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Originally posted by Reddupo
How did the spiral get so big and stay so uniform and perfect?
I imagine in space that perfection might make more sense but not in our atmosphere...
Originally posted by Blender
Just look at the way that the spiral dissapears from the inside out in a matter of seconds. Ever seen that before? Nope. I can say you haven't, because it has never happened, because thats not how rocket trails behave. "failed" or not failed.
[edit on 11-12-2009 by Blender]
Originally posted by Reddupo
How did the spiral get so big and stay so uniform and perfect?
I imagine in space that perfection might make more sense but not in our atmosphere...
Originally posted by nunya13
Originally posted by Blender
Just look at the way that the spiral dissapears from the inside out in a matter of seconds. Ever seen that before? Nope. I can say you haven't, because it has never happened, because thats not how rocket trails behave. "failed" or not failed.
[edit on 11-12-2009 by Blender]
If it's from the smoke plume and the smoke stops it's going to dissipate outwards starting from the center.
Originally posted by Jim Scott
reply to post by Blender
Photography at night is different, requiring exposure time to show the stars. If there is a light present, the stars will be obscured by the bright light, and it will appear there are no stars. The same effect is noted on the Apollo photos when you look at the sky in space. No stars, or only the brightest stars, because of the bright illumination of the ground and astronauts.
Originally posted by IceDash
reply to post by Aggie Man
really?! show us your "number of video" you just so happen to said.....
come on, show us EXACTLY like that vid from other vid without a shape photoshop joke, come on Debunky...
Originally posted by nunya13
I know this is an odd video to post but I think it may help explain the spiral.
It's a clip from Halo3. Apparently, the gamer was wierded out that a rocket launch in the game went haywire. But you can see how a failed (haywire) rocket can form a perfect spiral.
Originally posted by Blender
Oh really, so you are saying that the outermost right does NOT dissipate, until the innermost ring does? It kinds just waits? Come on man.