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How does a vertical anemometer work?
We know that the vertical anemometer, just like the cup/vane anemometer, works by measuring how fast the cup/fan rotates because of the wind. But how could we possibly know that the fan rotation is ...
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Why does a dump yard stink more in the night?
There was an open dump yard a few miles away from where I used to live for an internship. It was not noticeable during the daytime, but once the sun sets, the dump yard reminded us of its presence ...
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Why is the top of the mountain cooler than the surface? [duplicate]
Why is the top of the mountain cooler than the surface when the mountains are actually more closer to the sun and hence should be hotter?
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Why doesn't sun go all the way to the horizon during sunset?
This is a very silly question and I really don't know the answer to it but curious to know.
Everytime I see the pics of suset on beaches the sun appear to go all the way down to the surface of the ...
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Does the light from my flashlight travel into space? [duplicate]
Does the light from my flashlight travel into space?
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How much solar irradiance do clouds block from reaching the Earth's surface?
Consider a fixed point in the Milankovich cycle and the solar cycle, a fixed Earth-Sun distance, and a fixed horizontal location on Earth, and assume that the Sun is at the zenith for that location. ...
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Does the global oxygen levels drop during winter months? [closed]
I had a thought while I was trail walking the other day and no one could provide a clear answer.
In the winter months, most of the plants are in hibernation mode. Having lost their leaves they are ...
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Why ozone is found so high up in atomosphere?
I don't know if this is right place to ask this question but its bugging me for a while. Quick Google search gives me values of density ($kg/m^3$) of some normal gases:
$O_2 (1.429), N_2(1.1651), CO_2(...
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How does this effect happen? [duplicate]
I searched about this and I did find that it's like the effect you have on train tracks or roads (that they appear to be going to converge at a point), but doesn't that only happen when the object ...
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Is it natural for clouds to flow near the surface?
A week ago, I have seen something that I have never seen before, Nah it's not a flying dragon, but clouds that were flowing so near my roof (about 5-6 meters above my roof). These are the pictures, I ...
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Are clouds heavier than air?
Clouds are gatherings of water droplets floating in the air. Water droplets above a given size fall down as rain. But what about the water droplets forming the cloud---aren't they also heavier than ...
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Why can human body sustain relatively high (e.g. up to 30 atm) external pressure?
I found out from the Internet that for average people it's fine to sustain up to 30 atm external pressure, for example when diving. However, given a typical human palm size of 80 cm$^2$, 1 atm means ...
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Reason for particular pattern of clouds near sun
In this picture it is clear that there is a larger no. Of clouds near the sun as compared to a distance farther. Moreover the clouds seem to form vortex rings around sun.
why is there more density ...
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Can atmospheric humidity act as a cloud chamber?
According to wikipedia vapor supersaturation is relatively common (20-40% of the time) in the upper troposphere.
Assuming perfect conditions (such as sufficient visual contrast and no wind), would it ...
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Difference between primary and secondary rainbow
A secondary rainbow is dimmer than a primary rainbow. A primary rainbow is seen as a result of two refractions and one total internal reflection. A secondary rainbow is seen as a result of two ...
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