Making it rain

jflail2
jflail2 Posts: 2,868
edited March 2008 in The Clubhouse
No, not strip club/Pacman Jones style:

http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20463/

I've read about it before, but its hard to fathom they'll actually try to go through with it. I wonder what this does to weather patterns in other parts of the world, etc...I could understand combatting a drought or something along those lines, but the olympics? Not sure if this is "play God" worthy.
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited March 2008
    They are going to shoot down enemy rain-clouds before they enter the no-fly zone around the stadium. Genius!

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited March 2008
    And to think, people worry about global warming. This raises the level of **** with mother nature to an entirely new high.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited March 2008
    I remember when they screwed with mother nature here in the US. In fact long-time residents of Rapid City SD probably remember it well.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited March 2008
    China has been cloud seeding for years now. So has the US, Russia, South Africa and a few others. You're right in that it can help temporarily relieve droughts but there's a lot to the whole process. Things like soil contamination with the silver iodide being released has stirred a lot of controversy.

    I think it's pretty cool. Seems a little bit of a waste to do it for something like the Olympics though.
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