Monday, April 14, 2008
The Ministry of Sunshine?
It seems government controlled weather is no longer a myth. According to this article, China is planning on ensuring that the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Beijing will be rain free by shooting rockets into the sky to make it rain ahead of time. Apparently this is not a procedure limited to high-profile events, as I've heard that they do the same thing prior to big test days (everyone tests better with sunny skies outside, right!?) The Olympic thing seems innocuous enough, but coupled with the test day thing it all seems rather Orwellian (Beijing even has a "Weather Modification Office"!). I suppose there is no harm in nice weather, but a government taking measures to subliminally influence the actions of its citizens seems a mighty slippery slope down which to travel.
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That is crazy. I had no idea that was even possible.
you are winning this blog war, Little Brother. I think Sesame Sreet must have had a Ministry of Sunshine with all of those SUNNY DAYS sweepin' the CLOUDS AWAY. On Sesame Street the air was clear also...perhaps we should think about having the Olypmics there instead of China.
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