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Old 10-31-2004, 06:31 AM   #149
jj
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quote:Originally posted by Cathy:
Strange. I always thought smoke rose straight up on a cold day and traveled sideways when it's cloudy


yeah, a low ceiling makes sense, i could have gotten Quirked around by a local with bad info, lol...let's find out:

Dear Quirks & Quarks,

What causes smoke emitted from smokestacks to travel across the sky rather than rise upwards?
I noticed this one winter morning when I was traveling through Hearst, Ontario. It was not a windy day.
Thanks,
jj

ps) 900 more replies here and we'll surpass the legendary StationMaster's pic posts
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