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    Holy Crap, Storm Chasers Captured Footage Inside a Tornado

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    Image of rambo3060 rambo3060
    06/11/09

    In reply to Holy Crap, Storm Chasers Captured Footage Inside a Tornado
    i hope they were riding in a Dodge Ram, that's the only vehicle that can withstand a tornado :D
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/11/09

    @rambo3060: This is the vehicle they were in...
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    06/11/09

    @rambo3060: It can survive a tornado, but an economic depression......
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    Image of ranwanimator ranwanimator
    06/11/09

    In reply to Holy Crap, Storm Chasers Captured Footage Inside a Tornado
    Big deal. That was like an F-.5. Slightly stronger than a dirt devil.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    06/11/09

    @ranwanimator: Tornadoes that size are perfect for streaking through...


    C'MON GUYS! WE'RE GOIN STREAKING!!!

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    06/11/09

    In reply to Holy Crap, Storm Chasers Captured Footage Inside a Tornado
    I wonder if that was an f-5. Has anyone here ever seen an F-5? What would that be like?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/11/09

    @SupremeCourtNominee_GitEmSteveDave: It would be like the finger of Frucci.
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    Image of MacBandit MacBandit
    06/11/09

    @SupremeCourtNominee_GitEmSteveDave:


    Picture a tornado that is cutting a mile wide swath of complete annihilation at it's base taking out trees, cars, brick buildings and even breaking reinforced concrete structures. That's what an F5 is.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    06/11/09

    @MacBandit: What about the dogs and cats? What would they be doing?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/11/09

    @SupremeCourtNominee_GitEmSteveDave: Well, before the tornado they'd be raining. During the tornado they'd be living together in mass hysteria.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    06/11/09

    @Carradine Dies of a Stroke Film at 11: Lite: Ahhhhh
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    06/11/09

    @Carradine Dies of a Stroke Film at 11: Lite: Imagine a ban-hammer that could ban every single gizmodo account in a single swing...
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    Image of kstagg kstagg
    06/11/09

    In reply to Holy Crap, Storm Chasers Captured Footage Inside a Tornado
    Does becoming a tornado chaser come with a free application to the Darwin Awards?


    idiots.

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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    06/11/09

    @kstagg: I'm with you. I think what annoys me most about these storm chasers is the pretense of scientific research. That and the way that some folks seem to think they're heroic. The only good thing I can say about them is that they're only putting themselves at risk, and if they want to do that it's fine with me.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/11/09

    @kstagg: It's like joining the army. There is a small chance that you might die, but it will give you more money/street cred than your next best alternative.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    06/11/09

    @kstagg: Well, if you'd rather know that a tornado is about to disintegrate your house, then I suppose that is your prerogative...


    The majority of storm/tornado chasers are not really researchers they are "spotters" for local news channels.

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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    06/11/09

    @ぶっちぎり IN THE FACE!: ...rather NOT know...
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    Image of roflwaffles is attempting hipster irony roflwaffles is attempting hipster irony
    06/11/09

    @weatherman:

    Its pretty useful to tell where they're headed for people who would like to avoid being in them.

    they're kinda like...

    weathermen.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    06/11/09

    @roflwaffles is actually made of cheese: :)
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    Image of robot-shmobot robot-shmobot
    06/11/09

    In reply to Holy Crap, Storm Chasers Captured Footage Inside a Tornado
    I can't see the youbtube video because I'm at work, but I can only assume that they tied themselves to a pipe inside a barn and waited to look inside said tornado.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    06/11/09

    @robot-shmobot: It wasn't a barn! It was a tool shed filled with lots of sharp metal things. Am I the only one who watched that movie.
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    Image of CaptainHoratioMcCallister CaptainHoratioMcCallister
    06/11/09

    @SupremeCourtNominee_GitEmSteveDave: Sorry, wrong again. They went inside a barn filled with sharp things, then ran out and tied themselves to a pipe in a separate shed.
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    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    06/11/09

    @CaptainHoratioMcCallister: Yeah, but they could have stayed in the house. It didn't take the house.
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    Image of The Real 31 The Real 31
    06/11/09

    @AmphetamineCrown: Look, cut them some slack, it's not easy chasing Twisters in the first place, but then you add Dr. Jonas Miller always up your ass poaching your tornadoes (and press), they just had a lot to deal with.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    06/11/09

    @The Real 31: Will there be rue-age?
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    Image of pdj79 pdj79
    06/11/09

    @AmphetamineCrown: The only reason the house didn't get taken is because the tornado got mad at them for tying themselves to the pipe and decided it was going to just pout about it and die. It was only chasing them to begin with for forcing it to eat a shitty Dodge Ram pickup.
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    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    06/11/09

    @pdj79: Don't be dissin' on the Dodge RAM. You mess with the Cummins Turbo Diesel and we are gonna have words.

