News DetailStrongest artificial tornado in the world!
Posted At: October 30, 2007 @ 12:25 AM
Posted By: Reed Timmer
Related Categories: Tornadoes
As recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records, the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany is the home of the "strongest artificially generated tornado in the world. The 34.4 meter high vortex was not originally intended to be an attraction, but was designed to channel smoke out of the building in case of a fire. Using 144 jets and 28 tons of air, the tornado takes about 7 minutes to materialize. Here is a video clip of the tornado in action:
Details of the story can be found at the following URL:
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/26/mercedes-benz-museum-contains-world-record-artificial-tornado/
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/26/mercedes-benz-museum-contains-world-record-artificial-tornado/
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That is awesome. I'll take 2.
That didn't sound like a freight train. I'm disappointed.
:D
where's the guy screaming in German - "Back the *&$% up! Back the &$#% up!"
hahahahaha
Sure would be fun to play with. Looks like the Bahama's are going to get some rain etc.
what are the wind speeds in this?
I'd say VERY weak EF0 Stacy!
Actually the min wind for an EF0 is estimated at 65 mph...but since this tornado is a much smaller scale, I'd say at least by a factor of 10..it could be a scaled down EF5 if the winds are ~20 mph.
10:18 AM CDT Tuesday 30 October 2007
Snowfall warning for
Lynn Lake - Leaf Rapids - Pukatawagan
Thompson - Nelson House - Split Lake
Gillam - Shamattawa
Island Lake - Oxford House - Gods Lake
10 to 30 cm(4-12") of snow expected by Wednesday morning.
In addition strong northeast winds gusting to 60 km/h are expected on the back side of this system overnight over northeastern Manitoba so reduced visibilities in blowing snow can also be expected over open areas.
Actually, it would be kind of neat to walk through it..... wonder what would happen?
Yeah, I would like to go through it as well! I am sure my big ass could handle it. Anyway, for it being the largest, It does seem a little weak. All in all, still very cool though. Thanks for posting it. Will
Hey guys anybody here right now????
tv.net really does need a chat system. This semi-forum approach is a little strange. :-)
Thinking about chat, what would possibly be of benefit to the tv.net group (and groupies :-) ) would be an IRC channel.
I was kidding in the last thread about my new armored chase vehicle. But check out the beast in this ^^^ photo.
One massively armored vehicle and one DOW truck. Anyone recognize them?
that sure looks pretty sweet Tom but I think I prefer this one ^^
Ya Im with cors on that one.
Heh, nice, Cors! :-)
I'm gonna have to find a full tank to compare to that one!
Evening guys, whats going on??
I like the the look of that lol :P
hey tim hows life out in england today????
Hey Matt, yeh things are good, we have low cloud cover and a temp of 50 degrees f....... so nothing insting....
Hows life for you?
Its alright i hurt my ankle today and its killing me right now. I might go to the doctors thursday.
Ah not good man, how did you do it?? and hope it gets better soon!
hey everyone whats up? Ready for halloween?
@cors: Ok, how about ^this^ as the ultimate chaser vehicle? It's amphibious, to boot.
I was carrying this big garbage bin down so stairs and i thought i was at the bottom but i had 1 more stair to go and i twisted my ankle all to crap and it fricken hurts.
Ah not good, well hope it gets better soon!
Zack, yeh im not looking forward to it, my sisters are having a party so im hiding for the night lol...... Whats happening where you are?
Ouch! Sorry to hear that, Matt.
I'd treat it with I.C.E., that is, ice, compression and elevation.
Get a cold pack on that sucker, a compression bandage, and have it elevated higher than your heart (which usually entails lying down, unless you're unusually flexible).
Hey where has everyone gone??
UMMMMMMM..... can any one tell me how much wind this(artificially generated tornado) is?
..........Drawin a blank there Caleb. ;) Pretty cool stuff though.
Hey everyone, what's going on?
Not to bad AJ other than the fact i hurt like #$%.
Caleb.....Reed said earlier in the blog that it is around 20 mph, there or there abouts....
Hey AJ, how are you?
Wow, I didn't know that there was 8 proffesional storm chasers tours that take you in a van for Tornado chasing. That is pretty cool.
Also, I vote that the first H@ is actually better than that military one. I like some style to go with substance too. also, it has all the Gadgets, and cool stuff for extreme weather chasing as well. VERY COOL
Not bad here, just a teeny bit windblown (40 mph gusts: I live in Kansas ;)
What's up Matt? And the H2 isn't a bad vehicle, just not the most practical use of a truck, in my opinion. I prefer Jeep for off-road, and any large GM for highway cruising. Oh, and my lil red Dodge is nice too. hehe
Hello everyone. Nice and sunny here! Looks to be the last warm day till spring comes...Ahh well..Still looks good for snow activity on Tuesday! Still 90% chance of light snow and a high of 26F on monday..Wow..and the low is 15F. Well I can't wait for tuesday to come then!
Anything else interesting?
Man that tornado is cool haha..I'd love to play with that. Instead of pokemon or yu-gi-oh or those shows or w/e. They should make Tornado Battles! My F3 can beat your F5! haha that would be fun..
