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Interesting cloud formation
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Often found above mountains and hills, lenticular clouds form when a current of moist air is forced upwards as it travels over a huge piece of land, which causes the moisture to condense and turn into cloud particles.
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DNA found floating in the sky
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On 24 December 2012, an amazing double helix cloud was spotted just outside Moscow in Russia. While it's still up for debate, a pilot's perfectly timed barrel roll could have been the cause.
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duddy |
10 years ago |
Incredible cloud formation
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This is an undulatus asperatus cloud formation. The name translates loosely to “roughened or agitated waves” and although they appear ominous, they tend to dissipate without a storm forming. In 2009 the formation was proposed as a separate cloud classification - if successful it will be the first cloud formation added since 1951 to the International Cloud Atlas of the World Meteorological Organisation. ...
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duddy |
11 years ago |
Why does airplane food taste strange?
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 If you've been fortunate enough to fly on an airplane, you've probably noticed that the food tastes a bit strange. It turns out that it's not actually because of the food itself (even if you are sitting in economy) but the reduced atmospheric pressure on board and the dry nose and mouth we get from flying, says an expert.
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