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Is the old saying true that if you put your ear to a railroad track you can hear a train that is mile away?
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Yes, if there is no other force acting upon the railroad track then you would be able to hear the train about a mile away. Unfortunately this is dangerous because there is no way to tell exactly how far away the train is.
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