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Today's Science Lesson: Prandtl-Glauert Singularity

So what is it? "The Prandtl-Glauert singularity, at which point a sudden drop in air pressure occurs, is generally accepted as the cause of the visible condensation cloud that often surrounds an airplane traveling at transonic speeds..." (source: Wikipedia). If you didn't understand that, understand this. Fighter jets go reeeeaaally fast. So fast that they create their own clouds. And it looks SWEET. Check them out in this gallery! (Images courtesy of Chamorrobible.org).

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