Earlier quoted context omitted.
How does something like the Tzar bomb compare in terms of sound pressure? Would the immense volume of ejected material from the volcanic explosion move more air than a nuclear explosion? I'd guess lots of mass (air molecules) is just vaporized in a nuclear explosion, leaving much less mass to create pressure deltas.
"The Tsar Bomba's fireball, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) in diameter, was prevented from touching the ground by the shock wave, but nearly reached the 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) altitude of the deploying Tu-95 bomber." I'd love to hear the pilot's thoughts on this. From what I can guess, he couldn't have traveled very far away by the time the explosion occurred. At the very least, he must have felt tremendous turbulence…
Re: The Sound So Loud That It Circled the Earth Four Times
#111The bomb had a parachute to retard it's decent in order to give them time to get away.