Can a punch be faster than the sound?

By any natural means? No way. The Guinness Book of World Records has something like 70kmh as the fastest ever recorded punch (compared to about 1235kmh for the speed of sound). read more

In colder air, sound would travel a bit slower (331 m/s), and in heavier gases, like C02 or pure oxygen, it would travel between 259–316 m/s. This is really fast. Unless you’re Wonder Woman and can punch faster than a jet plane, then no. However, sometimes you will see a slight delay between the action and when you hear a sound. read more

Best Answer: It is theoretically possible for a punch to travel faster than the speed of sound* for a very short distance. (*about 355m/s or 1130 ft/s or 1230 km/h or 770 mph) In classical mechanics momentum is equal to mass times velocity. read more

Lol not talking about that, your comment made it sound like that there was more in the manga that would explain how sonic didn't get grabbed, which there wasn't. read more

Yes, light travels faster than sound. Like if you see light from a weapon when the weapon is fired, from a distance, you see the light first ad after a few seconds you hear the sound. Another example is when it rains, you see the lightning first and after a few seconds you hear the sound of thunder. read more