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Science Gone WrongMay 01, 2026

The Loudest Sound on Earth

The Loudest Sound on Earth August 27, 1883. Krakatoa exploded. Sailors 40 miles away had their eardrums burst. The shockwave circled the planet seven times. A man on Rodrigues Island, 3,000 miles away, heard it. He thought it was distant cannon fire.

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