In the recent episode of the Crypto Catchup podcast, Mason took listeners on a fascinating journey exploring a vintage patent from inventors Raymund Sanger and Hans-Rudolf Pruppacher dating back to 1955, aimed at artificially influencing the weather to stimulate rainfall and deter hail formation. The patent, based on principles of chemistry and atmospheric physics, focused on transforming undercooled clouds into ice particles using ice-forming nuclei. Silver iodide was a primary choice due to its freezing properties but stability issues led to the exploration of copper compounds as alternatives. Mason unraveled the multiple dispersion methods presented in the patent and emphasized on the debates about the practicality of such techniques. This intriguing episode left listeners pondering over the possible impacts of such technology in the present time.
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Oct 27 20245 mins