Wednesday, May 9, 2007

x is not for expectation

The white lines of condensation that stretch behind airplanes are called contrails. They're created when jet exhaust mixes with cold air, in the same way that you exhale puffs of fog on a winter night. Outside my window, two contrails cross in the sky, forming a perfect X.

2 comments:

Furrow said...

The government is dropping toxic chemicals. Your area has been marked for annihilation. Bummer.

niobe said...

As I always say, forewarned is four-armed.

And look! A black helicopter is flying by......

(cue spooky music).