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Japan’s bullet trains used to create deafening sonic booms when exiting tunnels. How did engineers finally fix this?

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Japan’s bullet trains used to create deafening sonic booms when exiting tunnels. How did engineers finally fix this?

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Japan’s bullet trains used to create deafening sonic booms when exiting tunnels. How did engineers finally fix this?
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