That's the sound of thousands of snapping or pistol shrimps snapping their claw. The noise isn't caused by the claw itself, but by a bubble formed when a tiny jet of water gets expelled from the claw at 100km/hr! The speed and low pressure turns the water into super hot  steam (4000C!), and when the bubble bursts it makes that clicking noise. At 250dB it's louder than a jet fighter! Sound courtesy of Detlef Lohse, full story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONQlTMUYCW4 

Sounds of science: Snapping Shrimp

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Taylor Wilson was just 14 when he became the then-youngest person to build a nuclear fusion reactor in the world. At 22, he's a nuclear physicist with visionary ideas.

Hear the incredible saga of two nuclear boy scouts in Season 1 of Science Friction, a new show presented by Natasha Mitchell. Science, culture, and everything else in between - brought to you by ABC Science. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/sciencefriction/

This is an extended interview with Taylor Wilson from Episode 1 of Science Friction.

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Taylor Wilson was just 14 when he became the then-youngest person in the world to build a nuclear fusion reactor. At 22, he's a nuclear physicist with visionary ideas.

Hear the incredible saga of two nuclear boy scouts in Season 1 of Science Friction, a new show presented by Natasha Mitchell. Science, culture, and everything else in between - brought to you by ABC Science. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/sciencefriction/

This is an extended interview with Taylor Wilson from Episode 1 of Science Friction.

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