I don't know if I want these raindrops to fall on my head.

I read interesting post on boingboing about "cloud seeding" which involves firing rockets filled with certain chemicals into the sky causing thunderstorms.

Check out some of the comments to that post:

Todd Hartman says,

There has been interest in cloud seeding in the United States, though it has not been publicized all that much. The NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory - Hurricane Research Division has been looking at cloud seeding as a method for lessening the impact of hurricanes. Link.

Margot Kaminski says,

i worked as a ski instructor in colorado this past winter, and there was/is definite talk of cloudseeding in the us for major ski resorts. helps them out with snow conditions. Link, and another.

When Jill and I were in Thailand, we also heard someone talk about the king of Thailand also experimenting with it. For some reason, why does this sound like a very bad bad idea?