US Company makes 'weather control powder'

h0rus · Post by **h0rus** » 2003-06-09 05:40am

Caught this link on FARK.com.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1469610.stm

From a thread. The one related to 'weather control'.

Anyone know if the US govt came to make use of this eventually?

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-06-09 07:24am

That's some weird shit.

Morning Star · Post by **Morning Star** » 2003-06-09 07:27am

Good for them. Not living in an area where storms wreck entire towns I happen to rather like rain, but whatever's useful for them I suppose. IF it does indeed work.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-06-09 08:40am

I'd bet it does work. The problume is dropping enough of it to have any effect on somthing the size of a hurricane. Still even if it took ten thousand tons it would be a bit more sane then the nuclear bombardment option.

FireNexus · Post by **FireNexus** » 2003-06-09 10:30am

This could have some interesting military applications. "You'll now be suffering a drought until you surrender," is a pretty heavy threat.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-06-09 11:34am

FireNexus wrote:This could have some interesting military applications. "You'll now be suffering a drought until you surrender," is a pretty heavy threat.

Sounds like the old HAARP conspiracies about California having a long drought during certain radio signals from that place.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2003-06-09 11:58am

Isnt this the same stuff as the Russians were using in St Petersburgh? I know they were using something to keep the clouds away (and failed...) but I cant remember what it was.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-06-09 03:04pm

great so instead of rain you have globules of gel falling on everyone and everything. right.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2003-06-09 03:43pm

At least it isn't feet after feet of water at your town...~Jason

NapoleonGH · Post by **NapoleonGH** » 2003-06-09 05:50pm

the soviets had weather control, the 1980 moscow olympics rained constantly right up until the first day and then started again right after the last day, they had seeded the clouds in advance of reaching moscow.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-06-09 06:21pm

Soontir C'boath wrote:At least it isn't feet after feet of water at your town...~Jason

No, instead its feet and feet of something with the consistancy of jam/jelly at best and gelatin/Jello at worst after it starts to solidify a bit. Great, just what we need, something harder to drive through that will also clog up any open-air ventilation systems, sewage systems, and pools with nasty semen-looking stuff in it!

Whats that white stuff? SHIT! GODS JERKING OFF! RUN!!!!!!!

Wonderful.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-06-09 06:24pm

kojikun wrote:
Soontir C'boath wrote:At least it isn't feet after feet of water at your town...~Jason
No, instead its feet and feet of something with the consistancy of jam/jelly at best and gelatin/Jello at worst after it starts to solidify a bit. Great, just what we need, something harder to drive through that will also clog up any open-air ventilation systems, sewage systems, and pools with nasty semen-looking stuff in it!

Whats that white stuff? SHIT! GODS JERKING OFF! RUN!!!!!!!

Wonderful.

Which is why you do it over the ocean

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-06-09 06:41pm

kojikun wrote:great so instead of rain you have globules of gel falling on everyone and everything. right.

Reading an article before posting is good for you. What is this, slashdot?

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-06-09 08:00pm

Why do I have the feeling that some kid is going to get their hands on this technology and try using it to make several snow days?

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-06-09 09:59pm

phongn wrote:Reading an article before posting is good for you. What is this, slashdot?

I did read the article, dumbass. Apparently you didnt.

The water is then turned into a gel before falling out of the sky.

The company says the gel is completely safe, bio-degradable, and breaks down in seawater - though they refuse to say exactly what is in it.

I sorry but where does it say it isnt gel? Idiot.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-06-09 10:13pm

They're dumping this stuff out at sea where the gel will dissolve, not over land where it might dump a goodly amount of crud on everyone.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-06-09 11:12pm

I didnt see anywhere that says theyd be doing this over sea. And that doesnt help for florida since were getting plenty of storms from INLAND.

Try again thanks.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-06-09 11:57pm

The article also strongly implied that it was intended to retard hurricanes, whose formation occurs over water. They aren't going to seed some nightly storm forming somewhere in Florida, considering how much we need the water and how much effort that would take.

Raoul Duke, Jr. · Post by **Raoul Duke, Jr.** » 2003-06-10 04:18pm

kojikun wrote:great so instead of rain you have globules of gel falling on everyone and everything. right.

Explosion in a KY factory? Nice.

But yes, weather control could prove to be a useful military asset, if only for decreasing enemy morale.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-06-10 04:24pm

phongn wrote:The article also strongly implied that it was intended to retard hurricanes, whose formation occurs over water. They aren't going to seed some nightly storm forming somewhere in Florida, considering how much we need the water and how much effort that would take.

You have a point, but I wasn't arguing the hurricane thing.

Raoul Duke, Jr. wrote:Explosion in a KY factory? Nice.

But yes, weather control could prove to be a useful military asset, if only for decreasing enemy morale.

Only its not flavored. And for decreasing morale, it wont help. Making it fucking pour would help, but making it nice killing weather wouldnt.

Raoul Duke, Jr. · Post by **Raoul Duke, Jr.** » 2003-06-10 04:36pm

kojikun wrote:And for decreasing morale, it wont help. Making it fucking pour would help, but making it nice killing weather wouldnt.

I was thinking constant inclement weather over the duration of the compaign. Constant rain is reported to induce mild depression, so I've read.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-06-10 06:02pm

No rain == better weather for air support.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-06-10 06:03pm

kojikun wrote:
phongn wrote:The article also strongly implied that it was intended to retard hurricanes, whose formation occurs over water. They aren't going to seed some nightly storm forming somewhere in Florida, considering how much we need the water and how much effort that would take.

You have a point, but I wasn't arguing the hurricane thing.
If it's going to be deployed primarily over water, then the only people who have to worry are those on ships offshore.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-06-10 06:48pm

Raoul Duke, Jr. wrote:I was thinking constant inclement weather over the duration of the compaign. Constant rain is reported to induce mild depression, so I've read.

Doesnt explain why I'm so happy.

And it only goes to my point -- good weather = good morale.