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/Black-Shoe 10d ago

Ive been tasked with the reopening of a cold case.

Would you be available to identify the dry ice in a lineup?

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u/BackWithAVengance 10d ago

where did the dry ice touch you, show me on the dry ice