Thanks, RL. I did not know about this research.
Note that the AF planes did not hover over the poles during the winter, where the ozone-freon reaction actually takes place.
I suppose it's as you put it, "never try to bullshit a scientist." Or is that supposed to read "Pull off as much bullshit as you can get away with"?
In any case, it appears that the AF was concerned enough about the "conjectures" (uncited, just to make them more difficult to find) to spend a whole lot of money on these tests. I'll bet that if they feel enough heat, they might actually perform the correct tests and fly the planes over the antartic and artic ozone holes. If they don't, I'm pretty sure someone else will.
I really don't have any need or desire to nominate myself for martyr of the week here, so I'd appreciate it if you kept a civil tongue in your head. That's what scientists do, RL.
Space/Science » in reply to Lesson #1 for E.P.
Thanks for the link - Lesson #2 for R.L.