Originally Posted by clarence5ybr
The point is that if it was an optical illusion, the planes weren't that close.
When I stand on the ground and see planes in flight, they often appear to be only an inch or two long, and less than a half inch high! Based on this observation, no person should ever be allowed to get into an airplane, because they would die being crushed into such a small space. When viewed from a proper perspective, however, it turns out airplanes are big enough to safely accomodate people.
Wrong. They are only large enough to fit a person when they're on the ground. Solar energy compresses them (and their contents) to about an inch long at approximately 10,000 feet. What do they teach in Science class these days?
Snopes.com covered the photo today with responses from the airlines involved. They claim they were over 2 miles apart. Who are you going to believe, your eyes or some "spokesman".