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So then how could a balloon that traveled 100,000ft vertically land within 10km? Maybe the larger mass keeps the wind from pushing it so far.
by dkokelley 18y ago
So then how could a balloon that traveled 100,000ft vertically land within 10km? Maybe the larger mass keeps the wind from pushing it so far.
- ars 18y agoAvoid the jet stream and trade winds. Specifically launch in the "Horse latitudes", and wait for a calm day. The very southern tip of spain is located in the horse latitudes.
- marvin 18y agoThe helium balloons probably didn't fall back down to earth as soon as the balloon in the story. But I still think that only 10 km seems pretty remarkable.
- dkokelley 18y agoGood point, the rate of descent might have made a difference. This sounds like a good experiment. Let's release 10 heavy balloons (just like the ones they used) in pairs of 2 at 5 different locations around the world and track where each of them land. I'm not sure what scientific purpose this would serve but it would at least satisfy my curiosity.