stackyFACTSChristian Doppler realized that waves bunch up when moving toward you and stretch out when moving away. He formulated mathematical rules to explain why passing noises sound incredibly distorted. Now we all completely understand why a passing siren sounds intensely obnoxious, thanks to his obsessive theoretical framing.
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