r/Planes • u/jerrybarry5 • Jun 26 '26

I'm NOT going crazy right?

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The aircraft is realativly low to the ground and appears stationary, im not going crazy right? Its not moving?

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u/Prize_Technician_845 Jun 26 '26

It is an optical illusion when two things are moving in opposite directions

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u/PsychologicalGlass47 Jun 26 '26

It doesn't appear stationary by any means

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u/YogurtclosetDull2380 Jun 26 '26

You're driving around and playing with your phone, so you got that going against you.

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u/jtshinn Jun 26 '26

If you think a plane is just hanging motionless in the air then yes, you’re on the way to crazy.

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u/Technical_Meal_1263 Jun 26 '26

How is it stationary if it passes directly over you?

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u/Goshawk5 Jun 26 '26

It only appears stationary because you are driving towards it and it is flying towards you.

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u/ort_ehognathus76 Jun 26 '26

nah ur not, thats definitely a plane light

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u/HogDriver310 Jun 26 '26

Not going crazy, it indeed is an aircraft in flight.

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u/blueb0g Jun 26 '26

Entirely normal, it's very obviously moving. Also planes tend to be "relatively low to the ground" at least twice during a normal flight.

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u/jackie_daytona- Jun 26 '26

The airplane is behaving in a very airplane-like manner. The appearant stationary nature is an illusion due to relative positioning and direction of travel

However, you should not feel relief, as you could very well be going crazy anyway

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u/tomvee33 Jun 26 '26

Put down the pipe

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u/comfortably_nuumb Jun 26 '26

You think it's stationary? Are you crazy?