TIL China had plans for the 2008 Olympics to utilize 30 airplanes, 4,000 rocket launchers, and 7,000 anti-aircraft guns with various chemicals in an attempt to stop rain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_modification



Submitted December 29, 2014 at 05:12PM by 1990er http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2qpdca/til_china_had_plans_for_the_2008_olympics_to/