Comment on If hot air rises, why is it colder at the top of a mountain?

Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That must be why it’s still warm in aeroplanes that fly higher than Everest.

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  • sirico@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Also why cold air balloons never took off

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    • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Oh, they did take off… They just went “ppthhlppppsssssssspplpssseeeeeeeethstsplpssseeeeeeeesssssssss” and fell to the ground again.

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