Chemtrails

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Jaxjacky

There is a conspiracy theory that the government gave us a warm 2020 to make lockdown bearable.

Surely they'd have made it wet and miserable to make sure everyone stayed indoors?

Just something else the Government messed up, then.

I have always preferred the theory of most things going wrong through cock-ups to conspiracy theories.

i've never heard of a Chemtrail, only vapour trails which my daughter always used to call 'Sky Pencils'

Jaxjacky

There is a conspiracy theory that the government gave us a warm 2020 to make lockdown bearable.

Surely they'd have made it wet and miserable to make sure everyone stayed indoors?

Just something else the Government messed up, then.

Callistemon21

I've heard of cloud seeding but I thought vapour trails were just that - vapour trails left by high-flying planes.

It's sunny but hazy today so I can only see two.

I agree, I live under the Heathrow flight path and see so many of these vapour trails, including darker ones where fuel is dumped - though we are told this doesn't happen we can actually smell aviation fuel some days.
Some days there are trails crossing everywhere, but if you watch them you will see that they are blown in variable directions/speeds with the winds at different levels in the sky.
It isn't unusual to be able to see a number of planes going in several directions at the same time, taking off, landing or simply flying over at a higher level, and these trails are blown all over the place.
In some calm weather conditions they can last for hours, often becoming wider and paler.

There's often a load of old rubbish in a lot of the threads.

Goodness, there's a load of old rubbish on here!

Definitely not a weather phenomenon. Plenty of groups on FB with factual information, whistleblower pilots, scientific explanations etc. I can send you some links if you’re interested - not many on here awake to what’s actually going on.

I've always believed that they are simply the trails from planes, which linger after the plane has gone.
But maybe, like Aldous Huxley said, "Building the rafters of the Brave New World".
My bet's on planes.

Yes, caused by airplanes. Depending on altitude and humidity, they may disperse quickly, or stick around for hours, moving with the winds but retaining shape.

It's funny how those who think it is a conspiracy to spread chemicals or viruses are the ones who won't wear masks.

M0nica

Can I recommend the link given above by Petra, It is excellent and answers almost if not all queries and surmises people have raised on this thread.

I pass it on www.space.com/what-are-contrails

I thought everyone knew that!
I'm amazed that there are conspiracy theories about contrails but, of course, anything and everything inspires a conspiracy theory on the internet now.

Cloud seeding is not a conspiracy theory.

Can I recommend the link given above by Petra, It is excellent and answers almost if not all queries and surmises people have raised on this thread.

I pass it on www.space.com/what-are-contrails

Wouldnt that be lovely?
Two weeks of lovely, mild, sunny days.

Glorianny

A few years ago I had a taxi driver who told me about the trails in the sky. He thought the government were spraying chemicals to control us. He was quite definite about it. I just can't see this government managing it. (PPE anyone?)

😂😂😂

Well, that was Boris, to be fair.

The reality is, she's in there, hair standing on end

You're right there, though (can you see me?)

MissAdventure

Her husband probably thinks she's down in the shed, sorting out flower seeds.

The reality is, she's in there, hair standing on end, laughing maniacally, manipulating our weather!!

If I could I'd make it stop raining for a couple of weeks MissAdventure!
🌧

Yes, I've a friend who believes it is to manipulate our moods, and our sense of wellbeing.

I say they have managed that without anything sophisticated.

Just call us "The Glums" these days.

A few years ago I had a taxi driver who told me about the trails in the sky. He thought the government were spraying chemicals to control us. He was quite definite about it. I just can't see this government managing it. (PPE anyone?)

Her husband probably thinks she's down in the shed, sorting out flower seeds.

The reality is, she's in there, hair standing on end, laughing maniacally, manipulating our weather!!

Pssssst!
I think Callistemon may be "in on it" 🤫

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_seeding

I dont think I had heard of it until Callistemon21 mentioned the word.

If that is what is was, and done here, the area looked no bigger than say 4 square miles.

On average there are about 50-55 flights per hour leaving Heathrow alone.

Combined with Gatwick and regional airports, the number of all departures and arrivals is huge, and the condensation trails we see are only from a percentage of the number of aircraft in our skies at any one time.

I did like your post about what your DD did, checking flights.
Good on her.

That's part of the mystery.

When my daughter checked, sometimes there had been no flights in or out.

As it happens the contrails were higher up in the sky, and the cloud seeding, or whatever it was, much lower down.