OH MY GOD! I have just heard the ultimate incredibly insanely stupid question by a reporter.
Male reporter; “By all accounts the airplane ran off the end of the runway, through the fence and through the sound barrier.” (The sound barrier he was referring to is an acoustical {sound} barrier fence.)
Female reporter; “The SOUND BARRIER, isn’t that really fast? Why were the pilots flying that fast on landing?”
Male reporter; Long pause, then he explained the difference.
Now that was priceless.
