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I remember when cloud seeding was a conspiracy theory until the Chinese admitted doing it for the Olympics..

• chefandy 3y ago
  >> I remember when cloud seeding was a conspiracy theory until the Chinese admitted doing it for the Olympics.. For which Olympics? 1972? Here's an ABC nightly news feature story about cloud seeding, including a demo, from over a decade ago. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nwonVY_cNS4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nwonVY_cNS4
  • discodave 3y ago
    Beijing Olympics was 2008, that's 15 years ago. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23397205 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23397205
    • chefandy 3y ago
      That's totally different. They were trying to stop it from raining. Read the history section of the cloud seeding Wikipedia article.
• volleygman180 3y ago
  “Chemtrails” still has a negative connotation as a conspiracy theory, despite the fact that cloud seeding is literally the same thing
• 8note 3y ago
  What's the conspiracy exactly? Is it just a description of cloud seeding in Alberta? Cloud seeding in Alberta to reduce hail damage is well documented and well advertised