Cloud Hitman, a cloud you don't like? Call these Master assassins for a measly 150K - Polidicks

[quote]Currently, only available in France with plans to expand to Italy and the UK, Oliver’s Travels will clear the gray clouds away in a process called “cloud seeding.” Pilots and meteorologists will spend weeks planning how to abate the offending clouds from your day by sprinkling silver oxide into the sky. The chemical causes the clouds to drop the rain quickly and flee, just in time for the big day. The company’s website says that “[I]there is no evidence that suggests cloud seeding creates any significant negative environmental impacts on the environment” [/I]and that it is a 100% guarantee that they can disperse the clouds (barring a natural disaster such as a hurricane). The service will cost only £100,000 (roughly $150,000 US Dollars), but as the site says, “[I]you can’t put a price on perfection right?”[/I][/quote] Source: [url]http://www.slrlounge.com/rain-wedding-day-banish-clouds-100000-tips-shooting-rain/[/url] Tad late on date, but I searched and didn't find any news on this, so I do apologize if it's already been posted!

either that, or you can annoy the shit out of someone by having it rain every day.

[QUOTE=scratch (nl);47104627]either that, or you can annoy the shit out of someone by having it rain every day.[/QUOTE] A great day to be that 1% of the population.

For a low $150,000 I can make it rain on my enemies at will.

I think we're ready to take earth's water cycles in our hands; It's not like we have a whole bunch of other shit to sort out before we are mature enough as a race to take on that kind of responsibility. Nah, fuck nature, spray that silver!

This article gets better with the cloud to butt script.

[QUOTE=Zenreon117;47104654]I think we're ready to take earth's water cycles in our hands; It's not like we have a whole bunch of other shit to sort out before we are mature enough as a race to take on that kind of responsibility. Nah, fuck nature, spray that silver![/QUOTE] Party like there's no tomorrow! Because at this rate, with all the irreversible climate and environmental damage we've caused as a result of our irresponsibly reckless activities, there isn't going to be one. Not one worth partying in anyway.

[QUOTE=Sgt. Khorn;47104657]This article gets better with the cloud to butt script.[/QUOTE] I can't even attempt to understand what the article is about because of the script. Too many butts.

[QUOTE=scratch (nl);47104627]either that, or you can annoy the shit out of someone by having it rain every day.[/QUOTE] i'm pretty sure using weather modification in a malicious way is at the least against the geneva convention

[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;47104707]i'm pretty sure using weather modification in a malicious way is at the least against the geneva convention[/QUOTE] Somewhat. [url]https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVI-1&chapter=26[/url] [url]http://www.un-documents.net/enmod.htm[/url]

Moscow does this every year for the Victory Day parades, and a couple of years ago this resulted in one dry fucking summer and various other shitty consequences (yay forest fires).

If you wanted it to rain on your enemies, just send them to Britain.

[QUOTE=Sam Za Nemesis;47104704]The practical uses for this are limitless, last year we've had suffered a pretty rough drought, we had thick cloud layers in the sky all the time but it never rained, something like this could certainly have proven useful for us. Also like stated in the article such technology can prevent natural disasters from happening[/QUOTE] Yeah but what happens when the rain doesn't get to the other place? You realise you can't just hijack the clouds right?

[QUOTE=Hogie bear;47104779]If you wanted it to rain on your enemies, just send them to Britain.[/QUOTE] Am in Britain, cannot confirm rains. Where do you have to be to have it raining every day? Currently at Bournemouth.

I seriously thought this was an article about assassinating butts.

[QUOTE=scratch (nl);47104627]either that, or you can annoy the shit out of someone by having it rain every day.[/QUOTE] [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Vancouver#Rain]You cannot defeat me![/url]

I bet this could fuck up the environment in the long term, the water cycle is very important for the ecosystem.

[QUOTE=Dark RaveN;47104842]Am in Britain, cannot confirm rains. Where do you have to be to have it raining every day? Currently at Bournemouth.[/QUOTE] This January has been uncharacteristically dry, at least where I live, it's usually snowing this time of year or bucketing down rain.

