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Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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I love it

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[–] 63 points 3 years ago (10 children)

This is very different from the old sky writing. Is there a giant computer controlled bar that releases the smoke at the right time?

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  • [–] 43 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    It's called skytyping. It's more expensive than regular skywriting because it needs 5 planes but it's easier to read.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    i expected it to be like a long bar with exits you can open and close by computer and that way you could then control it.. isn't 5 planes a bit complicated?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    I thought so too but googling for it confirms they use 5 planes.

    First company to do it with a single plane towing a long bar will be able to undercut the competition.

    Or, unmanned drones.

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  • [–] 20 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    It uses multiple aligned planes (or perhaps drones at this point?) and yes, it is all computer-controlled.

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