Correction for the speed of The Speed of Sound
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How fast is 5,100 meters per hour?
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as fast as The Speed of Sound
The speed of The Speed of Sound is about 1,230,000 meters per hour.
(in dry air at 20°C)
The speed of sound in dry air at 20°C (68°F) is 1,230,000 meters per hour. Air is a relatively poor acoustic conductor, however, as sound will travel at speeds of between 5,390,000 meters per hour to 5,620,000 meters per hour in water, depending on its salinity.