It's Raining Cement in Moscow!! (Cloud Seeding gone WRONG)

[Prophet Saddam]

It's Raining Cement in Moscow!!

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian air force planes dropped a 25-kg (55-lb) sack of cement on a suburban Moscow home last week while seeding clouds to prevent rain from spoiling a holiday, Russian media said on Tuesday.

"A pack of cement used in creating ... good weather in the capital region ... failed to pulverize completely at high altitude and fell on the roof of a house, making a hole about 80-100 cm (2.5-3 ft)," police in Naro-Fominsk told agency RIA-Novosti.

Ahead of major public holidays the Russian Air Force often dispatches up to 12 cargo planes carrying loads of silver iodide, liquid nitrogen and cement powder to seed clouds above Moscow and empty the skies of moisture.

A spokesman for the Russian Air Force refused to comment.

June 12 was Russia Day, a patriotic holiday celebrating the country's independence after the break-up of the Soviet Union.

Weather specialists said the cement's failure to turn to powder was the first hiccup in 20 years.

The homeowner was not injured, but refused an offer of 50,000 roubles ($2,100) from the air force, saying she would sue for damages and compensation for moral suffering, Interfax said.

[Hedons]

Moral suffering!?! Good god! When did American lawyers get exported to Russia?

-Hedons

[Prophet Saddam]

LOL, I saw that too. After saying she refused payment, I thought she was fearful of complaining at all, but was relieved that she's seeking Americanized compensation.

[Flamingnun]

You make this thread like cloud seeding is something rare and unusual.

[Prophet Saddam]

Don't worry, it all ties back to HAARP and chemtrails...

But seriously, could you imagine a 25-kg sack of cement crashing through your house? That could kill someone.

[Canuck Wisdom]

Originally Posted by Hedons

Moral suffering!?! Good god! When did American lawyers get exported to Russia?

-Hedons

1990, or was it 92?

[LetsPlayYourWay]

Originally Posted by Flamingnun

You make this thread like cloud seeding is something rare and unusual.

no nothing unusual about cloud seeding, other than Western' government's reluctance to be open about it and when they do it.

Oh and you are telling me it is NOT unusual for the Russians to be using CEMENT for cloud seeding?

Please tell me that this is not what you are suggesting.

[Flamingnun]

I have no idea what they use, there was a documentary about how the chinese are doing it ahead of the olympics on tv, they used some sort of (what looked like anyway) airburst artillery shell, obviously not directly over the city though. They suggested it's pretty commonplace also as a method of combatting smog over several large asian cities too.

I don't have wikipedia as my homepage, so feel free to correct me for those who do.

[LetsPlayYourWay]

Originally Posted by Flamingnun

I have no idea what they use, there was a documentary about how the chinese are doing it ahead of the olympics on tv, they used some sort of (what looked like anyway) airburst artillery shell, obviously not directly over the city though. They suggested it's pretty commonplace also as a method of combatting smog over several large asian cities too.

I don't have wikipedia as my homepage, so feel free to correct me for those who do.

No you are correct, they do use the airbursts, its called silver silver iodide and when burned it creates cloud condensation nuclei,

This is the first time i have heard of cement being used.

And you should know by know that i have pretty much posted every imaginable theory scientific or conspiracy when it comes to weather control.

[Vertigo]

what, did you go to weather control college?

[Prophet Saddam]

Don't be a smartass.

[LetsPlayYourWay]

Originally Posted by Vertigo

what, did you go to weather control college?

Yes. Yes i did.