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images/news/breakingnews.jpgIt has nothing to do with technology, maybe... but what could possibly go wrong, dropping a 25kg bag of cement from an airplane?


Russian air force planes dropped a 25-kg (55-lb) sack of cement on a suburban Moscow home last week while seeding clouds to prevent rain from spoiling a holiday, Russian media said on Tuesday.

"A pack of cement used in creating ... good weather in the capital region ... failed to pulverize completely at high altitude and fell on the roof of a house, making a hole about 80-100 cm (2.5-3 ft)," police in Naro-Fominsk told agency RIA-Novosti.


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They use cement to seed clouds?

Something I didn't know.

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I was surprised to find this out myself

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I fell off the couch laughing when I heard this....

That's why I posted, we could use a funny post once in a while

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"Growing sidewalks in the sky" Nice motto at least.

Seriously, imagine if that had killed someone, wow.