The confusion over the government's role in the latest blizzard reflects both the scope of China's weather-modification efforts, and the aura of almost mystical ability that surrounds them in the minds of many Chinese and foreign observers.

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There is, however, scope for new laws of gravity that affect light and heavy objects differently, or involve a modification of the concept of inertia.

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