stackyFACTSWhen a fast-moving object emits sound toward you, it physically chases its own waves, brutally compressing them to create a painfully high pitch. Once it passes, it effectively runs away from its own noise, stretching the trailing waves out into a sluggish, low-pitched groan.
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