15+ Moments at Airports That Caused Such a Stir — People Couldn’t Help But Stare

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27. Runway Traffic

Looking at this picture would have anyone having a panic attack, whether you are afraid of flying or not. This is breaching airline safety on so many levels and an astronomical collision is pretty sure to happen. Luckily, this is just a photoshopped image by photographer Mike Kelley.

He named it “Wake Turbulence,” depicting all the flights departing from LAX, Los Angeles’ international airport. It was made up of 400 individual images and then doctored together.

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28. One-Way To Antarctica

While this looks like something out of a movie, it is completely real. Sadly, these Humboldt penguins were threatened by poachers, but through the quick and successful work of penguin conservationists, they were able to transport them back to their native habitat, an island off of Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

However, transporting penguins is not as easy as you’d think and the most logical way to travel with them was by taking them on a commercial airline.

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