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From: buck@shell.UUCP (Lester Buck)
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Subject: Re: Something else to watch out for!
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> I can't imagine how hitting a cloud layer - no matter how
> dense - would be like hitting the ground (even at meteoric speeds).

I remember from ground school that air filled with water vapor is
less dense than dry air, even though is feels "heavy".  If clouds
are water vapor, doesn't this make them *less* dense than the
surrounding air?  Unless there was a storm in progess with
condensed water, I guess.

A. Lester Buck
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