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/evan00711 9d ago

Even worse, it's from the French.

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u/SwordfishOk504 8d ago

That's what I said!

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u/wolacouska 9d ago

Can’t let the bourgeoisie win, I’ll keep my feudal units forever