No Silence Here has put up a video clip of a storm-chaser vehicle that found itself directly in the path of a tornado in Oklahoma recently. One can't see much, but the violence of the storm is very obvious. It's worth watching.
Personally, I think anyone who deliberately puts themselves in close proximity to a tornado has issues best dealt with by a psychiatrist . . . but to each his own, I guess.
Peter
That IS NOT worth the 15 seconds of fame... sorry...
ReplyDeleteDid you see the flash of light from the windshield when it is broken at 01:55? This is cool stuff. Could that be triboluminescence?
ReplyDeleteI've seen pictures of the vehicle used in this clip that was specially armored for storm watching and it's a mess. The entire episode says more about the emotional status of the thrill junkies than it does about the scientific content.
ReplyDeleteThe tornado in question was calculated to be a high end EF4 and was actually filmed in North Central Kansas 200+ miles from Oklahoma.
The actual scientists are actually smarter than that, I think. Not worth the risk, for a video that everyone will forget about as soon as the "Grumpy Cat" movie comes out.
ReplyDeleteThere are several issues at work here, the most important being-why would anyone do this? But, then, having done it, and survived, the next "ride" beckons again, and again. That's why there are roller coasters, I think. I watched the chaser yesterday, Friday, May 31st, on FOX. You just can't get me to do that. It's like playing Russian roulette.
ReplyDeleteRussian roulette, indeed. Star of Discovery's 'Storm Chasers' show among dead in Oklahoma tornado
ReplyDeleteWV: sonLes gallant. If the son had been less gallant, he might still be alive.