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Originally posted by OwenGP185
reply to post by RocksFromSpace
Why would people spray the air with "chemtrails" when they breath in the same air? I just don't see how it will benefit anyone when they would be spraying themselves.
Chaff - Radar Countermeasures
Chaff and flares are defensive mechanisms employed from military aircraft to avoid detection and/or attack by adversary air defense systems. Chaff consists of small fibers that reflect radar signals and, when dispensed in large quantities from aircraft, form a cloud that temporarily hides the aircraft from radar detection. The two major types of military chaff in use are aluminum foil and aluminum-coated glass fibers. The aluminum foil-type is no longer manufactured, although it may still be in use.
When ejected from an aircraft, chaff forms the electromagnetic equivalent of a visual smoke screen that temporarily hides the aircraft from radar. Chaff also serves to decoy radar allowing aircraft to maneuver or egress from the area. It consists of small, extremely tie fibers of aluminum or aluminum-coated glass that disperse widely in the air when ejected from the aircraft and effectively reflect radar signals in various bands, in order to create a very large image of reflected signals ("return") on the radar screen. In the air, the initial burst from a chaff bundle forms a sphere that shows up on radar screens as an electronic cloud. The aircraft is obscured by the cloud, which confuses enemy radar. Since chaff can obstruct radar, its use is coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
There are two types of chaff, aluminum foil and aluminum-coated glass fibers. The foil type is no longer manufactured, although it remains in the inventory and is used primarily by B-52 bombers. Both types are cut into dipoles ranging in length from 0.3 to over 2.0 inches. They are made as small and light as possible so they will remain in the air long enough to confuse enemy radar. The aluminum foil dipoles are 0.45 mils (0.00045 inches) thick and 6 to 8 mils wide. The glass fiber dipoles are generally 1 mil (25.4 microns) in diameter, including the aluminum coating which is 0.12 f 0.06 mils thick. A new superfine glass fiber chaff is being manufactured that is 0.7 mil (17.8 microns) in diameter.
In July of 2006, the Idaho Observer published a story about a family in Iowa which had approached Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) to report the constant criss-crossing of "chemtrails" in the sky above their neighborhood. They received back from the senator's office a Unitied States General Accounting Office (GAO) Report on "military chaff" and the material safety data sheet for aluminum-coated fiberglass fibers being spread seven days a week for several hours each day in the skies above their home.
The report suggested "chemtrails" may really be a huge use of military "chaff." The Observer reported: "Once chaff reaches the ground, it breaks down into particles small enough to inhale. Though military spokespeople insist that chaff is not harmful, the GAO report concluded that health effects are unknown and more studies are needed. "
reply to post by Zaphod58
So you're telling me that increased aluminum and barium in soil and water samples immediately makes you look up and think that it's coming from the plane flying overhead?
Originally posted by FissionSurplus
Saying that anything coming from a jet is simply ice crystals, is not entirely true. That was my point.
Originally posted by FissionSurplus
My point, which you tried to diminish, is that there IS stuff in the air, it's coming from military aircraft, and it registers on radar like regular, natural clouds do.
Therefore, when people say that some planes are emitting something that is bad for us, I have to agree with that statement.
Saying that anything coming from a jet is simply ice crystals, is not entirely true. That was my point.
Originally posted by seabhac-rua
reply to post by RocksFromSpace
Why does it say "March 7 2007" on the screen?
Did you film this yourself?
edit on 30-11-2012 by seabhac-rua because: (no reason given)