An animal with a surprising "gun

An animal with a surprising "gun" The pistol shrimp is a small animal, but it packs a powerful punch. It is the noisiest animal in the world, producing a sonic boom louder than a Concorde. This shrimp closes its claw so fast that a bubble forms in the water, which immediately bursts, creating a loud sound. The shock reaches 230 decibels, louder than a gunshot. When this bubble bursts, it produces a heat of 4,400 degrees Celsius (7,952 Fahrenheit) for a few moments, which is as hot as the surface of the sun, and it kills the prey instantly. This amazing phenomenon is called "sonoluminescence." Sonoluminescence is the light produced when a bubble in a liquid bursts, stimulated by sound waves. The process also produces light and heat. The complete process of sonoluminescence is still a mystery to scientists. Various theories such as hotspot bremsstrahlung and collision-induced radiation try to explain it. It is a fascinating and mysterious phenomenon that scientists a...