Medley of extemporanea Posted December 2, 2002 From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2535343.stm University wins rainmaking grant Project would only work in areas that can produce clouds A rainmaking machine that could help the Middle East peace process is being developed in Scotland. The Establishment is almost always wrong, Professor Stephen Salter, Edinburgh University Professor Stephen Salter of Edinburgh University has been awarded a government grant worth over £100,000 to come up with a device to create rain clouds. His dream is to develop a 60-metre turbine which sucks water out of the sea and creates water vapour which could be sprayed out into the atmosphere. The rainmaker is described as looking like a giant egg-beater and would be placed on catamarans off the coast of desert land. Answering the sceptics It would only work in places that are not totally dry. Areas that have clouds but not enough to produce rain would be ideal, Professor Salter told the Times newspaper. The professor believes his invention could help the Middle East peace process because such a machine would ease Israel's dependence on the West Bank for its water supply. He is aware that his pipe dream will draw plenty of scepticism but remains defiant. "They said you couldn't make ships out of steel. They said Marconi's radio waves couldn't be broadcast beyond the horizon. The Establishment is almost always wrong," he told the Times. ============================================= Do you think its possible? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
