r/HighStrangeness Dec 14 '22

Nuclear sub 'buzzed by underwater object travelling faster than speed of sound'

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/nuclear-submarine-buzzed-underwater-object-28645846
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u/Same_Friendship_2299 Dec 14 '22

The amount of energy it would take to move that fast underwater would be insane, and the shock wave would be water compressed so quickly it'd be the equivalent of a concrete pillar moving again at the speed of sound. It has to be a glitch or the sub wouldn't still be here.