| Stephen Whiticus' Weather-Controlling Dish Array System | |
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Creator |
Stephen Whiticus |
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Type |
Weather Satellite Array |
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Intended Effect |
Localized atmospheric disruption |
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Malfunction |
Will exacerbate prior conditions into disaster level |
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Location |
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Activation |
Satellite Dish |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
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Date of Incident |
July 24-27, 2007 |
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Origin[]
Stephen Whiticus had an entire metrological team dedicated to weather adaptation technology. The ultimate goal was to stunt climate change on a global scope. Plans included to refreeze melting polar ice caps and automate rainstorms into drought plagued nations. But calibration problems led to an accident that nearly blinded him, becoming too sensitive to even leave his home at night. An infrared overlay in his glasses recovered enough retinal activity to continue research. The project was terminated due to the possible danger to others and the remaining crew disbanded to other works.
Effects[]
A broadcasting station with satellite array is connected to a mainframe near his house. The testing apparatus in the basement are miniaturized versions of a typhoon, thunderstorm and blizzard to simulate chaotic conditions. It changes the level of dust cohesion to form precipitation and pressure differentials to create moving system fronts. Temperature is also controlled through the microwave technology to excite or dampen air particles. Controllable results have included heavy rain, snowfall and low-pressure zones. More unpredictable are bursts of dust whirls, lightning strikes and hail. Category 4 ice storms and instant flash freezing to -460°F are a terrifying extreme.
An area as large as the town or as small as several hundred feet can be selectively targeted. Small tests are not able to spread far, but repetitions disrupt the local climatology more each time. Cumulative effects can combine the competing systems into a perfect storm confluence. Evacuation or extreme corrective output from the array are needed to weather the ensuing storm. Requires a precise vector magnitude at the center of the system to break it up into clear skies.
Appearances[]
It appears in the Season 2 episode “Unpredictable“. One of the former installation team members Pete Puhlman was relegated to the town weatherman, an unglamorous position. He connected his weather prediction Cumulator 2100 with the array dish to control the output and stun everybody with his accurate predictions. Unfortunately, his first test run killed a biology lab tech in the spa area by freezing him solid.
The machine kept switching weather patterns so dramatically it created a cyclone in the cryosphere and sustained a naturally perpetuating storm. Cold moisture from the body of Lake Archimedes kept feeding its ferocity, so an injection of warmth from an El Nino sized current was needed to dissipate it. The array dish was aimed manually at the lake to flash boil the water at 1000°C in the midst of a hurricane. Tremendous heat vaporized the surface and immediately began balancing out the turbulence.
Gallery[]
See Also[]
- Wilhelm Reich's Cloudbuster