Explained: 1990 USAF Academy Chemtrails Manual [Riff on "Contrails" Handbook]

Why is simple focus on a single point so hard to understand? It's a such a common 'debate' position, but it seems to miss the point completely.
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Something being similar to but not actually the thing claimed doesn't make the thing claimed correct or lend any weight to your position.
'See I was almost right, close enough'. No, you're still wrong.
 
My favorite similar but not the same is pineapples and pinecones. Similar names, both grow on plants, even a similar shape, and parts of both are quite tasty. But they are different
 
@TheBrain, please check out http://contrailscience.com/ for all the reasons contrails are not chemtrails. If you find something there that you question, then search to see if there is a thread that pertains to it. If not, start your own thread.
 
Harold Saive has scanned the manual, and yet continues to suggest it's somehow more sinister than a chemistry textbook:

http://chemtrailsplanet.net/2013/03...t-published-by-the-air-force-academy-in-1990/

About the Chemtrails Manual Cover
  • The Air Force Academy Chemtrails manual cover shows a flame from a Bunsen burner that appears to be producing two “trails”.
  • The title of the manual “Chemtrails” is printed between the two “trails”.
  • Considering the intentional graphic depicting “trails” it’s possible the Bunsen burner represents a jet engine producing “chemically” induced, persistent contrails.
  • A Bunsen burner is a common piece of laboratory equipment that produces a single open gas flame which is used for heating, sterilization, and combustion.
  • A test tube filled with a liquid is emptying contents into a flask.
  • The remaining graphic appears to be a chemical representation for “methane” (CH4). Since Natural gas contains mostly “methane” it’s possible this symbol alludes to the fuel providing the flame to the Bunsen burner. (Natural Gas)
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https://www.metabunk.org/files/chemtrails-chemistry-manual-usaf-academy-1999.pdf
 
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Hey, if this gets spread, then from now on we can point people to page 22 for a short primer on scientific methodology ...
 
Critical comments are being removed; two of mine and comments of at least one other person.

Here is a screen grab of a couple more, saved here in case they too are removed by Harold the Honest.

ChemtrailsManyual.jpg
 
Just like a encysted bacterium, these things sometimes come back to life long after they should have been dead and buried.

To really understand the psychology that would drive Harold Saive and Dane Wigington to cry out to all the world "LOOK WHAT WE FOUND !!!", you have to realize that since they really have no substance to work with it makes even the most insignificant and irrelevant stuff a real occasion. Even before they understood what the book says, and since neither of them have taken a college level chemistry course and likely never will, they may never understand the pathetic irony surrounding what they are doing.

In example, the same book was trotted out in 2009 with the same fanfare:

Chemtrail proof! 1990 US Air Force document!
reply posted on 19-10-2009 @ 12:53 PM by exposethosesecrets
I just called the library, and the reference desk told me they do have the microfiche.

Anyone in the area that can go look at it, and maybe make some copies?

If not, I'll drive the 500 or so miles to look at it myself. We need to get to
the bottom of this, ASAP.
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Just found the book on Google books.
books.google.com...:+Chemistry
We (chemtrail researchers) need to make this go viral.
This is a life and death battle.
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Well, going to the library and reviewing this information will probably put me at some risk, as libraries flag searches like this.
But I am willing to take the risk, as the risk from doing nothing is far greater.
Once I have the proof, the heads will roll.
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Originally posted by leira7
reply to post by exposethosesecrets
I go to NMSU! I can check this out no problem! What do I need to look for?
AWESOME! There is supposed to be illustrations, etc. Look for anything that outlines a chemical aerosol program.
It may take a couple of times to gain access to the info. I don't think they want this to be out there.
I will be working it from my end too.
Patriots unite! http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread511949/pg10#top

The thread went on for ten pages. No one ever actually went to the library to get the book, because they had enough time to ask themselves why the book was openly accessible in public libraries, even overseas. They finally realized it was just a college chemistry book, and gave up.

In a few months, this book will encyst again to be resurrected again if a few years.

