That time a guy at a gun show tried to convince me chemtrails are real

I was at a gun show in Phoenix about 2 years ago, just browsing tables, when this older guy in a camo hat starts talking to me about contrails. He pointed up and said the government has been spraying barium and aluminum for decades to control the weather. I asked him for proof and he pulled out a binder full of printouts from random blogs. I told him I work with weather data and the science doesn't back it up. He just shook his head and walked away. Has anyone else run into someone who was 100% sure about a conspiracy but had nothing solid to back it up?

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reese8615d ago

Did they ever figure out why the chemtrail guys always have the most immaculate lawns? I saw a guy at a flea market in Tucson selling "chemtrail neutralizing crystals" out of the back of his minivan. He had a whole display set up with a little fog machine and a laminated card explaining how to "activate" them in direct sunlight. I asked if he used them on his own lawn. He got real quiet.

andrewt4115d ago

Man, that Tucson guy with the fog machine is gold lol. What worked for me with a chemtrail dude was just laughing and saying "hey, prove it with one solid study from a real science journal, I'll buy you lunch." He kept trying to show me YouTube videos and I was like "nah man, peer reviewed or nothing." He eventually gave up and wandered off to look at knives. Sometimes you just gotta make it a challenge they can't meet.