Why Do B0mbs Whistle When Falling from Aircraft? | FlashDocs

Ever wondered why b0mbs make that distinctive whistling sound as they fall from aircraft? In this video, we delve into the fascinating science behind this weird thing.
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[@hampter909]

Best sound effect prank

[@slavalinchuk]

This and the Diving Stuka JU-88

[@Vincent98987]

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[@thennekcdcdthennek6417]

Prank? Probably you are from this id!otic generation

[@elonmusket3707]

Evil..

[@dontknowwhattoputhere2793]

​@@thennekcdcdthennek6417what? are you like 60 and cant take a joke or something

[@jaysleezy5464]

If you think thats scary, look up the Stuka dive-bomber's sirens.

[@andrewrock7409]

They were called " the trumpets of Gerico"

[@cheenis420]

Nazis, or really just Germans in general, have developed some of the greatest scare-tactics of all time

[@esnevip]

Those poor pilots before they had a clutch on them..

[@voidman5178]

Gives me Dunkirk vibes

[@humbertomerlo8405]

Òoooooò

[@eaglef_157]

As an old soldier i say :This whistle is because of rubbing the mortar shell against the air. All missiles, bullets, mortars have this whistle. The bigger calibre the louder sounds. I've heard this whistle more than thousands times in the war between iran and iraq in 1980s. Even you can guess the shell calibre according to its whistle.

[@austinrooks1787]

Or the sound it makes some people describe the mig-15s cannons as the 23mm making a popping sounds and the 37mm cannon making a thumping sound mostly described by Korean war veterans who were in the Air Force and some Vietnam veterans when they faced mig-17s

[@user-ny8nw8yl3u]

Used to hear the naval shells go over,when I was in,funny but it always reminded me of watching war movies as a kid.

[@lakl4534]

Is it true that if it makes a cracking sound it was within inches of your head?

[@55ixbshivanshabhimanyu40]

Were you in US Army

[@geofreak75]

You didn't even watch the video, did you? Tank and artillery rounds make a noise going over your head, but it sure as hell ain't no whistle!

[@areuserius328]

bombmakers during ww2 are very considerate...gives warning when coming...giving you time to pray... now its just BOOOOOOMMMM!!!!!

[@hambaallah1948]

You mean israel vs palastnian?

[@Givemeproofkid]

@@hambaallah1948 Keep mocking but the world is not 2023 and that is it….. They were rats 80 years ago who was begging people to let them stay in palestine and now they have the upper hand….. but who knows after 20 years or 30 or 100 or 150 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ryananggoro493]

​@@hambaallah1948Ukraine russia

[@Anonymous-jr8us]

Not that you would necessarily benefit from it being quieter. Planes are loud.

[@geofreak75]

Praying doesn't do shit

[@Shaquelkothari]

Thank you for this video now I know what to do when I hear that sound

[@jollyroger8671]

No you don't

[@Shaquelkothari]

@@jollyroger8671 your right I need part 2 to when I hear that sound lol

[@arith1939]

You can still repent to Allah ❤

[@ares679]

We don't talk about imaginary friends here

[@gamertardguardian1299]

One of the reasons that the stuka jericho sirens were removed. The bomb whistles were cheap, didn't make sounds the entire trip, and didnt produce drag, unlike the sirens, but had the same psychological effect. The sirens also made it easier for AA to locate and identify incoming aircraft

[@blkft]

The Luftwaffe used sirens or whistles on their dive bombers.. Doing that was for several reasons: psychological impact, using that sound to time their speed, and as a moral booster.

[@undeadOtter]

I'm picturing what it must have been like to hear that as you were just a bit ago going about your day. Suddenly I'm the distance, the sound of hundreds of planes, which grows louder as it approaches.. Then suddenly that whistling sounds just getting louder and louder until a massive boom.. Talk about terrifying

[@Warlock2018a]

It's because of the whistle rubbing against the air.

[@andrewflowers6794]

Doppler effect. We've all experienced it when an vehicle with a siren passes by us.

[@pietskiet42-_]

Everyone just got a little dumber after watching this😅😅😅

[@atlantaperimeter]

Music to my ears

[@23lamina]

hahaha ...😂

[@matthewacandy385]

It's called the Doppler effect.

[@7aydarah]

The sound speed is higher than the bomb falling speed (free Fall). Doppler is about frequency.

