Comment Been there, done that (Score 1) 656
I asked my dad as a kid why theres lower temperature at higher altitudes. It didn't make sense to me at all, knowing that warm air were lighter than cold air. I also argued that you were closer to the sun, which in hindsight sounds kind of silly. From what I remember he had to send an email to find out why, and were seemingly disappointed by how fast I grasped the explanation, verifying that I had indeed, fully understood why.
You might not know the reason, so I'll leave this here to demonstrate the articles. It's one of the things thats extremely obvious and accepted, but you should know the reason. Very much why the sky and ocean is blue.
Not every question is worth answering though, check out this video of C.K. Louis.
And remember, the next time you hear someone say that the sky is blue because it reflects the ocean - shove a soldering iron up their rectum and threaten to turn on the heat until they get their answer right.
