Every pop, every bang, every boom was that much louder and clearer.

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One day Scott wanders into Thacker's shop and a bing, and a bang, and a boom.

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But by taking the bang out of the sonic boom a new generation of supersonic cruisers aim to rekindle that sense of glamour while making it a quieter and more environmentally friendly 21st-century mode of travel.

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