Like, there might not be a strong wind at ground level but go up 5 floors and it feels like you’re being buffeted. Why is that?
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Think about a CD on a CD player. The inner part of the CD and the outer part are staying in sync, but reality is that speed = d/t …and the outer part of the CD is traveling a greater distance in the same amount of time. Similarly, the earth is traveling “faster” in the outer parts of the atmosphere, making the wind travel at greater speeds. That, and there are far fewer obstacles!
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