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<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>The view of our planet from the sky can be breathtaking. But what happens when a pilot takes advantage of his enormous window to look upwards, and takes a video of what he sees? That\u2019s what pilot Sales Wick shares with us in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sploid.gizmodo.com\/an-airline-pilot-captured-this-beautiful-timelapse-foot-1794637422\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the video above<\/a>. Wow!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The view of our planet from the sky can be breathtaking. But what happens when a pilot takes advantage of his enormous window to look upwards, and takes a video of what he sees? That\u2019s what pilot Sales Wick shares with us in\u00a0the video above. 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