Schlieren Images -- Convection Currents and Shock Waves / 803_48
Steve Butcher, Alex Crouse, and Loren Winters
8/5/01

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A playing card was folded in half and suspended from tape for this photo. Note that the lower edge of the card on the left is in motion, as evidenced by the circular front emanating from it. The edge on the right, however, hasn't yet felt the effects of the bullet's shock wave.