[@Ambushw23]

Never heard it reversed before and o e watched tons of military movies

[@irfanmajeed1]

Traffic police whistle is more scary than this bomb's whistle.

[@WYC-ie1vj]

Wait, why can I still hear a whistle when I take off my headphones💀💀

[@Bedic-Mag]

Tinnitus

[@anzil_anu_916]

Bye

[@sharp2.080]

FALLING PIANO AHH SOUNDDDD

[@timothy098-b4f]

Doppler effect-the pitch gets lower to the pilot because the bombs are speeding up as they fall away from the plane. For the same reason the pitch rises as the bomb speeds up towed the ground.

[@dragonmeddler2152]

They were called Jericho Trumpets. The JU-87 (Stuka) dive bomber had them attached to the landing gear struts for the same reason. Pilots hated 'em. Too loud.

[@Physics__guy]

In life Sometimes ending makes us understand the beginning....

[@Lifesthankfullpromisebelieve]

Interesting indeed we are my pada one

[@eduard_jeller]

Stuka: "bomb wistle?... nah. F**k it... I am the wistle"

[@SaintNick420]

For all the science nerds wanting to explain it, its called the doppler effect.

[@tapananilsamant2283]

To scare u dont need whistling sound of the bomb but the engine sound of the plane........ Imperial Japnese 😂.

[@sid35gb]

Living in a house with bomb damage it was noted that later on in the war the Germans stopped putting whistles on bombs. Speaking to those on the receiving end said they always sounded like they were going to land right on you.

[@thelonelypigeon9554]

Ever heard a JDAM falling? No? Good, because it's the last thing you'll hear and you'll never see or hear it coming.

[@robertmendick3195]

During construction projects, WW2 Bombs that failed to detonate, are still found frequently throughout Europe especially in Germany

[@dev.ocx_]

Bro really choosed that cartoon sound effects for it 💀

[@benbaker8886]

It’s meant to disorient. When the buildings hear that sound, it freezes up and is afraid to move.

[@randomguyy5837]

I heard alot in cartoons like tom and jerry not in movies.

[@g0dsync107]

When i first heard the reverse whistle sound, my first thought was the vikings yelling NIGHT FURY!!😂

[@CANTHINKvfhdss]

I thought that was the neighbor just being funny when he made those loud comedy noises

[@beavis_loves_you]

What on ask yourself a more legitimate question is why governments always have the legal ability to murder people including civilians and not get held accountable 😢

[@explainedwithgpt]

because there is no world government

[@MrYeast-vk3dm]

Thats when the anvil falls in the coyote head on the looney tunes 😂

[@_lordphoenix]

If youre attached to the bomb all you hear is one note

[@amiranore1707]

This is the first loop that I actually like lol

[@MimiMimi-yj4kl]

One of the frightening sound during ww2. My relatives are hiding immediately after hearing this

[@Ab_someone]

Basically a Humanitarian aid to warn potential casualties of an impending doom

[@NJPurling]

There are surviving sound films made by newsreel cameramen in London during the Blitz. You hear a 'swish' noise immediately before the bomb hits & detonates.

[@jigssscupid8836]

Bombs now have boom sounds attached to it😂

[@zaz4667]

When they don't explode all they hear is "BAZINGA"

[@abseiduk]

Those 80s cartoons were way ahed of their time. 😊

[@Ali-vn9tz]

The bombs whistle because they cannot say "Wheeeeee...." gleefully when falling out from the plane.

[@anis.niraula]

Cool loop

[@robertbabic80]

But then during flight they are also making sound 😀

[@user-bk4um5gm6h]

They're whistling because they are happy 😁

[@MegaPeedee]

Considering the aircraft would be moving away from the point of release I doubt that any of the crew, especially the pilot(s) would hear anything. The aircraft would be moving away very fast, leaving any sound far behind them.

[@incargeek]

Its not the point that the whistling sound gets quieter. The point is the doppler effect.

[@danielkb250]

they even had their plains make some scary noise

[@beedo987]

Well explained sir ❤

[@aminhz1980]

I think the pilot never hears this sound because he moves away from it at a high speed (over than 400 km/h)

[@gregorius4648]

Its even scarier when the bomb doesn't explode

[@m0r3ru36]

Everyone gangsta until hear reversed whistle .

