China Vows to Stop the Rain

Since the Olympic stadium doesn't have a roof, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau has been given the task of making sure the games remain dry. According to Zhang Qian, head of weather manipulation (best title to have on a business card ever) at the bureau, they've had success with light rain but heavy rain remains tough to control. I see a hurricane cannon in some lucky country's future.

Comments

Someone tell John Fogerty?

[Fysiks Wurks]

He always wanted to know "who'll stop the rain?" The Chinese.

Re:Someone tell John Fogerty?

[croddy]

Really? Have you ever seen the rain?

Re:Rain's better than smog

[randyest]

Great idea. They should probably all take up smoking too. That way they can build up a protective layer of soot in their lungs prior to the olympics; that's sure to help their athletic performance.

Idly misogynist

[Anonymous Coward]

My wife thinks cooking and fucking are two cities in China.

Mad Scienteists

[Laguerre]

Zhang Qian, head of weather manipulation (best title to have on a business card ever)

Mad scientists can't start out being James Bond villains. This seems like a great place for an aspiring mad scientist to work, fresh out of mad grad school.

Re:I know how it is going to work...

[sethstorm]

How would they pay off the various goldfarming shops that employ them?

Butterfly Effect?

[EdBear69]

So if they stop a hurricane in China, does that mean a butterfly here will stop flapping its wings?