reply to post by PositiveVibration
OK....you're getting BAD information (as I've already pointed out) by relying too much on the Internet, and those sites that are devoted to
promoting the hoax of "chemtrails". Whether they are doing it out of a sincere belief and delusion, or for some other motivation, it's hard to be
certain. It HAS become a cottage industry of sorts, BECAUSE of the gullibility of so many people, and the easy way it is to fool them ---- and
some people have found that there is a profit to be made on people's gullibility. (Just watch cable TV and see all the advertisements
for crap....people buy that junk, and they do it because they fall for the hype).
About patents (your link is broken but it's OK because many others who "believe" have pointed those out....they got the IDEA from where? You
guessed it!!! The "chemtrail" websites!!!)
Once again, MOST people don't understand just
what a "patent" is. In a nutshell, it is a guarantee that someone's "intellectual
property" (his idea), once granted and recorded, belongs to "HIM", and him alone.
It is an "IDEA". NOT always a physical invention. Though, often it DOES include a device.....but, it may also merely be a
process
(idea) that is patented. People don't understand this well. AND, just because a patent is granted for an idea, does NOT mean that it's a real-life
device that will actually work!! THAT is not a requirement.
Perhaps it would be easier to research on Wiki:
en.wikipedia.org...
In that article, the word "invention" is a highlighted link, so here it is too:
en.wikipedia.org...
Now,
For the USPTO to issue a patent, the invention must be novel, non-obvious, and "useful."
(USPTO is United States Patent and Trademark Office). I have a friend (an attorney) who works for the USPTO, his field is Trademarks.
The "external" snippet, above, comes from this link:
Crazy Patents!! From
freepatentsonline.com
One that I found funny was the
"BeerBrella"
Yes, it's an umbrella, just for your beer!!
Here's another list, the
Top Ten Bizarre
and Crazy Patents
There are many, many more examples. Google-search.
Your next link was blocked by the ISP (surfing at a "Panerra" bakery restaurant this AM, they have some sites blocked for "content").
But, the last one? Seen it. Debunked numerous times. First, that photo, about halfway down? This is typical of the many "chemtrail" claims and
websites...they find pictures of perfectly explainable (but horribly misunderstood) odd aviation "things" and then decide they must be "evidence of
chemtrailing", or something.
The airplane with the big, round "thing" hanging off the tail? It is a sprayer, yes....it sprays WATER! It is used to simulate in-flight icing
conditions, for flight testing other airplanes. It is only one design of several that is used.
Icing in flight is a serious issue....two basic types, Rime and Clear icing. Ice will form when it's cold enough, when flying in clouds (this is
usually where "Rime" forms...it's rough, bumpy and whitish in color). Clear ice is the result of super-cooled water (rain) droplets. Water can be
chilled down below freezing, and fremain liquid, in some conditions. This happens naturally, in the atmosphere. However, super-cooled water will
freeze almost instantly once disrupted, such as being hit by the airplane wing. It spreads out, as it freezes. Thus, "Clear" ice. Sometimes icing
build-up is a combination of both.
Some airplanes (especially larger ones, like commercial jets) have various ways to either prevent (called "Anti-Ice" systems) or remove (called
"De-Ice" systems) from various surfaces subject to ice formation. Sometimes, it's a combination of two systems, depends on airplane. (Jets use
warm air, tapped from the engines, and pipe it into the wings' leading edges, and also the front of the engine intakes, the cowling rims that face
forward). This is called "Anti-Ice" because we turn it on prior to encountering known icing conditions, to prevent formation on the critical areas.
Ice WILL still form on unprotected areas, though. Some other airplanes (lighter turbo-props, some small airplanes) use rubber "boots" on the wing
leading edges, that inflate on command to "crack" the ice build-up, and it blows off in the wind. This is called a "De-Ice" system, for inflight
removal. Some airplanes with propellers either have electric heaters near the hub end of the blades (Anti-Ice), or use an alcohol mixture to
De-Ice.
As you see, it's a big deal....and there is usually a lot of research going on, especially in new airplane designs. That airplane in the photo I
mentioned, with the sprayer? It's used to spray water, and the test airplane is flown behind it, so they can see what ice build-up does, under
controlled conditions. That is it. NO "chemtrails", none of that nonsense. Only the people who either wish to deceive, or actually don't
understand aviation, will say that's what it is.
That photo, BTW? Here's the ORIGINAL source:
It is from the website (one that you may wish to explore, one of many ways to learn more about aviation)
www.airliners.net...
The photographer's notes:
USA - California, November 1983
Remark Photographer
55-3128 (cn 17244) This boom-mounted apparatus was used for inflight icing tests.
NOTE THE DATE!!!
1983!!
Yet, the "chemtrail" hoaxers pounce on, use and spread this nonsense around, to fool the innocent and unknowing out there. :shk:
Finally, from your link also, the ROOT of this problem, and this hoax:
The term "chemtrail" was first introduced by journalist, William Thomas, in 1997.
THAT is when all this crap and nonsense started....just as the Internet was new and exciting, and people weren't as savvy as they are today.
However, once started, the baloney spread like an ad for the latest, greatest "Weight Loss" fad on TV will (and people buy it, wasting their money
and time).
Hopefully, that's finally out of the way, and we can look into your "white orbs" more closely.....