What would be really great is a tornado with a lightning storm inside it. That’d mess up some towns. Send one of those to Tornado Alley and get rid of those rednecks once and for all.
to Samael: That’s be wicked…imagine sitting in your basement & you’d think the eye of the Hurricane was passing over you so you peep your head out, then shazzam, lightning strikes.
Actually I think lightning strikes inside or around a tornado makes a lot of sense. Lightening is caused by ice particles/water droplets colliding and rubbing against each other, resulting in the building of a large electrostatic charge that gets released as lightning.
In a tornado, you can have the same thing occur, albeit the particles will be moving horizontally rather than vertically as they would in a cloud, so it shouldn’t be unusual to see lightning in or around an water/ice laden tornado…
You can hear lightning on AM radio, but what most people don’t know is that you can also detect tornadoes. It’ll show up as a constant hissing that grows louder rather than random pops like lightning makes.
Well, I don’t know jack about radios, other than tuning in to AM and FM stations. I’m guessing you’re talking about using a ham radio, in which case I’d also assume that you get quite a greater range than with a normal one. I guess your constant buzz makes sense. Maybe one day I’ll look further into it.
Sweet. I’d love a hi-res version of this one.
What would be really great is a tornado with a lightning storm inside it. That’d mess up some towns. Send one of those to Tornado Alley and get rid of those rednecks once and for all.
to Samael: That’s be wicked…imagine sitting in your basement & you’d think the eye of the Hurricane was passing over you so you peep your head out, then shazzam, lightning strikes.
There have been reports of a strange sort of lightning seen inside tornadoes. I don’t remember much about it.
(massive weather geek)
Actually I think lightning strikes inside or around a tornado makes a lot of sense. Lightening is caused by ice particles/water droplets colliding and rubbing against each other, resulting in the building of a large electrostatic charge that gets released as lightning.
In a tornado, you can have the same thing occur, albeit the particles will be moving horizontally rather than vertically as they would in a cloud, so it shouldn’t be unusual to see lightning in or around an water/ice laden tornado…
i’ve heard of cows and witches inside tornadoes, but not lightning.
someone must have masturbated for the one millionth time. this is what happens when that happens.
Oh, also:
You can hear lightning on AM radio, but what most people don’t know is that you can also detect tornadoes. It’ll show up as a constant hissing that grows louder rather than random pops like lightning makes.
I’ll stfu now 🙁
So how do you distinguish that from just bad reception? (actually interested, not just being a nitpicky bitch)
Still listening to Otis Rush? Welcome to 2008 fags it’s all about America Fergie now. Fergalicious motherfuckers.
I dunno, I think static varies more than a tornado would. The tornado gives off a constant frequency (55 hz i think). I’ve never heard it, so y’know.
Yeah, I think background static would occur at different frequencies than tornado static…
Well, I don’t know jack about radios, other than tuning in to AM and FM stations. I’m guessing you’re talking about using a ham radio, in which case I’d also assume that you get quite a greater range than with a normal one. I guess your constant buzz makes sense. Maybe one day I’ll look further into it.
@redxblack. yes, and they’re both headed for a kitten pound.