The real origin of the word chemtrails. The word was coined by "Val Valerian" in April 1999. See the bottom of this webpage:

http://web.archive.org/web/20000815234743/http://www.trufax.org/research3/contrails.html
 
This is the part that I find really bewildering:

In etymological terms, the origin of a word is very important. Regardless the intended definition, history clearly shows the term “Chemtrails” originated at the US Department of Defense as the title for a Chemistry manual used at the Air Force Academy cadet training program in the early 1990′s.
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Saive seems to understand and acknowledge that origin and meaning of the term as used by USAFA has no relation to how the term has been used by believers in the "chemtrails" conspiracy theory. It appears to be a simple case of two independent coinings of the same term (unless one of the early chemtrails conspiracists claims to have gotten the term from that book). But "regardless" of that fact, he's trying to act like it's significant. This is clearly a case of rhetoric over substance.
 
I guess that some of the attraction is 'knowing' something that others don't. Sort of a way of feeling superior to others.

Being raised in Dallas, I was in the 6th when Kennedy was shot. I have grown up with conspiracy theories. I went to movies in the theater where Oswald as captured. When I went to college I rode the bus that Oswald took to and from the Depository that day, it went right by the hose where he lived and right by the Depository.

Are there things that are 'covered up'. Yep, but they are things that don't really matter, like it was said that the rumor that some classes shouted for joy when Kennedy's death was announced was not so. It was, it happened in the room next to mine, a 7th grade class. Was it important, heck no, Dallas was already the 'City that killed Kennedy'. It didn't more bad press, because of a bunch of silly children.
 
Tonight at a board meeting for one of my clubs, a man in his 70s announced that his nephew told him about these FEMA camps the government is building all over the country. I couldn't help but blurt out oh my goodness that is bullshit come on it's ridiculous. He said no there are ALL THESE WEBSITES where you can see all the camps they're building! And You Tube videos! And why are they buying all those billions of hollow point bullets, it's not for target practice, ha ha ha wink wink.

You could see that he thought he had discovered a secret previously unknown to man and was going to tell us all about it. When I tried to tell him it wasn't true, he just said, "well I'm not debating here, but it really makes you THINK", and glared at me with his arms crossed all night. I was just shocked that this guy had probably told his whole office about this and they were probably telling their friends. . . . I realized how most people who do not browse around the net don't know these things and swallow them whole. I think it's quite scary.
 
It is, there at least 3 folks trying to keep the Bayou Corne FB clear of the nonsense and rumors. The big one is that the methane will explode with the power of a Nuke and take out several states. I guess the folks that think that, don't realize that the streetcars were running in the undamaged areas of Hiroshima, less than a week after the bomb was dropped.
 
It is, there at least 3 folks trying to keep the Bayou Corne FB clear of the nonsense and rumors. The big one is that the methane will explode with the power of a Nuke and take out several states. I guess the folks that think that, don't realize that the streetcars were running in the undamaged areas of Hiroshima, less than a week after the bomb was dropped.

It's humorous how the people who are the most gullible are the ones who think everyone else is a sheep.
 
Claim:

The claim is that a 1990 USAF Academy manual called "Chemtrails" proves that the US Air Force is involved and coined the term.
..............Reality: The book is a lab manual for freshmen at the academy who take chemistry course # 131 as an ordinary part of graduation.
"100" level courses are for freshmen students.
The lab manual contains nothing of relevance to the subject of aerial spraying, and the name is simply a play on the words contrails and chemistry.
This was found out by chemtrail believer Diane Harvey in 2001, but continues to be bandied about as part of chemtrails lore.

This youtube video shows a believer who ordered a microfiche copy of the manual for himself. He seems to not understand that ALL Air cadets are required to take basic chemistry as part of their curriculum:
[Update: Actual manual here: https://www.metabunk.org/files/chemtrails-chemistry-manual-usaf-academy-1999.pdf ]
OMG it doesn't actually say "to serve men" it says "how to serve men' ...it's a cook book !!!
 
So, on twitter I'm asking what chemicals can cause both drought, CA, and flooding, TX, and they tell me to go and read the "Chemtrails Manual". So I download it and read it and as you say, it has nothing to do with airplanes, flight, chemtrails, or even contrails. It just blows my mind that these people are so entrenched in their beliefs, they will not budge. So I point out politely (I think) that it is just a first year chemistry text and has nothing to do with "chemtrails" as they believe. I'll tell ya, my patience is really being tested here, but I will refrain from calling them names as I know that would be counter productive. It's kind of hilarious that they think of this as the "smoking gun" so to speak. Oh well, pressing on.
 
