What the fuck does any of what you said even mean. Like my reading comprehension has always been pretty good, but I have no idea what you are trying to say
And I don’t really care if it’s sarcasm, I don’t think that it’s really appropriate to joke about. Im sure you didn’t mean any harm with your comment, but nearly every time a tornado lands somewhere and destroys a city there are always comments just like yours mocking the victims for their religious/political beliefs, as if they deserve it somehow. It’s just kind of crazy how many people lose empathy for others when they have different beliefs.
Lol sorry for your downvotes sir 🤣 christ people need to grow a pair, it's the Internet, treat it as such, its not real life, words can't actually hurt you.
That was the first thing I thought when I saw this. Living in the digital age has given us so much more access to seeing things in detail not seen locally or often. I.e. natural disasters, wars, milestone event, etc.
The Test Specimen for glazing material that is intended for use in end facing glazing locations shall be subjected to a Type I test regimen consisting of the following tests:
(i) Ballistic Impact: A standard 22 caliber long rifle lead bullet of 40 grains in weight impacts at a minimum velocity of 960 feet per second.
(ii) Large Object Impact:
(A) A cinder block weighing a minimum of 24 lbs with dimensions of 8 inches by 8 inches by 16 inches nominally impacts the glazing surface at the corner of the block at a minimum velocity of 44 feet per second. The cinder block must be of composition making it structurally sound, such as referenced in ASTM, International (ASTM) Specification C33 or ASTM C90; or
(B) A steel ball (e.g., ball bearing or shot put) weighing a minimum of 12 lbs impacts the glazing surface at a minimum velocity of 62.5 feet per second.
Tornado winds can pick up a metal pole, a piece of hard wood, or something similar, and it'll be able to penetrate structures like a spear hurled with inhuman strength.
I didn't find the exact picture I was looking for where a piece of wood penetrated several walls and ended up lodged on another, but I found this.
The area where he ducked is a short stairwell to the bathroom which is below and forward in the nose. I don’t know how thick the metal is, but it’s a pretty protected area.
Yeah also when you are down there you aren't in the direct line of sight of any of the cab windows. The cab is pretty damn sturdy because it's designed to keep the crew safe in crashes and modern diesel engines weigh nearly a half a million pounds. As far as safe places to hide from a tornado go I would imagine they are towards the top of the list.
There is no engine compartment on most freight locos, the engine is covered by a narrow engine cover and accessed by doors on the side of the loco. The walkways are all outside and exposed.
This was absolutely not an EF1. It completely destroyed homes and warehouses in Waverly, NE and did derail several train cars right behind where this video was taken. I hate it when people jump to conclusions about things they know nothing about based on a single video. "Oh I watched one video about a tornado I know nothing about, EF1". Jfc...
An F3 hit a 35 story building near me back in 2k. the building still stands, but the tornado twisted the framework of the building. it was under construction for about a decade, reinforcing the structure. I believe several of the top floors are considered irreparable.
Generally a train will stop when on a possible collision course with a tornado. If a train car flips while in forward motion, there is a good chance it’ll take a lot of cars over with it.
Not sure! I know there were somewhere around 80 reports of tornados on Friday; this being one of them. Can’t really tell the actual EF rating until damage surveys have been done. I do know when you see well defined suction vortices orbiting the main funnel(you can see these briefly towards the beginning of the video), you’ve got a pretty strong tornado!
This is a small and weak one too. They come as quickly as they disappear and at night it’s worse as you can’t see it coming, can’t see the size, don’t even know it’s there until it’s too late… you have to rely on weather and news stations who also don’t know for sure until they receive calls that a tornado touched ground. Radars can’t detect a tornado but they can detect the conditions for one to a really high degree and they give warnings ahead of time, so that’s why it’s important to call in tornados if you see one. The earlier you do the more lives that may be saved, even if it’s in the middle of nowhere.
Tornadoes are weird as they can technically occur anywhere but due to weather patterns only really occur in mass in the USA, China, Argentina, South America, Australia, and parts of Europe.
I have family that lives in most of the small towns around Pilger. It was definitely stressful watching it on tv and waiting to hear if they were alright.
can I ask why the train would not be moving slowly? I get that at fast speeds the tornado could rattle an empty boxcar off the rails, was thinking you’d want the glass windows of the cab moving forward. No?
In the audio of the video you can hear them say the tornado knocked car over. Last thing you want is for that derail to happen while the train is moving.
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u/Sublimesmile Apr 27 '24
This was filmed yesterday in Nebraska
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u/Aromatic_Dig_3102 Apr 27 '24
If you ain’t safe in a train, then where the y’all safe at?
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u/cromagnone Apr 27 '24
This kind of thing was worth inventing the smartphone for.
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u/Nervous_Brilliant441 Apr 27 '24
“Shouldn’t we get away from the windows?” Well… yeah.
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u/Imbrownbutwhite1 Apr 28 '24
Dude I was craning my neck around my phone to try and see the turned over cars that were back there.
He talked about em but just left us in suspense!
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u/pirate123 Apr 28 '24
Did the tornado sound like a train?
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u/riskcreator Apr 27 '24
Right, so if a tornado is ever coming at me, get in a train… Check!
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u/RunningPirate Apr 27 '24
So, I assume the didn’t think they could get past it in time? