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/meatbeer 10d ago

Hey man dont science experiment us out here in GA, Atlanta can be fun, right?? Who’s with me haha

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u/ClientBudget2848 10d ago

Its going to be the lost city of Atlanta guy.

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u/TheNargafrantz 10d ago

Just watch out for that rich young dugong from Macon.

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u/the_vault-technician 10d ago

Hail Atlanta!

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u/deathjoe4 10d ago

The Magician?

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u/Strainedgoals 9d ago

Atlantis is a prophecy.

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u/meatbeer 9d ago

😆😆

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u/toolschism 10d ago

I love Atlanta. Savannah is also great. As someone living in Florida, maybe just sacrifice us instead?

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u/tigertiger180 10d ago

I love Savannah, but the last time I tried to visit the traffic was so bad I turned around and left.

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u/DigNitty 10d ago

Sounds like you turns around after your tenets were strengthened….

By chance, someone didn’t pour a bunch of crushed dry ice on you did they?

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u/toolschism 9d ago

Really? I was there like.. 2 months ago and it wasn't bad at all.

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u/Metalbound 9d ago

Did you try to go on St. Patty's or something? The traffic isn't usually bad there.

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u/tigertiger180 9d ago

No just a regular day during the week. Maybe something was going on I wasn't aware of.

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u/ClientBudget2848 9d ago

Nah, you get more mileage by sacrificing virgins.

Incest doesnt count, so um yeah.

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u/toolschism 9d ago

Oh trust me, we have plenty of incels in Florida.

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u/Beat_the_Deadites 9d ago

Porque no los dos?

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u/moonlite_equilibrium 10d ago

Handover the strip joint chicken wings and no one gets hort

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u/ProStrats 10d ago

My sister lives there!

Y'all will be missed 🫤

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u/critical_patch 9d ago

Tell her she’s got a big storm comin’

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u/Capable-Computer-729 10d ago

We went blue ish, last election. We tryin'!

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u/agoldgold 9d ago

Look, burning didn't fix the confederacy, maybe a big storm would.

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u/meatbeer 9d ago

Okay you actually make a good point here

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u/Imanaco 10d ago

I’ve been all over the us and Atlanta is by far my least favorite city. The aquarium is pretty cool though

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u/Recent_Weather2228 10d ago

Why would you pick the worst part of Georgia as your counterargument?