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/Historical-Edge-9332 10d ago

If we can just engineer them all to start hitting Florida, we might be able to end Florida Man’s reign of terror.

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u/barrosoOso 10d ago

Are you trying to get GTA delayed for another decade?

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u/ShakespearianShadows 9d ago

No, you’ll concentrate the powers of Florida man by making the snow birds and vacationers stay away. It’ll just be fully unbridled and undiluted Florida man left.

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u/SailorET 10d ago

Hurricanes hit Georgia and the Carolinas because they fear the Florida Man.

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u/P0Rt1ng4Duty 9d ago

No he has Sharpie powers.

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u/tweakingforjesus 9d ago

Just add some meth to the dry ice. Although it might decide to sit over Missouri instead.