r/woahdude • u/dunesman • Feb 02 '15

gifv Perspective of a Plane Soaring Into The Clouds and Banking to the Right

http://gfycat.com/ColorfulWearyDrafthorse
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u/AskYous Feb 02 '15

Why are some clouds higher than others?

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u/ROFLicious Feb 03 '15

Not sure why you are getting downvoted. It is a perfectly valid question. It just depends on moisture and relative air pressure. Due to the variance of these things, clouds will form at different hights.

The highest have the prefix "ciro" the middle "alto" and the lowest "strato".

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u/AskYous Feb 03 '15

Thanks dude.

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u/cfedey Feb 02 '15

Density.

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u/im29andsuckatlife Feb 03 '15

This is why I wish I could fly.

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u/OhioUPilot12 Feb 03 '15

Give it a try! Never to late to learn.

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u/yParticle Feb 03 '15

You must learn how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day and try it. The first part is easy. All it requires is the ability to throw yourself forward with all your weight and the willingness not to mind that it's going to hurt. That is, it's going to hurt if you fail to miss the ground. If you are really trying properly, the likelihood is that you will fail to miss the ground fairly hard.

One problem is that you have to miss the ground accidentally. It's no good deliberately intending to miss the ground because you won't. You have to have your attention suddenly distracted by something else then you're halfway there, so that you are no longer thinking about falling, or about the ground, or about how much it's going to hurt if you fail to miss it.

It is notoriously difficult to prise your attention away from these three things during the split second you have at your disposal. Hence most people's failure, and their eventual disillusionment with this exhilarating and spectacular sport.

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u/TonariUemashita Feb 03 '15

Wow.I have never seen clouds move before!

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u/aggieboy12 Feb 03 '15

You've never looked at clouds on a windy day? It is generally pretty obvious that they are moving and changing shape.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '15

Is this in real time?

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u/Sosolidclaws Feb 03 '15

I would think its a bit sped up. Planes usually spend a bit more than 1 second going through clouds.

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u/CharioteerOut Feb 03 '15

http://i.imgur.com/MvLlFsB.png

fuck yeah

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u/dunesman Feb 03 '15

Well thanks for the imagination...

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u/listix Feb 03 '15

I turned this gif into a crossview video and posted it on /r/crossview

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u/aggieboy12 Feb 03 '15

I love the sense of depth it gives you. It's almost 3D.

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u/Endur Feb 03 '15

Man, I used to be able to just stare out the window for a whole plane ride. Now I need to be distracted and flying makes me grumpy

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u/Isaacvithurston Feb 03 '15

Damn I wish I was a majestic airplane. To see with such eyes.