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  Are you saying that unobstructed, sound would be faster than light?
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  I learned this one day when my friend and I were on the phone but within yelling distance apart from each other. He yelled “Over here!” which I heard through the phone first. I was 10 and it blew my mind. >
  
  Although it moves slower than sound if you're close. 
  A friend and I were in cars next to each other and talking on the phone. I could see her mouth moving before hearing it over the phone >
  
  That’s perceiving light, not sound, man >
  
  They were next to each other so even sound would be faster if there wasn't glass between them.