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title: Why peeling tape makes a screeching sound according to science
url: https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/p19h-9ysx
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position: 7
date: 2026-06-02
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original: https://mailchi.mp/pathwright/collider-may-19-17478557
retrieved: 2026-11-09
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author: /people/justin-hall.person.md
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💥 **[Why peeling tape makes a screeching sound according to science.](https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/p19h-9ysx)** Let me translate it: Tiny cracks in the adhesive race toward the edge of the tape faster than sound. That’s right—the screeches are actually tiny sonic booms like those made by jets breaking the sound barrier. What.

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