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Why does light travel before sound?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Because light travels approximately 87,319 times faster than sound.

Light speed is 186,282 Miles Per Second

Sound travels at 768 Miles Per Hour (for conversion that is 768 divided by 360 to get Miles Per Second for comparison and calculation).

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