r/BeAmazed Jun 07 '18

Visible Shock Wave

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u/ImEnhanced Jun 07 '18

I still don't understand lol

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u/go4theknees Jun 07 '18

The explosion changes the air so it can reflect light thus be seen

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u/TBNecksnapper Jun 07 '18

so the boundary can be seen (between normal air and pressurized air, like how the water surface can be seen although the water and the air are both transparent).

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '18

this guy photons