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Sources:
[Truth or Fail]
[Fact Off]
Ruffed grouse sonic boom
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVfiIp3QGs4
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruffed_Grouse/sounds
https://www.nps.gov/articles/netn-species-spotlight-ruffed-grouse.htm
https://northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/bird-sound-barrier
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-016-DFRC.html
Meta-mirror
https://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/meta-mirror
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/du-rs030719.php
[Ask the Science Couch]
Underwater waves
https://news.mit.edu/2013/the-oceans-hidden-waves-show-their-power-0108
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature14399#affil-auth
https://research.cornell.edu/research/understanding-formation-underwater-waves
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0025322791900445
https://www.hydro-international.com/content/article/mysterious-underwater-waves
[Butt One More Thing]
Toilet waves
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/27377/why-does-toilet-water-move-when-its-windy-outside