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To: DogByte6RER

If Urine were as flammable as gasoline, would you argue that pissing on a fire would put it out?

Consider the consequences of a nuke failing to stop a hurricane on a landfall course... and then lets talk about “acid rain”.


10 posted on 10/30/2012 11:39:11 AM PDT by Safrguns
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To: Safrguns

Please don’t make this personal.

Just because I posted this thread doesn’t mean that I would ever support nuking a hurricane. The article also reminded me of the planned “Atoms for Peace” program of the 1950s ... the idea was to use nukes to carve out canals in land bridges.

I merely found the article and the idea interesting and I looked forward to reading some FReeper feedback.

The article further mentions the futility of of such an idea ... a nuke carries a very very small percentage of the energy existing within a hurricane. To quote the article:

“So bombing a hurricane might be about as effective as trying to stop a speeding Buick with a feather.”


20 posted on 10/30/2012 12:07:21 PM PDT by DogByte6RER ("Loose lips sink ships")
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