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Why do some contrails last for 30 minutes
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Bill Nye Saves the World

Why do some contrails last for 30 minutes and some stay in the sky for hours?

Why do some contrails last for 30 minutes and some stay in the sky for hours?

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Why do some contrails last for 30 minutes
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and some stay in the sky for hours?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
48
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:46
Uploaded
Jul 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
11
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Bill Nye explores science and its impact on politics, society and pop culture. Each episode tackles a topic from a scientific point of view, dispelling myths, and refuting anti-scientific claims that may be espoused by politicians, religious leaders or titans of industry.
S01 • E09 We sent this man all the way to Seoul to see how K-pop is changing attitudes. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:06
We sent this man all the way to Seoul to see how K-pop is ch...
S01 • E08 I was like, "This is nasty and this doesn't feel right." - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:07
I was like, "This is nasty and this doesn't feel r...
S01 • E01 When sunlight reaches the surface, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:07
When sunlight reaches the surface,
S01 • E06 [Emily] In the early 1990s, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:34
[Emily] In the early 1990s,
S01 • E04 In the lab, petunia cells can be made to resist a chemical called glyphosate, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:08
In the lab, petunia cells can be made to resist a chemical c...
S01 • E02 When they tell you "doctors don't want you to know about this," - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:08
When they tell you "doctors don't want you to know...
S01 • E11 The conditions to create this vapor trail, this contrail, are very magical. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
The conditions to create this vapor trail, this contrail, ar...
S01 • E07 A lot of video game reviews gave it high ratings - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:06
A lot of video game reviews gave it high ratings
S01 • E13 [audience cheers] - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:28
[audience cheers]
S01 • E08 In Mexico, they have this patch, it gets sewn onto your tongue. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
In Mexico, they have this patch, it gets sewn onto your tong...
S01 • E09 I had an amazing time, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
I had an amazing time,
S01 • E01 And some of that warmth - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:07
And some of that warmth
S01 • E12 And not only the technology has really advanced, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:06
And not only the technology has really advanced,
S01 • E02 Get your heads in the game. Protect yourselves, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
Get your heads in the game. Protect yourselves,
S01 • E08 When it's sewn on there you can't swallow food, only liquids. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
When it's sewn on there you can't swallow food, on...
S01 • E03 It learns to predict what the next eye would be - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:11
It learns to predict what the next eye would be
S01 • E10 Nobody's been to the moon in a while, so we had to get something custom-built. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
Nobody's been to the moon in a while, so we had to get ...
S01 • E04 And so, if you're a plant, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
And so, if you're a plant,
S01 • E11 Too cold, you might have contrail, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
Too cold, you might have contrail,
S01 • E12 Testing the embryos genetically is not a part of routine IVF. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
Testing the embryos genetically is not a part of routine IVF...