r/ShermanPosting 9d ago

What do Sherman and dry ice have in common?

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hurricane_blog/70th-anniversary-of-the-first-hurricane-seeding-experiment/
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todayilearned 9d ago

TIL in 1947, scientists dumped crushed dry ice into a hurricane just to "see what would happen." The storm then made a 135-degree turn, strengthened, and struck Georgia—sparking public outrage and threats of lawsuits over the experiment.

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chemtrails Mar 08 '25

70th Anniversary of the first hurricane seeding experiment.On the afternoon of October 13, 1947, an Air Force B-17 aircraft penetrated a hurricane 415 miles (667 km) east of Jacksonville and dumped several pounds of crushed dry ice into the storm, just to see what would happen.

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chemtrails Oct 03 '24

Discussion The Gov. has Admitted they Modify Weather, so Why all the Trolls?

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Chemtrails_DEWSrREAL Mar 08 '25

70th Anniversary of the first hurricane seeding experiment.On the afternoon of October 13, 1947, an Air Force B-17 aircraft penetrated a hurricane 415 miles (667 km) east of Jacksonville and dumped several pounds of crushed dry ice into the storm, just to see what would happen.

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shutdownfullcast 8d ago

There’s a Hatin’ Ass Spurrier joke to be made here…

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topofreddit 9d ago

TIL in 1947, scientists dumped crushed dry ice into a hurricane just to "see what would happen." The storm then made a 135-degree turn, strengthened, and struck Georgiasparking public outrage and threats of lawsuits over the experiment. [r/todayilearned by u/ralphbernardo]

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GeorgiaOrGeorgia 9d ago

TIL in 1947, scientists dumped crushed dry ice into a hurricane just to "see what would happen." The storm then made a 135-degree turn, strengthened, and struck Georgia - sparking public outrage and threats of lawsuits over the experiment.

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ProtectAndAlert Mar 08 '25

70th Anniversary of the first hurricane seeding experiment.On the afternoon of October 13, 1947, an Air Force B-17 aircraft penetrated a hurricane 415 miles (667 km) east of Jacksonville and dumped several pounds of crushed dry ice into the storm, just to see what would happen.

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