Weighing a cloud and math in nature’s scale
In a reflection on A Mathematical Nature Walk, meteorologist Margaret LeMone weighs a cumulus cloud over the Plains near Boulder, estimating about 1 cubic kilometer and 500 metric tons, larger than a fully laden Boeing 747, while Clifford Pickover asserts nature is mathematics.
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Strange Patterns and Vanishing Twin Syndrome Overview
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