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Passing planes and other whoosh sounds

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207 points zdw | 1 comments | 17 Apr 25 05:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.228s | source
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normie3000 ◴[17 Apr 25 07:39 UTC] No.43714073[source]▶
> it's like the pitch goes down at first, but when the plane has passed us, the pitch goes up again. That's not how Doppler works!

Call me a dummy, but this was exactly how I thought Doppler works.

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1. beardyw ◴[17 Apr 25 08:35 UTC] No.43714344[source]▶
As a sound comes towards you (say an ambulance) the sound waves arrive squashed (higher pitch) and as it goes away the sound waves are stretched (lower pitch).