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the only tool that breaks the sound barrier with a flick of the wrist
means A flexible lash or rod used to strike, drive animals, or—by extension—to compel, urge on, or enforce discipline (as the party 'whip' in politics does to keep members in line).
from From Middle English 'wippen,' meaning to move quickly or strike with a flick—related to Middle Dutch and Low German 'wippen,' to swing or jump. The political sense borrows from fox-hunting: a 'whipper-in' was the rider who kept the hounds from straying, and by the 18th century the same word kept stray parliamentarians from wandering off before a vote. The kitchen sense—whipping cream—comes from that same brisk back-and-forth motion.
- sonic crack
- The snap is a tiny sonic boom
- speed
- Tip exceeds 700 mph mid-crack
- slang
- Means car, thanks to old steering controls
- politics
- A whip enforces party voting discipline
- kitchen cousin
- To whip cream is the same root word
bullwhip — david lister holds the record for cracking 224 whips in one minute in 2016
cat o' nine tails — british naval punishment whip with nine rope strands used until 1881
indiana jones whip — 12-foot bullwhip used as signature weapon in the film franchise starting 1981