Have you considered the time you spent typing this, the energy your computer and the HN server processing and storing it, the bytes that had to be transmitted to thousands (hundreds of thousands??) of computers around the world across who knows how many hops along the way for the routes to each of those computers, the expense of CPUs and graphics cards processing and displaying it around the world, on mobile devices, etc.

Seems you've also wasted power and contributed CO2 as well? And now so have I :)

This is more likely a test or qualification flight that has to happen anyway. The shape probably has little impact on CO₂ output

It's a mandatory test for a new aircraft for Emirates Airlines. They're just having a bit of fun with it.

Are you this person?

https://twitter.com/JamesNicollV/status/940964868110381057?s...

reading the other comments, hopefully there is a purpose to it and this is cherry on top