Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Cloud-Seeding Experiment

"Do not seed the first cloud. SEED the second."

What the hell is that? Confused? Yeah it is confusing because we don't really know what kind of seeds they are talking about. Hehehe! Funny. Tickle my funny bone

I was of course talking about the "cloud-seeding experiment." An experiment done by the genius at GE. This kind of experiment was done long time ago, maybe even before World War II. The scientists provided special method of "seeding the cloud" through the use of artificial technique and maneuver. They used silver iodide crystals onto the cloud to generate artificial rain. If the silver iodide didn't work according to the plan, they use dry ice or sprayed 400 gallons of water on the clouds. Sometimes these methods worked and sometimes not. Why? It's because there are certain factors in the atmosphere that need to be reconsider.

Gusty winds can sometimes blew the clouds away to different destinations. Instead of having the rain showers on that dry places the wind blew it to another city.

That can only mean that weather is truly unpredictable. However, there's always a solution for every problem and that is to be very ALERT or pay other consequences.

OTHER TOPIC:

ENTERTAINMENT: True to what I expect, Mark and Kym were eliminated from the "Dancing With The Stars." last night. Was he pleased with the result? I think he knew he was "next." Their dance step was so simple compared to the rest of the dancers who are almost acrobatic and becoming circus performers with their stunt dancing.

Come to think of it. Isn't that what's happening now in school? That in order for the teachers to recognize your potentials you have to double your effort in studying and add some more extra curricular activities, be in sports: soccer, basketball, volleyball, football, tennis and other sports available in the school. What they don't have in school is golf. I don't know why. Isn't it about time for them to recognize it also in school for their PE?

WHAT BUGS YOU THE MOST?

Have you ever seen some old pictures and video tapes on tv as redundantly being flashed then you see it in the old magazines somewhere? Ha! I couldn't believe my eyes and the rest of the stories. I found it irritating and annoying. Some news are old news! I think it's better to OPEN our eyes and mind with the LATEST.

Mr. Anderson Cooper has a new series at CNN called THE PLANET IN PERIL. I usually watch it. It's very educational. One can only wonder, "oh is that what it looks like over there?"

I remember the time when my Sister went to Italy for schooling. One of her introductory report was about herself and her country of origin. She forgot some postcards and other pictures to go with the report because she thought they have books there that shows the latest about her country. The teacher provided some slides and she was shocked and shocked even more when the device showed the site of her country on an almost 18th Century setting. The classmates laughed at what's being focused on the screen. Some Black students commented, "Oh, now I know why these Filipinos are street sweepers in my country."

I don't think the Pope like that comment so....

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