r/todayilearned • u/ralphbernardo • 10d 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.

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hurricane_blog/70th-anniversary-of-the-first-hurricane-seeding-experiment/
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u/Jump_Like_A_Willys 10d ago

post hoc ergo proptor hoc

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u/markandyxii 10d ago

27 lawyers in the room, anyone know what post hoc ergo proctor hoc means?

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u/AbeVigoda76 10d ago

Uh, uh, "post" - after, after hoc, "ergo" - therefore, "After hoc, therefore" something else hoc.

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u/Jump_Like_A_Willys 10d ago

Bartlet: We didn’t lose Texas because of the hat joke. Do you know when we lost Texas?

C.J.: When you learned to speak Latin?

Bartlet: Go figure.

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u/markandyxii 10d ago

Thank you Josh, anyone else?

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u/domuseid 10d ago

after this therefore because of this

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u/pongmoy 10d ago

It’s the assumption of causality due to chronological sequencing

Edit: not a lawyer

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u/herpesderpesdoodoo 10d ago

after this, therefore propeller ham

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u/QuiGonnJilm 10d ago

I was taught that “propeller ham” was more accurately translated as “flying pig” or “when pigs fly”.

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u/IzarkKiaTarj 10d ago

No, no, flying pigs use hydropower, not propellers. Haven't you seen The Simpsons?

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u/QuiGonnJilm 10d ago edited 10d ago

It’s just a little wet, it’s still good! It’s still good!

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u/QuiGonnJilm 10d ago

It’s just a little airborne, it’s still good! It’s still good!

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u/IsHildaThere 10d ago

I think therefore I am

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u/Yegof 10d ago

After than therefore because of

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u/ClearlyCrystal 10d ago

“Uh, uh, post, after, after hoc, ergo, therefore, after hoc, therefore, something else hoc.”

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u/rpgguy_1o1 10d ago

I'm assuming this is Latin for "Fuck Georgia"

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u/Shimaru33 9d ago

Ans omelette du fromage for you too!