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SubSonic Bullet

A .22 caliber bullet is fired from a rifle. The schlieren optical system images different air pressures with different colors of light. The lack of a bow wave in front of the bullets shows that the bullet is moving slower than the speed of sound. This image freezes the motion by using a high speed flash with a duration of 1/2,000,000th of a second. .

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Copyright: Ted Kinsman / Science Source Inc.
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A .22 caliber bullet is fired from a rifle. The schlieren optical system images different air pressures with different colors of light. The lack of a bow wave in front of the bullets shows that the bullet is moving slower than the speed of sound. This image freezes the motion by using a high speed flash with a duration of 1/2,000,000th of a second. .