Whip
A whip is a long strand of leather or other fabric with a hard handle. When a person shakes a whip fast, it makes a loud "crack" sound, because it has broken the sound barrier because flicking a whip causes a loop that gets faster and faster across the whip.[1] It is used for directing or hitting animals or people. Some whips are made for corporal punishment or flogging.
Whip Media
A type of whip known as a riding crop pictured with a U.S. dollar bill for size comparison
A leather cat o' nine tails pictured with a U.S. dollar bill for size comparison
A set of romal reins, featuring a quirt at the end of the romal
Whip made in Silesia, Poland, made to enhance its cracking sound, used in folk Easter celebrations of Siuda Baba
This is a picture of a 5x4x4 Australian stockwhip.
An Australian bullwhip
A whip made of balatá, made prior to 1939
Whip, possibly Native American, Plains, late 19th century, horsehair and rawhide, Brooklyn Museum
Drafting whip (or cattle drafter) made by George Woolnough, the famous "Tenterfield Saddler"
A 1.2 m (4') signal whip with a U.S. dollar bill for size comparison
References
- ↑ Graham, Sarah. "True Cause of Whip's Crack Uncovered". Scientific American. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
