Science on Instagram: "A whip is a flexible tool made of leather, rope, or synthetic material, commonly used for controlling or signaling animals such as horses and cattle. When swung rapidly, the whip’s thin end—called the cracker or tip—moves extremely fast. The speed becomes so high that it breaks the sound barrier, meaning it travels faster than the speed of sound. This creates a sharp “cracking” sound, which is actually a small sonic boom. In modern times, whips are mainly used for signalin

Dr Nadine Lindblom on Instagram: "Let’s talk about the whip ⬇️ I don’t blame anyone for assuming the worst when they see me carrying a whip in my training videos. A whip is a whip. Let’s call it what it is and acknowledge what it was designed to do. There are many awful videos on the internet of a whip being used harshly towards horses. Many of us (myself included) have witnessed it in real life and perhaps even used a whip forcefully to make the horse follow our requests. So, I do not blame any