    At least it didn't spit up the RAM the way it did the Jeep pickup.
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    Image of FredicvsMaximvs FredicvsMaximvs
    06/11/09

    @AmphetamineCrown: That's because the whole movie was one big Dodge commercial. :D
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    Image of Complexified Complexified
    06/11/09

    In reply to Holy Crap, Storm Chasers Captured Footage Inside a Tornado
    Did they see any flying cows??
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    06/11/09

    @Complexified: I think it was the same cow.


    Wow, I thought they were in for some immanent rueage!

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    Image of Jesse in Japan Jesse in Japan
    04/24/09

    In reply to Fighter Pilots Are Absolutely Nuts
    I don't think he's as close to the ground as it looks in the picture. It looks like his wing is practically touching the dirt in the background, but it's hard to judge the distance and I'd say it's more like that his wing is a few feet over of the runway, rather than a few inches over the dirt. Still, pretty crazy.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    04/24/09

    In reply to Fighter Pilots Are Absolutely Nuts
    I've seen planes get in fights with the ground. The ground usually wins.
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    Image of casualrdt casualrdt
    04/24/09

    In reply to Fighter Pilots Are Absolutely Nuts
    I've been closer then that!
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    04/24/09

    @casualrdt: I'm closer to the ground than that right now while I type this!


    Of course, I'm also not in a jet, but that's a minor detail.

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    Image of Serolf Divad Serolf Divad
    04/24/09

    In reply to Fighter Pilots Are Absolutely Nuts
    It's close, but not just "a few inches." I think perspective is making it look a little closer than it really is.
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    Image of PimPee PimPee
    04/24/09

    In reply to Fighter Pilots Are Absolutely Nuts
    Would a few inches more really be fatal?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    04/24/09

    @PimPee: I don't know, but she told me to stop b/c it felt like it would.
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    Image of HawaiianActor HawaiianActor
    04/24/09

    @Illiterate?EmailMeForHelp_GitEmSteveDave: HA!
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    04/24/09

    @PimPee: Of course not! This guy makes a living out of doing that!


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    Image of mfusion mfusion
    04/24/09

    @Skunky: that underwing prop plane is going significantly slower than the firghter jet above.


    also because of the placement of the wing the pilot can actually see where the tip of the wing is in relation to the ground.

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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    04/24/09

    @mfusion: Shh, you're ruining the magic.
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    Image of deathbytray deathbytray
    04/24/09

    In reply to Fighter Pilots Are Absolutely Nuts
    Tower, this is Ghost rider requesting a flyby.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    04/24/09

    @deathbytray: Negative Ghost Rider, Pattern is full.
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    Image of ninjamurf ninjamurf
    04/24/09

    @Illiterate?EmailMeForHelp_GitEmSteveDave:Thank you for correcting hu_hu. Saved me the trouble.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    04/24/09

    @ninjamurf:

    OK Chief, we have a line-up based on your description of "a maverick". Can you identify the "God-Damn son of bitch" who buzzed the tower?






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    Image of hu_hu_cool hu_hu_cool
    04/24/09

    In reply to Fighter Pilots Are Absolutely Nuts
    I did that once.... in a video game.
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    Image of ★☆★　Waka　★☆★ ★☆★　Waka　★☆★
    04/24/09

    @hu_hu_cool: yeah, I loved doing it in battlefield 2142... doing crazy stuff, it's ok to die in a videogame thou...
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    04/24/09

    @★☆★　Waka　★☆★: 1942 FTW


    1943 comes out soon...

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    Image of e0ytk e0ytk
    04/24/09

    @UnderLoK: Agreed! Forgotten Hope is the best add-on mod for BF42 though and BF2.
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    04/24/09

    @e0ytk: I miss Desert Combat, BF2 just didn't capture it.
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    UnderLoK was starred UnderLoK was unstarred
    Image of Skunky Skunky
    04/24/09

    @UnderLoK: Agreed. Especially the fact that the A-10 in BF2 only became available with the booster packs.
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