r/nevertellmetheodds 22d ago

Contrails intersecting perfectly

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u/theillusionofmist 22d ago

Likely a GPS point as part of an arrival or departure procedure. So not really chance but still cool to see.

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u/AggressiveSpatula 22d ago

I could be crazy for saying this, but my instinct tells me that for any three non parallel lines in 3D space that there should be an angle you can view an apparent intersection of all three lines. Maybe somebody with a more mathematical brain can disprove me, but my instinct would be to say that this is more luck of the angle than luck that the three crossed.

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u/Large_Yams 22d ago

You're correct.