Full of hot air - eviltoast

Make up your mind Google AI. Is sound faster in air that is less dense or more dense?

Honestly, there is so much wrong in the AI answers that it’s hard to know where to start, but the direct contradiction of itself seems like a good start.

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    2 days ago

    Sounds like maybe you want acoustic impedance ? Just like optical index mismatch, or electrical impedance mismatch, you get reflections at discontinuities. Neat stuff!

    Not exactly sure what you mean by air-water-air “dampening,” but my suspicion is that you’re referring to sound being reflected at each interface, so the transmission is reduced. Antireflective coating, index matching, impedance matching are all rich topics in physics and electronics!