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| A '''cloudbuster''' (or '''cloud buster''') is a device developed by ]n ] ] with the ostensible purpose of draining clouds of "]". Reich believed that such energy surrounded the earth, and that a cloudbuster would act as a rain-maker.<ref name="fury">]. ''Fury on Earth: A Biography of Wilhelm Reich''. Da Capo Press, 1994, page 379</ref><ref>{{cite news | |||
| | last = Pilkington | |||
| | first = Mark | |||
| | title = Orgone: cosmic pulse of life | |||
| | work = The Guardian | |||
| | date = Thursday 29 May 2003 | |||
| | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2003/may/29/research.science1 | |||
| | accessdate = }}</ref> In Reich's view, clouds and rainfall were natural accumulations of ] energy, and cloudbusters used "orgone accumulators" attached to pipes. These were intended to focus and direct the collected energy into the atmosphere, thus stimulating cloud growth and rainfall. This is now considered ], despite Reich's claims of evidence of their operation in experiments he undertook. | |||
| ==Construction== | |||
| A cloudbuster consists of an array of parallel hollow metal tubes which are connected at the back to a series of flexible hoses that are of equal size to the parallel tubes. Alternately, the back of the tubes are joined together to a single large diameter pipe and flexible hose. The open end of these hoses are placed in water, which is believed to be a natural orgone absorber.<ref name="fury"/> Flowing water such as a river is preferred as an orgone absorbent, because a fixed volume of water in a bucket or barrel can become saturated with orgone and the cloudbusting process stops. The tube array is mounted on two-axis gimbals, permitting the tube array to be elevated or rotated horizontally.{{Fact|date=December 2008}} | |||
| == Cloudbusters in popular culture == | |||
| * Wilhelm Reich's cloudbuster was the inspiration for the song "]" by ] singer ]. The song describes Reich's arrest and incarceration through the eyes of his son, Peter, who later wrote his father's story in ''A Book of Dreams'', published in 1973. A cloudbuster is also featured in the video of the song, directed by ], conceived by ] and Kate Bush.<ref>{{cite book | |||
| | last = Moy | |||
| | first = Ron | |||
| | title = Kate Bush and Hounds of Love | |||
| | publisher = Ashgate | |||
| | date = September 30, 2007 | |||
| | pages = 99 | |||
| | isbn = 0754657981 }}</ref> | |||
| * The practice, apparently performed mentally without equipment, appears in two scenes in Terry Gilliam's film, '']''. | |||
| * A cloudbuster appeared in the 1999 short film about Wilhelm Reich (entitled ''It Can Be Done'') by Jon East. | |||
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