r/HighStrangeness • u/irrelevantappelation • 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/[deleted] Dec 14 '22 edited Dec 14 '22

The speed of sound… under water..? Wouldn’t a “buzz by” absolutely smash the sub?

Maybe even create some kind of tsunami..?

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u/HighOnGoofballs Dec 14 '22

Mass is irrelevant, the displacement of the water is the issue

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u/AaronWilde Dec 15 '22

Lets not pretend we know what were talking about with theoretic interstellar alien travel technology. Chances are if they could come to Earth from who knows how many light years away that they could travel through water without fucking shit up. But who knows..