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What can be the weight of a single cloud??

According to scientists, the weight of the average cumulus cloud is 1.1 million pounds! Think about that for a moment. This means that at any given moment, there are millions of pounds of water floating above your head. That's the equivalent of 100 elephants.
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Hi Sneha,
They may look all light and fluffy, but the reality is that clouds are actually pretty heavy. Researchers have calculated that the average cumulus cloud - which is that nice, white fluffy kind you see on a sunny day - weighs an incredible 500,000 kg (or 1.1 million pounds).
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Yess, it's me
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Can anyone tell that how the scientist or researchers had measured the weight of the cloud?
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Hello Sneha, here is your next question's answer.

For measuring it's weigh, Scientists first figure out how dense the cloud is? Scientists have measured the water density of a typical cumulus cloud as 1/2 gram per cubic meter?about a small marble?s worth of water in a space you and a friend could comfortably sit in.

Next, they will figure out how big the cloud is? By measuring a cloud?s shadow when the sun is directly above it, you can get an idea of its width. LeMone does this by watching her odometer as she drives under a cloud. A typical cumulus, she says, is about a kilometer across, and usually roughly cubical?so a kilometer long and a kilometer tall, too. This gives you a cloud that?s one billion cubic meters in volume.

In this case, it's 500,000,000 grams of water, or 1.1 million pounds. That?s a lot of weight to wrap your head around, so LeMone suggests putting it in more familiar terms, like elephants.
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Hope this helps you!!
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Uday, would u like to tell me that u know all the questions u had answered or u had googled it?
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I'll be honest, some of them are from Google. The question which I know, I swear I tell honestly. But when I don't know, then I search for Google only for you.
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Honestly, nobody is perfect. I don't know every every... thing. I'm sorry if you felt bad. I thought it would help you.
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The second question which you asked was from Google.
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I'm really really sorry. I know you felt hurted from me.
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No I m sorry that's not my mean
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Sorry I don't want to hurt u
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But thnk u .u had googled it for me
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I have already told you, I never felt bad for anything. So please don't say this" Are you Hurted". Yeah but I hurt when you speak this only. So please don't say this.
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Hmm.. Yes, you can say this. Of course googled for you cuz I don't want that my any friend is in problem and I can't help him/her.
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U had written this that's why I write like that
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Want to ask anything else?
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By the way, where do you live?
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Yes I have one question but it is so weird
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You can ask your weird question. It'll be a good question for me.
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U can't answer this question .In fact i think no one can answer my question
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But as friend you should ask one time. Please try once. We will see later what will happen
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Arr you here? If yes, please ask that question.
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Ok . The question is why in hindu religion there are so many god but in other religion it's not?
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It's so weird naaa
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First of all, you tell me are you Hindu?
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No it's not weird
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I follow all religion
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But what's your actual religion?
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I told u that I follow all
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Or u can say that I m Neither hindu nor muslim or any other
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But any religion would be yours? Please don't try to hide.
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Ok let it be I knew it no one can answer this
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Please speak out and don't say nothing is yours
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I m not hiding . Really I like all religion
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Please don't go
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All r equal for me
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I'll tell you but promise me after telling me you will also tell me. Try to understand my friend. You like all religion but you are not of all religion OR you are of all religion. Everyone is having one particular religion. You are also having one particular religion.
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Hey dear it's not like that . How can I explain u ?
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Ok. Consider me as any religion follower
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See, like in all religions Hindu religion is also having various religious books like Geeta, Ramayana etc. as you know. In these books it is alredy given that Gods have created various other Gods for their different work like manager distributes different work for workers. Okay, now if you have ever heard or read anywhere, there is Saraswati for education, Shiva for Distruction, Yamraaj for death etc. This is why Hindu religion is having several Gods. Several gods do work for people to help them in their way.
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But my question is why other religion have only one god except hindu?
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Ok. This question is so headache. Leave it.
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I don't know for others. Whatever I was knowing, I have told. And By the way everyone is having their different thinkings and opinions.
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If you have forgotten, I have asked you something
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Yeah it's true
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What was the question
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No, I've asked Where do you live?
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In my home!!!
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Ha ha ha ha... So funny.
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Do you live in India?
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Are you not going to give this question's answer? It's ok.
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Yes . I m from india
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So late to give answer. That's what I'm asking from where in India. In which state?
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But If you don't want to give, I'm not forcing.
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Aren't you here
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Have you gone?
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The problem u face when u type the long answer now I m also facing
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Ok bye, but one thing I want to say again. Really, I swear, again I really like the way you talk.
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That's why I m too late to answer
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But what are you typing
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And again thnx to u
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Bye and have a good night and good dreams.
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Bye good night
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According to scientists, the weight of the average cumulus cloud is 1.1 million pounds!!Think about that for a moment. This means that at any given moment, there are millions of pounds of water floating above your head. That's the equivalent of 100 elephants.
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