Could you lessen the speed-of-sound problem by pressurizing the performance venue?
Yes, according to yon wikipedia. Though it would be easier to make the problem worse, by elevating the performance venue to 10-20 thousand meters, where the speed of sound is a measly 295 m/s.
In order to reduce the severity of the problem by a similar amount (45 meters/second), the air temperature would need to be raised to 90 degrees Celcius, where the speed of sound is a convenient 385 m/s.
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Date: Tuesday, 31 May 2005 02:28 pm (UTC)Yes, according to yon wikipedia.
Though it would be easier to make the problem worse, by elevating the performance venue to 10-20 thousand meters, where the speed of sound is a measly 295 m/s.
In order to reduce the severity of the problem by a similar amount (45 meters/second), the air temperature would need to be raised to 90 degrees Celcius, where the speed of sound is a convenient 385 m/s.