Eli5: what makes cold air a moisture vacuum? I get that cold air doesn’t hold water like warm air, but I don’t get why?

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Like what is the difference between cold and warm air besides the temperature, and why does the temperature matter?

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Hot molecule go buzz. Cold molecule go slow and sticky. That’s why condensation forms on cold objects. It gets slow and sticks to the cold object.

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