Timeline for How can you protect yourself from an acoustic shock wave?
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| Jun 13, 2018 at 14:58 | comment | added | KF Gauss | @Qmechanic It seems this question is thought to be off-topic. I checked the help center but didn't see why this can't come under "experimental design". In any case, is there a stackexchange that can actually answer this question then? | |
| Jun 13, 2018 at 13:58 | comment | added | honeste_vivere | Bombs are used to rip apart and destroy things, so it's unlikely that one can build a chamber that can withstand a direct impact. The vacuum chamber below is a cute idea, but if the outer layer is punctured, it would render the whole idea moot. Given that the likelihood of having an impenetrable outer layer is near zero, I would not bank on that idea. | |
| Jun 12, 2018 at 19:55 | comment | added | tpg2114 | @DavidWhite I recall a few Mythbusters episodes where they looked at dumpsters, cars, thin walls, thick walls, etc at various distances from the source. They also looked at getting underwater. Basically anything can block the shockwave at some distance -- that distance depends on what you use to block it. | |
| Jun 12, 2018 at 19:22 | history | protected | Qmechanic♦ | ||
| Jun 12, 2018 at 17:06 | answer | added | niels nielsen | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jun 12, 2018 at 16:00 | comment | added | David White | The answers below indicate that "shock wave shielding" can probably be done, but they seem to have limited practicality. Is there a known practical way to shield against shock waves? In other words, is there a device that a person could enter that doesn't require a lot of extraneous equipment and "set up" time? (e.g., it takes time to pull a vacuum in the space between concentric spheres). | |
| Jun 12, 2018 at 13:09 | history | edited | Qmechanic♦ |
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| Jun 12, 2018 at 9:15 | history | edited | KF Gauss | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 12, 2018 at 9:08 | answer | added | Martin C. | timeline score: 1 | |
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| Jun 12, 2018 at 7:53 | history | asked | KF Gauss | CC BY-SA 4.0 |