Extra: 343 meters per second

Silvestrovo or one small piece of levity as we wait to ring in the new year

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EXTRA: 343 METERS PER SECOND*

One small piece of levity as we wait to ring in the new year. “Silvestrovo” or Silvester’s Day is a name given to December 31st in Croatia. It has nothing to do with Looney Tunes or my husband’s dislike of Tweety Bird.

Wishing you all the best,

Karmela

*343 meters per second (or 761 miles per hour) is the speed of sound in dry air at temperature of 20C. This is about three times as fast as a falcon diving for its prey. The speed of sound - the speed at which the particles that make up air execute something like the motion of a compressed slinky that shrinks then expands - changes as temperature or humidity of air change.