thedailywhat: Follow Up of the Day: So that “mystery missile” spotted over the Pacific yesterday was apparently nothing more than a contrail produced by an airplane, which scientists are attributing to a “problem of perspective.” From BNO News: According to contrailscience.com, the idea that it is a missile launch originates from three misconceptions: “firstly that the trail is vertical – it’s not, it’s a horizontal trail, at around 32,000 feet (about six miles); secondly, the misconception of direction, that it’s flying away from the viewer, when it’s actually flying towards the viewer; and thirdly, the idea that it goes all the way down to the ground.” Damn scientists with their facts. God forbid they should leave an unexplained phenomenon or two for us to panic over. [@jon_favreau.]

thedailywhat:

Follow Up of the Day: So that “mystery missile” spotted over the Pacific yesterday was apparently nothing more than a contrail produced by an airplane, which scientists are attributing to a “problem of perspective.”

From BNO News:

According to contrailscience.com, the idea that it is a missile launch originates from three misconceptions: “firstly that the trail is vertical – it’s not, it’s a horizontal trail, at around 32,000 feet (about six miles); secondly, the misconception of direction, that it’s flying away from the viewer, when it’s actually flying towards the viewer; and thirdly, the idea that it goes all the way down to the ground.”

Damn scientists with their facts. God forbid they should leave an unexplained phenomenon or two for us to panic over.

[@jon_favreau.]

(Source: thedailywhat)

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