why do we feel turbulence in an aircraft when going through clouds formed in the air, but not when walking through clouds formed at the surface?

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why do we feel turbulence in an aircraft when going through clouds formed in the air, but not when walking through clouds formed at the surface?

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airplanes move fast, like 700km/h-900km/h fast. moving that fast means crashing into and displacing a huge mass of air (and water vapor, if there are clouds), and that’s what causes turbulence.

us walking still displaces the air in front of us, but not fast enough that it becomes a problem.

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