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Johnny2X2X

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2. Contrails

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 01:30 PM

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These people are crazy and Alabama politicians are humoring them.

Aeropsace engineer here, you wouldn't believe the questions I've taken from educated friends about Chemtrails.

Passenger jets are burning 1 gallon of fuel per second. You've got hot humid exhaust mixing at high altitudes with extremely cold air, that's all it is.

And of course, then the wackos will show airplanes with cargo holds of liquid in them. Yup, airframers regularly test fly aircraft with big tanks of water in them to simulate weight of passengers or cargo and there are pictures of exactly this.

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