Holy smokes!

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The vortices created by the wings of an aircraft. Stunning! Even more stunning is this image. [via APOD] You can recreate a bit of this using a bag of flour and a table fan. (Don't tell you spouse/parent/child that I suggested it. And clean up after.)

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Is that the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

I'm wondering what the smoke is for. It looks like some sort of pyrotechnics from the plane (which appears to be a large military transport). They often emit flares to confuse incoming heat seeking missles, but this looks like maybe 50 of them all at once.