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MIT 8.01 Physics I Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999 12 Online
OpenStudy (anonymous):

In lecture 27, how did professor know the 1cm^2 tubing of air with height that reaches the top of atmosphere weigh only 1kg?

OpenStudy (festinger):

The pressure high up is lower. As to how they get that value, there are math that try to model this, plus NASA has data on such phenomena.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay

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