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   Florian Haas (xahteiwi@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2024 07:22:23 JST Florian Haas

   What kiddo asks before falling asleep:

   ”Could you fly a kite on the summit of Everest?”

   That's… not a bad question, even if you disregard the practicalities of needing firm ground to stand on. Sure the summit of Everest is usually windy, but is the air pressure great enough for wind resistance to fly a kite designed for roughly sea level?

   Anyone done the math?

   (Boosts and comments welcome!)

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     Florian Haas (xahteiwi@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 00:03:55 JST Florian Haas

     • Bill

     @bmacDonald94 I do know about that story, but it doesn't answer the question: the paraglider doesn't ever need to float upward to descend from the top; the kite does need to gain some altitude in order to fly from the summit.

     Also, Pierre Carter flew from the South Col, at 8,000m. That's "only" 90% of the height of the summit.

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     Florian Haas (xahteiwi@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 05:22:13 JST Florian Haas

     • Bill

     @bmacDonald94 No worries at all, the paraglider is an equally interesting story! 🙂