[@u.e.cultimateeatingchampio9645]

hope all nation will signed a treaty that during wars no guns tanks missles only bow arrow shield a horse a sword are allowed.

[@Aequitas6228]

That's the sound of my hot water kettle

[@williewonka6694]

by design, of coarse. The Romans put whistles in lead shot used in their slings.

[@fluzz16]

Okay but how does the whistle sound like when 100 are dropped one by one?

[@littleheart9440]

This sound is occur due to the movement of fan placed at end tail of bomb ... which also generate charge to place the target by directing through attached moveable fins ..

[@Dan-ss6vs]

The last phenomena explained is because of the Doppler effect

[@bigolsmoke.5608]

Sooo.. the movies and cartoons are wrong for not displaying the sound effect in reverse when a bomb is being shown falling down?

[@bulkysinetv6262]

Of course the germans had to put jericho sirens even on bombs

[@lexlier8336]

if you hear sirens nowadays that's more scarier,

[@MadScientyst]

& I thought the sound ppl on the ground hear was "BOOM!"....LOL

[@Popstyckle]

Now 90s cartoons make sense.

[@user-iw6qz4jy6i]

Sound reminded enemies to evacuate😂

[@schmekky]

I think it actually started with STUKA bombers, dive bombers, they had these things that roared more like a klaxon or a train blast....

[@user-ny8nw8yl3u]

Not whistling it's high pitched screams of adrenaline pumped joy that they are fulfilling their lifelong purpose.

[@richardwaugh2049]

They whistle because not nearly enough time is invested teaching them to sing

[@conraddejongh3898]

For reference, This is called the Doppler effect

[@MrDlt123]

I hope I never hear that sound in real life. I'd rather go without soiling myself.

[@DonPutragis]

It's called a whistle bomb. 😂

[@masonmoore3473]

Must be terrifying to hear on the ground

[@maskedtitan7126]

Wow, my EHS I could hear the reversed sound and then the loud bang, followed by screams. I had never had of this reversed sound before. Leaves lots of questions for me

[@razahindustani9196]

Because they are scared of height😂

[@user-sc8rx6wf6r]

Pitch change - Doppler shift

[@Iloveworlddriv128]

The end got me💀

[@adnoble]

Definitely nothing to do with the doppler effect.. 😂

[@user-ut9gr9mn2i]

Plus it is going faster that ads to the sound by make it louder and can also make it ecko

[@roncruz6089]

Not sure where you got your info but bombs don't make whistling sound neither does artillery shells in flight. Go near a bombing range and you will hear the real spund of bombs falling and traveling through air.

[@agent-33]

Then why do heavy objects in cartoons sounds like it? Like the anvil.

[@brettadams7423]

😂 super glue whistle into someone's grill

[@cipriandiac]

You say about slow/loud but it sounds low/high

[@1611AuthorizedVersion]

Best loop ever.

[@stevoplex]

Not just loudness of whistle. Also Doppler effect.

[@tgmtf5963]

If you hear the sound, it just means you are not the target 😊

[@Richard-zc7yb]

It's not a scary sound persay, it's what happens afterwards that people associate the sound with!

[@user-bw4ro3xz9d]

I'm sorry but if I'm in war ..i'm not going to warn my enemies of what's coming ..

[@LtSimonRiley141]

Doppler effect 😂😂

[@st-sj1cf]

Because they are happy 😂

[@janettymojilin9018]

Hm.. I will call that 'warning whistle'.

[@douglasbarth7189]

The reason it whistles it doesn’t know the words!

[@thomashaddish7084]

When you hear it from the ground , it gets louder as it gets closer and closer 👴🏾🕶️🤏🏾huh

[@Weekend_Papi]

So, why artillery shell whistling too?

[@johnraysanchez7947]

Why bombs are not pointy? Pointy is scary round is not scary, pointy bomb can put smile in the faces of the enemy

[@disectormusic]

Reversed because of the doppler effect

[@R.W.KING_KONG]

The good old „Dopplereffekt“

[@ikhlasulkamal5245]

I thought it only exist in cartoon lol

[@user-yo3sz8xe2s]

It's so that the 70's disco song was a good dong

[@carknower]

Every second counts to find some cover

[@deepaksemwal1934]

So Tom and Jerry was right 😂😂

[@magnusrindisbacher8105]

And why were pipes built on it, what's the point of whistling? It would be nice if this was clarified, thank you😊