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What Happens When a Plane Dumps Fuel Over a City
Every wide-body jet has a fuel jettison system, but the FAA only counts dumps — it doesn't track how much fuel comes out, where it falls, or who's underneath. We dig into the weight limits that force a turnback aircraft to dump, the physics of atomization at altitude, and the 2020 Delta Flight 89 dump over a Cudahy elementary school that injured 56 people and ended in a $78.75 million settlement. Then we ask the question nobody has answered: what does fifteen dumps a year actually do to the ocean? Episode 5239 — myweirdprompts.com/n/5239 (permanent short link: myweirdprompts.com/796496)
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