Alec Baldwin and gun safety

[AProudLefty]

The reason a whip cracks is because the tip moves faster than the speed of sound and breaks the sonic barrier.

I know.

 

[ExpressLane]

I know.

You do now

 

[AProudLefty]

You do now

Yep I know and I knew in the past.

Now why would it sound like a whip or a pop when it should sound like a backfire? I've heard plenty of them but I cannot hear a whip.

 

[Lionfish]

 

[Lionfish]