oce 🐆 to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL the difference between deflagration and detonation. Deflagration is subsonic combustion (ex: gunpowder), while detonation is supersonic combustion (ex: dynamite).en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down10
arrow-up1139arrow-down1external-linkTIL the difference between deflagration and detonation. Deflagration is subsonic combustion (ex: gunpowder), while detonation is supersonic combustion (ex: dynamite).en.wikipedia.orgoce 🐆 to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareoce 🐆OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoThe combustion of gun powder is slower than sound speed, it doesn’t mean the bullet cannot be though.
The combustion of gun powder is slower than sound speed, it doesn’t mean the bullet cannot be though.