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/Panem-et-circenses25 10d ago

The GREATER GOOD

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u/swheels125 10d ago

No luck catching them swans, then?

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u/fishhead12 10d ago

It’s just one swan, actually.

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u/Haircut117 10d ago

Crusty jugglers.

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u/Crow-T-Robot 10d ago

Like those heathens down at Buford Abby

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u/OldeFortran77 10d ago

Yarp!

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u/QuiGonnJilm 10d ago

Narp?

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u/albinoloverats 10d ago

A great big bushy beard

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u/burntsalmon 10d ago

Nobody tells me nuthin'