shadowcat1313 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 ok, this is just a little weird... http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080411/sc_nm/olympics_weather_dc if nothing else, it gives the term 'Shooting the Breeze" a whole new meaning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Re: Weird Science, Chinese Rain Rockets Awesome. The Chinese military vs. God in a no holds barred throwdown. I'll get the popcorn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merovign Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: Weird Science, Chinese Rain Rockets Mercedes does this to try to keep hail off their outdoor storage facilities, I recall hearing, though they use planes and not rockets to seed the clouds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: Weird Science, Chinese Rain Rockets Yep, cloud seeding is nothing particularly new - it's been used in the US and Europe since at least the 50's and I think its origins actually go back pre-war. Here's the US authorities on it. http://www.weathermodification.org/ cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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