Mystery #1Tier 1-2sound / waves
Why do you see lightning before you hear thunder?
A flash of lightning and the crash of thunder are born at the exact same instant, in the very same spot in the sky. Yet the flash arrives first, and the rumble can take seconds to catch up. Two messengers leave together, and one strolls in long after the other.
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