Physics 01
How Far Can You See From a Mountain or Tall Building?
From the Burj Khalifa deck the sea horizon is 90 km away; from Everest, 360 km. How far you can see, and why distant peaks need two horizons added.
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Physics 02
Why Food Takes Longer to Cook in the Mountains
Water boils at 88 °C in Leh and 70 °C on Everest, so dal cooks 2.5 times slower in Ladakh. The physics, the numbers, and why the pressure cooker wins.