Comments on: Making it rain, dodging pollution http://chinahopelive.net/2007/05/27/making-it-rain-dodging-pollution A cross-cultural adventure with the personal side of China. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: JR http://chinahopelive.net/2007/05/27/making-it-rain-dodging-pollution/comment-page-1#comment-1276 JR Tue, 29 May 2007 16:26:10 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2007/05/27/making-it-rain-dodging-pollution#comment-1276 Nice, Iodide. Great. Nice, Iodide. Great.

]]> By: ?? Lao Xiong http://chinahopelive.net/2007/05/27/making-it-rain-dodging-pollution/comment-page-1#comment-1275 ?? Lao Xiong Tue, 29 May 2007 16:12:07 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2007/05/27/making-it-rain-dodging-pollution#comment-1275 It's an old trick that's been going on every since I was a child, if not before that ... I think it's silver iodide that's sprayed into clouds, and for some alchemistic reason they rain out real water. I think you have to have actual clouds for it to work, though ;-) My guess is that where you grew up must be the test area and training station for all of North America's aspiring rainmaker pilots ... It’s an old trick that’s been going on every since I was a child, if not before that … I think it’s silver iodide that’s sprayed into clouds, and for some alchemistic reason they rain out real water. I think you have to have actual clouds for it to work, though ;-)

My guess is that where you grew up must be the test area and training station for all of North America’s aspiring rainmaker pilots …

]]> By: JR http://chinahopelive.net/2007/05/27/making-it-rain-dodging-pollution/comment-page-1#comment-1274 JR Mon, 28 May 2007 17:22:56 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2007/05/27/making-it-rain-dodging-pollution#comment-1274 They can make it rain?! That explains a lot of unanswered weather questions I had growing up. They can make it rain?! That explains a lot of unanswered weather questions I had growing up.

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