If you place your ear close to an iron railing which is tapped some distance away, you hear the sound twice. Explain why ?

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Solution

Sound travels in iron faster than in air. First, the sound travels through iron to reach our ears, followed by travelling through the air. Hence, the sound is heard twice.

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