Alpha Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 BEIJING -- Chance of showers during the 2008 Beijing Olympics: 50 percent. But Chinese meteorologists have a plan to bring sunshine. The meteorologists say they can force rain in the days before the Olympics, through a process known as cloud-seeding, to clean the air and ensure clear skies. China has been tinkering with artificial rainmaking for decades, but whether it works is a matter of debate among scientists. Technicians with the Beijing Weather Modification Office said they fired seven rocket shells containing 163 cigarette-size sticks of silver iodide over the city's skies. They claimed it provoked a chemical reaction in clouds that forced four-tenths of an inch of rain.»» Read the full article! This is some pretty crazy stuff. I don't condone messing with mother nature, but with all the polution in China, it's better than the athletes coughing up dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Maybe they could do the same for us, and fix this never-ending drought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverlordMondo Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 You do have to have clouds before you can seed them Robert. Not that I've been to Australia recently to check on your cloud count. Either way, I'm all for cloud seeding. Mother nature (as GC put it) is just too dangerous to move along unhindered, and cloud seeding is the start of her control. One day I hope for the earth to be a massive bio-dome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropDeadEd Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Tinkering with the rain is a dangerous process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Influencing the weather, heh? Sounds good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropDeadEd Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Influencing the weather, heh? Sounds good to me! According to a program I slightly remember on TV, too much tampering could screw up seasons and what not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Influencing the weather, heh? Sounds good to me! According to a program I slightly remember on TV, too much tampering could screw up seasons and what not.So? The closer this brings us to WEATHER CONTROL! And Mother Nature is a woman, sweet but a wrath of anger at times. I like her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropDeadEd Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Influencing the weather, heh? Sounds good to me! According to a program I slightly remember on TV, too much tampering could screw up seasons and what not.So? The closer this brings us to WEATHER CONTROL! And Mother Nature is a woman, sweet but a wrath of anger at times. I like her. Well say for example you stimulate lots of rain during the winter, by the spring, when you may need them again, they may not come. It takes time for moisture to build in the air and the right currents have to be in place to transfer clouds over to a certain area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverlordMondo Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Influencing the weather, heh? Sounds good to me! According to a program I slightly remember on TV, too much tampering could screw up seasons and what not.So? The closer this brings us to WEATHER CONTROL! And Mother Nature is a woman, sweet but a wrath of anger at times. I like her. Well say for example you stimulate lots of rain during the winter, by the spring, when you may need them again, they may not come. It takes time for moisture to build in the air and the right currents have to be in place to transfer clouds over to a certain area.We can just force that, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropDeadEd Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Influencing the weather, heh? Sounds good to me! According to a program I slightly remember on TV, too much tampering could screw up seasons and what not.So? The closer this brings us to WEATHER CONTROL! And Mother Nature is a woman, sweet but a wrath of anger at times. I like her. Well say for example you stimulate lots of rain during the winter, by the spring, when you may need them again, they may not come. It takes time for moisture to build in the air and the right currents have to be in place to transfer clouds over to a certain area.We can just force that, too. Not if those clouds aren't even formed yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverlordMondo Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Influencing the weather, heh? Sounds good to me! According to a program I slightly remember on TV, too much tampering could screw up seasons and what not.So? The closer this brings us to WEATHER CONTROL! And Mother Nature is a woman, sweet but a wrath of anger at times. I like her. Well say for example you stimulate lots of rain during the winter, by the spring, when you may need them again, they may not come. It takes time for moisture to build in the air and the right currents have to be in place to transfer clouds over to a certain area.We can just force that, too. Not if those clouds aren't even formed yetWe can force the clouds to form. We're stronger than they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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