badcommandorfilenametoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world·6 months agoIf hot air rises, why is it colder at the top of a mountain?message-squarearrow-up1175arrow-down18message-square52 fedilink
arrow-up1167arrow-down1message-squareIf hot air rises, why is it colder at the top of a mountain?badcommandorfilenametoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world·6 months agomessage-square52 fedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️Englisharrow-up14arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkCalvin’s Dad: “Because the hot air rose all the way to space and isn’t on the mountain anymore.”
minus-squaremilicent_bystandrarrow-up3arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkThat must be why it’s still warm in aeroplanes that fly higher than Everest.
minus-squareDestideEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkAlso why cold air balloons never took off
minus-squaremilicent_bystandrarrow-up2arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkOh, they did take off… They just went “ppthhlppppsssssssspplpssseeeeeeeethstsplpssseeeeeeeesssssssss” and fell to the ground again.
Calvin’s Dad: “Because the hot air rose all the way to space and isn’t on the mountain anymore.”
That must be why it’s still warm in aeroplanes that fly higher than Everest.
Also why cold air balloons never took off
Oh, they did take off… They just went “ppthhlppppsssssssspplpssseeeeeeeethstsplpssseeeeeeeesssssssss” and fell to the ground again.