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The sound barrier, in aerodynamics, is the point at which an aircraft moves from transonic to supersonic speed. The term, which occasionally has other meanings, came into use during World War II, when a number of aircraft started to encounter the effects of compressibility, a collection of several unrelated aerodynamic effects that "struck" their planes like an impediment to further acceleration. By the 1950s, new aircraft designs routinely "broke" the sound barrier.
Some common whips such as the bullwhip or sparewhip are able to move faster than sound: the tip of the whip breaks the sound barrier and causes a sharp crack—literally a sonic boom.Firearms since the 19th century have generally had a supersonic muzzle velocity.
The sound barrier may have been first breached in nature some 150 million years ago. Some paleobiologists report that, based on computer models of their biomechanical capabilities, certain long-tailed dinosaurs such as Apatosaurus and Diplodocus may have possessed the ability to flick their tails at supersonic velocities, possibly used to generate an intimidating booming sound. This finding is theoretical and disputed by others in the field. Meteorites entering the Earth's atmosphere usually, if not always, descend faster than sound.
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer-songwriter, born and raised in North London, England, and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry.
With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Jeff Beck Group and then Faces. He launched his solo career in 1969 with his debut album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (US: The Rod Stewart Album). His work with The Jeff Beck Group and Faces influenced heavy metal genres.
With his career in its fifth decade, Stewart has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling artists of all time. In the UK, he has had six consecutive number one albums, and his tally of 62 hit singles include 31 that reached the top 10, six of which gained the number one position. He has had 16 top ten singles in the U.S, with four of these reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked him the 17th most successful artist on the "The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists". He was voted at #33 in Q Magazine's list of the top 100 Greatest Singers of all time, and #59 on Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Singers of all time. As a solo artist, Stewart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and was inducted a second time, as a member of Faces, in April 2012.
(speaking)
I know someone whose love you can totally depend on
Have ever thought you needed anyone this much before?
That€™s right, listen
So you€™re finally tired
of the friends that you admire
Spreading love that leaves you empty
Promises without a guarantee
Tell me what are you gonna do
€˜cause it€™s really all up to you
Make up your mind today
Please share
I know who you can go to
He'll never let you down
And His love you can depend on
forever and ever
Chorus:
Have you ever
Needed anyone this much before?
Did ever
think that it€™d be Jesus?
No never,
never knew His love is what you have been waiting for
So you search for security
love of money and what it brings
thought you'd buy you some happiness
but you found out it didn€™t last
One thing I wanna say
that it€™s all His anyway
between you and me
oh, oh listen
I know who you can go to
He'll never let you down
and His love you can depend on
forever and ever
Chorus (2x)
All of His love is for you
No He won€™t hold back
€˜cause He€™s all of that, it€™s true (yeah, yeah)
All of His love is for you
Chorus (3x)