At distances of a few hundred metres, thunder begins with a sudden clap followed by a long rumble; at larger distances, it begins with a rumble.
Figure 1 Shown is the plot of a "hand-clap" recording made with microphone M i c 1 in a reverberant acoustic environment E 5. We begin with a model for the late reverberations of acoustic activities in an acoustic environment (the dense reflections that follow the early reflections).
Domino spots and the patterns on backgammon boards both appeared on clutch bags at Hindmarch's jolly domino spectacular, which began with a series of giant dominoes clapping down a metal staircase.
"With a clap of thunder," Mr. Brancato said, "he enters".
A storm raged across Chicago during the game with a clap of thunder audible inside United Center during the second period.
He merely stood and watched his father while clapping politely.The parade began with a march-past of troops, stepping in such perfect time that the ground shook, escorting an ornate portrait of Kim Il Sung.
The second remix by Lesser is 3 minutes 22 seconds long and begins with a short sample of Rhys singing the words "All the people that you hate" before breaking down to finger clicking and clapping.
It begins in bravura style with sirens and a clap of thunder, and then – judging by the excerpts we hear – is thrillingly noisy and aggressive, indeed a return to the familiar Wu landscape of sinister soul samples, whiplash drums, and dire threats and imprecations, updated with the occasional reference to Harry Potter.
TUCSON — The class began with a Mayan-inspired chant and a vigorous round of coordinated hand clapping.
The service began with a band, rocking the auditorium in praise of Jesus while the crowd of about 80 people — mostly young, mostly in shape — jumped to their feet and clapped right along.