So I have one question...

It seems all you uber debunkers are focusing on the CONTENT of the document in question, which granted has no information relative to chemtrails...

BUT you are all overlooking the OBVIOUS The fact that the TERM "CHEMTRAILS" is on the front cover of "every first year cadet's" handbook.

So put aside your bias for a minute and explain WHY the Air Force Academy is making this term "CHEMTRAILS" front and center for all cadets to memorize.

Is it just a joke? Well it's still ongoing then because I get yearly updates on that manual and the term "CHEMTRAILS" is still there

Would love an explanation for the motivation of the Air Force in using this obviously controversial term

Thanks
Isnt it interesting that in any other field the first time a term / word is used the credit is given there, but here it is like NO NO NO, like ants running around trying to debunk a fact.
CHEMTRAILS is on the front page, first time it was used, and airforce academy, but that is all irrelvant.....

The USA military didnt pick that word for a joke..... they plant seeds long before they do anything....

Dont know what this site is for, but they definetly havent debunked that the USA Military was the first to use the word 'chemtrails' - seems no one even read the whole 202 pages???? weird LOL
 
Isnt it interesting that in any other field the first time a term / word is used the credit is given there, but here it is like NO NO NO, like ants running around trying to debunk a fact.
CHEMTRAILS is on the front page, first time it was used, and airforce academy, but that is all irrelvant.....

The USA military didnt pick that word for a joke..... they plant seeds long before they do anything....

Dont know what this site is for, but they definetly havent debunked that the USA Military was the first to use the word 'chemtrails' - seems no one even read the whole 202 pages???? weird LOL

It was explained in the first post. It's a chemistry manual, and it's a wordplay on the "Contrails" handbook.
 
Isnt it interesting that in any other field the first time a term / word is used the credit is given there, but here it is like NO NO NO, like ants running around trying to debunk a fact.
CHEMTRAILS is on the front page, first time it was used, and airforce academy, but that is all irrelvant.....

The USA military didnt pick that word for a joke..... they plant seeds long before they do anything....

Dont know what this site is for, but they definetly havent debunked that the USA Military was the first to use the word 'chemtrails' - seems no one even read the whole 202 pages???? weird LOL

The point is that the late 1990's coinage is "a phrase or familiar word used in a new sense".
See under "neologism(nɪˈɒləˌdʒɪzəm) or neology"
 
Ofcourse the term chemtrails is a play on contrail... and ever since the conspiracy started, you debunkers have focused on that single point ad nauseum.

But you ignore all the other info readily available like the chemtrail patent and other evidence that at the very least show intent and planning

What about the NASA/NAVY program that dumps chemicals like barium and others in LEO and uses HAARP to perturb these man made dust clouds? Sure they are not officially chemtrails in the context of your play on words... BUT they are trails of chemicals :p

But no you guys are so narrow minded and can only focus on the one issue of play on words contrails... that you brush off all other evidence and PROOF of actual work along geoengineering lines.

This slide is from a REAL set of experiments that creates chemical trails and dust clouds in low earth orbit conducted by the US NAVY along with NASA. This is not a conspiracy theory it is real. Was even covered on main stream news and could be seen by simply looking up when the activated clouds glowed :p

But it won't matter, because you all have blinders on and cannot get past your obsession with contrails.

Well perhaps a few passersby reading this will take the time to actually look up what is real... :rolleyes:

I will leave you all to enjoy your bliss

I would suggest that you should not just "pass by" but stay and read the many convincing debunking on Metabunk and its predecessor Contrails Science. The difference between these sites and the sealed-off world of chemtrail blogs and FB pages is first, that the discussion here is based on the consideration of actual evidence, and second, unlike most of those chemtrail sites, people like yourself and me are positively encouraged to question the proposed explanations.

I first visited MB when I encountered the chemtrail meme a couple of years ago. I compared the rationality and openness of Dane and company with that of Metabunk. The difference was obvious.
 
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