Scientists Don't Know How Turbulence Works | Inverse

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Channel: Inverse · 2017 · Science & Technology

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Taking a flight this holiday season? Well you might be terrified to learn that scientists don't truly understand turbulence. It's so full of variables and random movement that not even the world's most powerful computers can figure it out. So each and every turbulent bump you feel in the sky is a new and completely unpredictable piece fo chaos.

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