atmospheric gravity waves [5, 26]. Atmospheric Gravity Waves: These are oscillations in the air caused by things like storms or wind hitting mountains [5, 11]. They are critical for understanding weather and climate patterns. Loon's Role: Scientists used data from Loon's superpressure balloons to observe these waves in the stratosphere [5, 26]. Because the balloons drifted at a constant density, they acted as "tracers" that recorded precise fluctuations in temperature and position caused by the waves [20, 26]. Legacy: Although Project Loon shut down in 2021, the massive dataset it collected continues to be used by researchers to improve weather prediction models [6, 26, 32]. 3. Educational "Gravity Balloon" Activities In a classroom context, "gravity balloon" often refers to simple STEM experiments [13, 17]: Balloon Towers: Students are challenged to build the tallest possible tower using only balloons and tape, forcing them to balance the
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Project Loon was born from a counterintuitive question: What if the cell tower floated? atmospheric gravity waves [5, 26]