circular reference] 70,220: 252,800: 157,100 0.00023: Speed of the Helios 2 solar probe ...

  9. Light transport theory - Wikipedia

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    Light transport within volumes (e.g., fog, smoke, or translucent objects) is modeled using the radiative transfer equation (RTE). Participating media are integral to achieving photorealism in scenes involving volumetric light effects. [4]