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        3 days ago

        Water is a byproduct of proper combustion of fossil fuels. One of many. Sometimes you can see it drip from a car’s exhaust pipe, or the cloud from the tailpipe on a cold morning.

        Whether you see a contrail depends on the conditions the jet is flying through. They do tend to occur in high moisture areas because the ice crystals formed can’t evaporate as quickly as they would in dry air.

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      3 days ago

      aHA! you’ve been conned into thinking that1. in reality they are trails of… BUM BUM BUM!!! chemicals from the airplane pilot’s butt

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      4 days ago

      Yes, also called contrails, short for condensation trails. Of water. A chemical.

      I know conspiracy nuts call them chemtrails implying chemicals that do various things to the population. But when they omit the specifics, then it’s some chemical, and it is.