Charles Hatfield aka "the Rainmaker" - photo

[Altair]

Charles Hatfield aka "the Rainmaker" preparing his concoctions. c. 1915. In 1916, Hatfield offered the city of San Diego to fill Lake Morena with rain for $10,000. Heavy rains soon followed, flooding the rest of the county and killing over 50 people.




Previously:

Man cleans out storm drain - GIF
Dam spill gate failure - GIF
Flash flood barriers - GIF

[jimfols]

Doppelganger?

[Frank S]

Charles Hatfield aka "the Rainmaker" preparing his concoctions. c. 1915. In 1916, Hatfield offered the city of San Diego to fill Lake Morena with rain for $10,000. Heavy rains soon followed, flooding the rest of the county and killing over 50 people.




Previously:

Man cleans out storm drain - GIF
Dam spill gate failure - GIF
Flash flood barriers - GIF

I can hear his words of defense now,
Well it is not an exact science you know. I cant just tell it to rain in one spot and not in another

[Drew1966]

I wonder if he believed he was a witch or a scientist?

[baja]

Smokey, quite the character

[Scotsman Hosie]

...flooding the rest of the county and killing over 50 people.

Well... that some-bitch!

[Scotsman Hosie]

I wonder if he believed he was a witch or a scientist?

A Confidence Man.