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happythoughts

cloud magic

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I work on the 10th floor. We watch clouds all day.

I did a little research and found a good estimate for the amount of water in a general size cloud and its weight.

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We can model the cloud as a sphere of, say, 1 kilometer radius. This gives a volume of about 4 billion cubic meters. Then if we use 1 gram per cubic meter as a "representative" water content, we get an estimate for the mass of the cloud of 4 billion grams, or 4 million kilograms.



Anyway, I just think it is cool that they float around.

It's like f-in magic to see something that big just stroll by.

Some days, they are all cruising by in the same direction at, say... 50 mph. Where are they all going? Ahhh... west.... heading for the beach... beautiful day to go to the beach.
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Something that weights 4 million kg is floating past.
Under-appreciated magic.
:)

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i love clouds...esp when I fly around them...they are big billowy mysteries of excitement.;)

DPH # 2
"I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~
I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc!

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