[QUOTE=Zenreon117;47104654]I think we're ready to take earth's water cycles in our hands; It's not like we have a whole bunch of other shit to sort out before we are mature enough as a race to take on that kind of responsibility.[/QUOTE] There are thousands upon thousands of dams, man-made rivers, thermally reflective cities, artificial canals, and water transportation systems that say you are literally a hundred years too late with that complaint. We've been messing with the water cycle already in [url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-dying-of-the-dead-sea-70079351/?no-ist]far more invasive and deliberate ways[/url], making a few clouds rain early is not terribly invasive but could have extremely useful applications. And really, good luck telling people in Africa watching their crops die of drought that we're not responsible enough to alter the water cycle. There are lives on the line and the benefits clearly outweigh the leave-nature-alone hand-wringing.

[QUOTE=catbarf;47105320]There are thousands upon thousands of dams, man-made rivers, thermally reflective cities, artificial canals, and water transportation systems that say you are literally a hundred years too late with that complaint. We've been messing with the water cycle already in [url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-dying-of-the-dead-sea-70079351/?no-ist]far more invasive and deliberate ways[/url], making a few clouds rain early is not terribly invasive but could have extremely useful applications. And really, good luck telling people in Africa watching their crops die of drought that we're not responsible enough to alter the water cycle. There are lives on the line and the benefits clearly outweigh the leave-nature-alone hand-wringing.[/QUOTE] You understand that those rains fall elsewhere right? What about the people there? Are their crops less valuable or less worth the rain it takes to grow them?

[QUOTE=scratch (nl);47104627]either that, or you can annoy the shit out of someone by having it rain every day.[/QUOTE] It's the billionaires equivalent to "mail your enemies glitter"

[QUOTE=Rapscallion92;47105328]You understand that those rains fall elsewhere right? What about the people there? Are their crops less valuable or less worth the rain it takes to grow them?[/QUOTE] A significant amount of rainfall comes down over the ocean. Islands with substantial mountains, such as Puerto Rico, create thermal updrafts that buoy clouds upwards and prevents them from raining. Inducing rain someplace doesn't automatically mean stealing it from someone else who needs it. Besides, how is that any different from irrigation systems diverting water from people who could use it downstream? Modern agriculture is explicitly based on altering how nature handles water, we've been taking water from one place and sending it to another for thousands of years.

[QUOTE=EpicRandomnes;47104641]A great day to be that 1% of the population.[/QUOTE] For his entire current net worth, Bill Gates can make it rain on someone he really doesn't like for 534667 days in a row, or 1465 years

Unless we're willing to uphold every single pillar on this planet (from core to exosphere) shit like this could cause some very bad side effects. If nothing else it'll keep feeding the chemtrail theory.

Didn't China do this during the Olympics 2008?

[QUOTE=catbarf;47105369]A significant amount of rainfall comes down over the ocean. Islands with substantial mountains, such as Puerto Rico, create thermal updrafts that buoy clouds upwards and prevents them from raining. Inducing rain someplace doesn't automatically mean stealing it from someone else who needs it. Besides, how is that any different from irrigation systems diverting water from people who could use it downstream? Modern agriculture is explicitly based on altering how nature handles water, we've been taking water from one place and sending it to another for thousands of years.[/QUOTE] I'm not saying it can't be used responsibly, I'm just saying that it's gonna be nowhere near as simple or usable as you're suggesting. What happens to aquifers and shit? That in a lot of places are already being drained, who knows how bad it would be if we started calling rains down earlier on the path than they normally would. The problem is that this water in particular is the sort of shit that fuels rivers and aquifers, sure in some places rain might be able to be brought down and it could be a major boon but we're talking about fucking with a system in a really big new way and right now it would be pretty fucking foolish to assume we can handle it, because so far we can consistently failed to handle it when it comes to our environment.

I'll pay them an extra 10k to call themselves "THE DRIZZLE!" while they do it. :v:

[QUOTE=EpicRandomnes;47104641]A great day to be that 1% of the population.[/QUOTE] Most of the 1% can't casually afford that.

shouldn't this be illegal, i mean tampering with weather is...bad because its on such a large scale

But how much will they charge to make a giant dick in the sky out of clouds?