• Why Raindrops Are Mathematically Impossible - [MinutePhysics]
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[video=youtube;8lBvC7aFB40]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lBvC7aFB40[/video]
"they are possible actually but watch another video for that"
[QUOTE=damnatus;47773389]"they are possible actually but watch another video for that"[/QUOTE] As far as I understand it, standalone raindrops are indeed mathematically impossible in the sense that they need a particle as a catalyst. I guess that's what the other video explains but I do agree that he should have at least said "Long story short, they need a particle to form around" at the very end.
I ended that video with more questions than answers.
nerd
[QUOTE=damnatus;47773389]"they are possible actually but watch another video for that"[/QUOTE] "Turn the page to read the explanation" What's the problem, I learned something new and you literally have to click one annotation to get the other side of the explanation. [editline]22nd May 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Smoot;47775422]I ended that video with more questions than answers.[/QUOTE] Watch the other video as well, it explains why it's so. In very small clusters, an outer molecule has very few neighbors to attract itself to, ergo there's very little holding it in place, and it has a high likelihood of falling of. In much bigger molecules there are many neighbors it can attract itself to on the outer surface, and as such it's much more likely to stay in place.
just add dust, it catalyzes the process greatly enhancing the ability for water to condense.
[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;47777927]"Turn the page to read the explanation" What's the problem, I learned something new and you literally have to click one annotation to get the other side of the explanation.[/QUOTE] it's kinda annoying, at least and i dont see why he would do it, except to fish for more add revenue
[QUOTE=elowin;47782831]it's kinda annoying, at least and i dont see why he would do it, except to fish for more add revenue[/QUOTE] "MinutePhysics" I guess.
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