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<DIV>How loud a BOOM would 1 air molecule make anyway?</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR><BR>> Bill <BR>> In the south it booms everyday. In the summer. <BR>> <BR>> Jim Ivey <BR>> > <BR>> > From: Bill Glaze <BILLGLAZE@TRIAD.RR.COM><BR>> > Date: 2005/08/15 Mon PM 05:25:50 EDT <BR>> > To: discussion@nsrca.org <BR>> > Subject: Re: Why doesn't the sky fall? <BR>> > <BR>> > Why isn't the sky always booming? Bill <BR>> > <BR>> > randy10926@comcast.net wrote: <BR>> > <BR>> > > Air molecules are never at rest. They undergo constant random thermal <BR>> > > motions of a variety of types. The simplest type is that of uniform <BR>> > > translation. The mean speed is about 500 m/s which is greater than the <BR>> > > speed of sound (340 m/s). <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Randy <BR>> > > <BR>> > > <BR>> > > -------------- Original message -------------- <BR>> > > I thought it was time to stir the pot while we wait for the <BR>> > > results from the Worlds. <BR>> > > Can anyone explain why gravity doesn't pull all the air molecules <BR>> > > down to earth? Are they lighter than space? What is their mean <BR>> > > speed? <BR>> > > I don't think this will help answer the weathervaning question and <BR>> > > won't help us fly any better but I thought it might be fun. <BR>> > > Jim O <BR>> > > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> ================================================= <BR>> To access the email archives for this list, go to <BR>> http://lists.f3a.us/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/ <BR>> To be removed from this list, go to http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm <BR>> and follow the instructions. <BR>> <BR>> List members email returned for mailbox full will be removed from the list. <BR>> </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>