3 points
I mean, not in the sense that they’re trying to do it, but that’s ultimately what drives hydroelectric dams.
14 points
Sure, but those are completely different approaches. Dams have the advantage that they have a much larger capture area for water and that they can accelerate the water beyond the 10 m/s terminal velocity of raindrops.
2 points
We gotta build a reservoir just below cloud level and then put turbines all the way down to sea level to harvest more of the energy
2 points