Sorry guys had to run for a sec.. Actually Tim I'm DEFINENTLY not looking forward to Halloween either lol. I have this fall fest at my church and I have to paint little kids faces! AAAAAHHHH!!
Hey AJ!
MAN!! Your lucky Kenny! I don't see any snow around my region for awhile=)
Hey Zack. lol. That sounds like it sucks. I have to be at my church also, but only for awhile, and then I get to go to an actual party ;) I don't have school after Wed., grading time. I bet I'll be in trouble for that......
I messed up my ankle at work today. It hurts like #$@%. Its not to bad i can walk on it but if i put to much wieght on it, it starts to hurt. I 100% sure its not broken but i might go to the doctors on thursday if it still hurts then.
Party eh? hmmmmm. Yeah my schools halloween party is tomorrow evening. Doesn't look like I'll be there!*grunts
Hey Matt, sorry to hear that.
Next weekend the snow will hit me and i love it. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAa.
not this weekend but next weekend. November 10-13 i will see some snow. And ill be filming it.
I'm jeoulos lol!! Stupid La Nina here!
Hey sos guys just had to head out....
lol Zack, well make the most of it lol, it oy comes once a year, and think of all them sweets lol ( sorry i may be to old to trick or treat but i still like the sweets lol )
Snow?? Awesome. It's waaaaay too early for us to see the white stuff, maybe not until January :O
Been there Matt. It's probably just sprained, cause that's what happened to mine awhile ago, and that's all it was. But, by all means, go to the doc.
A party on a Wed. nite seems dorky, but since we have no school for 2 days after that, we can get away with it ;)
Me to Tim... oh just to let you know I added your site to mine if thats ok..
I want it to snow here.....BAD!!
I remember last years winter.... We had a huge Ice storm and we were out of school for a week!
Where did everybody go?
Yeh Zack i dont mind thank you!
ahh lol even during winter you guys get some great weather lol
Id kill or a little snow storm but we dont get that sort of stuff till around january :(
Yeah i remebere the Ice storm a few years ago.... the roads were slick as heck. snow dvils was everywere no power. my friend only had one tub of warm water.
lol....ah yes man's pathetic attempt to play God :P
I'm still here for now! We had the strangest winter last year.... that super intense ice storm that covered most of the state, and got ourselves a federal disaster declaration. And in April, on Friday the 13th, we had 10 inches of snow!! alhfklashfla. lol.
Maybe this year will be just as neat, but more predictable. lol. When the snow struck, I was in a tee and shorts.
Well you did inspire me to create my website anyways, so I just had to add your site. I can't wait for your monthly article! Sounds awsome!!
Next month my site will be shifting to winter weather mode. Make sure you check out my blog for any updates...
Yeah last year on the last day of November we had a snow storm that dumped about 8" of snow!!!! I was definently outside playing in it! Oh I just LOVE the snow!!
Yeah AJ, we had the wierdest winter ever! Hope this year is even better!
lol. As long as it doesn't snow on another Friday the 13th, I'm good ;)
Gotta go guys, be back later!
See ya AJ!!
Thanks Zack, but i have to say, im sure this site would of had a major impact on you, i definetly has me lol
8" We are lucky if we get around 2"-5" damn lol
See ya AJ!
Trust me Tim... 8" is rare over here... Usually it's like 1-2":) ?Yeah this site has definently impacted my life and has encouraged me to start really thinking about my career as a storm chaser and/or meteorologist.
Really, i thought you would be getting loads of snow there lol
Well guys, I'm out for the night so see ya'll tomorrow!!
Oh sorry Tim. Well it depends on where you live here in oklahoma. Sometimes we see a trace of snow and others we see like I said 8" on rare occasions.
Oh right cool man....thanks....see ya! have a good one
Id say Kenny gets the most snow out of all of us and its a close second between me and Brady
I gotta go... See ya Tim! I'll E-mail you later when I get the chance.
I just looked at the fire weather outlook and looks like the texas panhandle is under a critical risk on fires.
Ok Zack, see ya!
Ah Matt i hope it doesnt go off like it dad in california :(
Anyway guys i gotts shoot aswell, time for sleep lol have a good one see ya!
This image supports my theory of snow between November 10-13. Its the 14 day trend from the weather network
Good Evening Everyone!! Another long day!! I had another funeral to attend to today! =( Another stupid suicide too!! I don't get it!! I don't think this one was meth induced like the last 3!! Ah well!!
Hey Tim!! I took a couple crappy pic's this evening that ya might like to take a look at!! My bro wanted me to thank you for the RAF pics!! I really like that mig29!! hell they all look great!! Thanx again!!
Zack, at least you average one or two. Or snowfalls are usually barely 1/2 inch. Thats if its one of the few years it actuallyl sticks!
Yeah, Texas doesn't see so much powder does it Connor? Oh well, in the long run, you're not missing out on much. lol. If you really want snow, go to Colorado in about a month, and you will have the best snowboarding powder! I love it :D
btw, Hey everyone! haha.
did anybuddy feel the 5.6 earthquake?