There's Something Strange About Clouds

That fluffy cloud weighs about as much as 100 elephants. ☁️🐘 Quill has stared at this cloud for ages, and it looks like the world's softest pillow. So naturally, he goes for it. Inside there's no pillow, just fog: countless tiny droplets, each one built on a speck of dust, salt or pollen. A million of them make one raindrop, and that raindrop is NOT shaped like a teardrop. 🧡 Got a question for Quill? Leave it in the comments. The best ones become episodes! 00:00 The pillow 00:28 Inside the cloud 01:11 Down it goes 📚 Sources EarthDate, Puffy clouds weigh in: https://www.earthdate.org/episodes/pu... Live Science, How much does a cloud weigh?: https://www.livescience.com/how-much-... USGS, Raindrops are different sizes: https://www.usgs.gov/water-science-sc... KQED, Pollen grains have newfound role seeding rain clouds: https://votersedge.kqed.org/science/3... LibreTexts, Cloud droplets: https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelve... USGS, Are raindrops shaped like teardrops?: https://www.usgs.gov/water-science-sc... Music: "Playful Mischief" and "Whimsical Cartoon Adventure" by Joris Vermeer, "Dancing Lights" by scifigirl94 (Pixabay) #QuillsQuestions #clouds #weather #rain #science #animation