What is this trail in the sky?

[jtur88]

@Fubaya

I was skeptical that it was a wind blown contrail at first because I’m a bit of a skywatcher and have never seen one distorted quite like that, but the first hit in a google image search for “squiggly contrail” is almost its twin, and they have two photos taken some seconds or minutes apart showing it get more squiggly too.

How many synonymous search terms did you try before lucking into “squiggly”?

[Senegoid]

If anybody says a plane can’t do that, then a plane did it. (Cite: Exapno Mapcase, Post #5.)

A plane can’t do that. (Cite: Xema, Post #10.)

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Therefore, a plane did that. (Posts #5 and #10; Modus ponens)

[Peter_Morris]

@Exapno_Mapcase

As soon as you see anybody write “surely a plane can’t do that” the answer is always, 100% of the time, “a plane did that.”

Except on the Straight Dope where the answer is always, 100% of the time “Don’t call me Shirley”

[Duke_of_York]

Are chemtrails the same thing we called vapour trails in the 60’s ?

[Floater]

@Duke_of_York

Are chemtrails the same thing we called vapour trails in the 60’s ?

Yes and no: Chemtrail conspiracy theory - Wikipedia

[Colophon]

@Duke_of_York

Are chemtrails the same thing we called vapour trails in the 60’s ?

Chemtrails is the word morons use to describe contrails, basically.

[Gyrate]

Could be ghost riders. Have you checked for ghost riders?

[Chief_Pedant]

@Exapno_Mapcase

As soon as you see anybody write “surely a plane can’t do that” the answer is always, 100% of the time, “a plane did that.”

And when anyone says, “What could have done this?” the answer is almost always, “An uncommon variant of an ordinary thing” rather than “An extraordinary thing.”

[Learjeff]

@Chief_Pedant

And when anyone says, “What could have done this?” the answer is almost always, “An uncommon variant of an ordinary thing” rather than “An extraordinary thing.”

This is true by definition.