
โ๏ธ A Single Cloud Can Weigh More Than a Million Pounds
Yes โ that soft white cotton in the sky is HEAVY.
๐ง How It Works:
Clouds are made of condensed water droplets. 1 cubic meter of cloud = 0.5g water.
๐ง Now Do the Math:
Average cumulus cloud:
– Volume: ~1,000,000,000 mยณ
– Thatโs 500,000,000 grams = 1.1 million pounds
๐ก But Why Donโt They Fall?
Cloud droplets are:
– Extremely small
– Suspended by warm air updrafts
– Constantly evaporating and reforming
๐งช NASA Confirms:
Even medium clouds = 1.1 to 2.2 million pounds of water vapor
๐จ Storm Clouds = Heavier
– Thunderheads weigh up to 40 million pounds
– Enough to flood entire towns in one go
๐ Fun Facts:
– Antarctica has clouds made of crystals
– Venus has sulfuric acid clouds
– Jupiterโs clouds are made of ammonia!
๐ข Tomorrowโs post: โGoogle knows where you were 12 years agoโ ๐ต๏ธ