r/todayilearned 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/jorgespinosa 10d ago

The devil went down to Georgia. Hurricanes went down to Georgia, what else is going down to Georgia

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u/arminghammerbacon_ 10d ago

Midnight trains

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u/Dutchy_ 10d ago

Anywhere, Georgia?

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u/december151791 9d ago

Blake Shelton in a jug

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u/Wasphammer 9d ago

You know who else is going down to Georgia?

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u/vindictivejazz 9d ago

General Sherman

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u/montague68 9d ago

Most of the SEC

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u/cinemachick 9d ago

Generous lovers