Porcelain Speeds

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Speeds of sounds through Porcelain 5,600 m/s
Speeds of sounds through Perspex 2,860m/s
Speeds of sounds through Diesel Oil 1,250m/s
Through Tin 3,300 m/s
Through Cast iron 3,500m/s
And through Zinc is 4,170m/s

Lead Speeds

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Speeds of sounds through Lead is 1,158m/s
Speeds of sounds through Rubber 1,600m/s
Speeds of sounds through Steel 6,100m/s
Through Aluminium 6,420m/s
Through Copper 3,910m/s
Speeds of sounds through Silver and Gold
Is 3,600m/s and 3,240m/s respectively
Although Glass, Steel and Aluminium are between 6,000 and 7,000m/s – the speed of sound through Diamond is 12,000m/s

Beef Speeds

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Speeds of sounds through Beef is 1,550m/s
Speeds of sounds through Olive Oil is 1,430m/s
Speeds of sound through Rock salt is 4,4780m/s
Through Peanut oil is 1,460m/s
Through Linseed oil is 1,770m/s
Through Turpentine is 1,280m/s
and through is Petroleum is 1,290m/s

Brick Speeds

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Speeds of sounds through Brick is 3,650m/s
Speeds of sounds through Concrete is 3,650m/s
Speeds of sounds through Granite is 3,900m/s
Through Slate is 4,500m/s
Through Clay rock is 3,480m/s
Speeds of sounds through Marble is 6,150m/s
And speeds of sounds through Window Glass, as opposed to Plate or Pyrex Glass, is 6,790m/s

Wood Speeds

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Speeds of sound through wood particularly Pine is 3,320 m/s
Speeds of sound through Oak is 4,470 m/s
Speeds of sound through Douglas fir is 4,800 m/s
Speeds of sounds through Ash is 4,670m/s
Through Maple is 4,110m/s
Through Sycamore is 4,460m/s
And through Cork is 500 m/s

Body Speeds

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Speeds of sound through your bones is 3,750m/s
Speeds of sound through your body tissue is 1,470m/s
Speeds of sound through your brain tissue is 1,490m/s
Speeds of sounds through kidney and liver tissue is 1,450m/s
But the speed of sound through the spleen is 150m/s