we all have (or most have) chimneys so how come we dont get a puddle of water in r fire places! my neigbour has a fireplace with no fire in it she uses it as a feature for photos and nothing gets wet!
2007-02-09 22:33:32 · 10 answers · asked by lillypops 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
i no i dont have a lid on mine as 3 times i have had pigeions fall down and at to get gas board out to resuce them!!!
2007-02-09 22:39:59 · update #1
Most chimneys have a lid, made so that smoke can pass out laterally ( through the sides), but rain can't come down.
2007-02-09 22:37:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rain will be absorbed in the soot which will have built up over the years - or as suggested the chimney will have been blocked off. As for rain and snow they are the source of all life.
2007-02-09 23:59:25 · answer #2 · answered by Whistler R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It tends to get absorbed by the brickwork on the way down, and most chimneys have a bend in them, probably to stop this happening..
2007-02-09 22:37:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason that feathers fall more slowly than rain. The same mass of material is spread out further and the surface area is increased, so increasing the air resistance and slowing the fall.
2016-03-29 00:43:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check and make sure jolly ol' saint nick aint stuck in there from Christmas time. Im sure he would block some of that snow and water. Plus it would explain why he didnt make it to my crib.
2007-02-09 22:39:24 · answer #5 · answered by Scotty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It"s because the inside of chimminies are made of sponge , only in the USA >>>>>>>>>>>>
2007-02-09 23:51:25 · answer #6 · answered by Andre g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you checked to see whether there is a elderly gentleman dressed in red stuck up there?
2007-02-09 22:38:01 · answer #7 · answered by mad 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's because Father Christmas is stuck up there!!!
2007-02-09 22:39:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
uhhh I don't know
2007-02-09 22:36:01 · answer #9 · answered by john c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dunno, but I have wondered about that too...the chimney part. n
2007-02-09 22:40:24 · answer #10 · answered by Nikki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