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Originally posted by Yankee451
reply to post by wmd_2008
not really interested. apples to banans.
Originally posted by smurfy
reply to post by wmd_2008
Wrong, concentrate on the right side of the building in the frame/s. Keep in mind that collision has already occured.
Originally posted by Yankee451
reply to post by wmd_2008
Interesting story, and an irrelevant one. There's nothing keeping you from this argument in the appropriate venue. What's keeping you?
Originally posted by GenRadek
reply to post by wmd_2008
What about how wood can go through concrete walls in a tornado? Or straw through a telephone pole? Or how ice can go through the steel side of a ship? Boy, truthers have a very bad case of "forget a lot".
Of course they are not interested in facts!
Q: There are reports of straw and other debris penetrating cattle, trees and other solid objects during a tornado. Does this occur because of the wind speeds involved, or is there any truth to something I was told which is the "inside" of the tornado is a perfect vacuum that causes solid objects to basically "open up" or pull apart?
A: You're correct, there are confirmed reports of straws penetrating trees or boards in tornadoes. Years ago some thought that tornado winds were fast enough to drive straws into trees, but measurements of tornado wind speeds have shown that they rarely approach 300 mph. The air pressure inside a tornado is lower than the surrounding pressure, but is far from a perfect vacuum. The most generally accepted theory about what happens is that the winds bend trees or boards enough to open up the grains, a straw flies in and the tree straightens up when the tornado moves on. (12-29-96)
Originally posted by Yankee451
reply to post by wmd_2008
Hahaha!
I'm sure the readers can make up their own minds, but thanks for the free advertising...apologies to the OP, WMD is incorrigible sometimes.
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So wood cannot penetrate cinder block walls? A hunk of plywood cannot pierce a palm tree? That is fine. Your ignorance duly noted.