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China: Rain Called on Account of Games (CHINA PLAN TO MANIPULATE WEATHER FOR OLYMPICS)
Newsweak via PMSNBC ^
| Aug. 5 issue
| Melinda Liu
Posted on 07/29/2002 8:31:54 AM PDT by Momaw Nadon
Chinese look to weather manipulation to ensure optimum conditions for Olympics
(Excerpt)
BEIJINGS BUREAUCRATS HAVE also embarked on a Great Leap Forward in manipulating the weather by dispelling rain and fog, trying to ensure that nothing, er, clouds Chinas achievements and image during important public events. Well definitely be consulted on how to create beautiful conditions for the Olympics, says Wang Wang, one of Chinas foremost experts at Beijings Study Institute of Artificial Influence on the Weather.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: 2008olympics; artificialinfluence; beijing; china; chinastuff; cloudseeding; rain; weathermanipulation
FYI and discussion
To: Momaw Nadon
Everybody talks about the weather, but only China does something about it.
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posted on
07/29/2002 8:34:06 AM PDT
by
dead
To: Momaw Nadon; Physicist
Didn't Jon Von Neumann concieve of a weather control machine but then stepped back because he thought it was dangerous for idiot bueracrats to control the weather?
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posted on
07/29/2002 8:36:27 AM PDT
by
weikel
To: Momaw Nadon
Wang Wang Sounds like the name of a panda porn star.
To: weikel
I don't know, but tampering with the weather on a large scale scares the hell out of me. It's consequences could be disasterous, and it's usefulness as a military weapon is terrifying.
To: sharktrager
I think thats why Neumann backed off. Im not sure its possible really.
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posted on
07/29/2002 9:36:28 AM PDT
by
weikel
To: sharktrager
It was attempted in the late 1960's, but the plot was foiled by James Coburn. HAven't you seen any of the Derek Flint movies?
To: *China stuff
To: dead
Only Roker can go to China.
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posted on
07/29/2002 11:16:33 AM PDT
by
malakhi
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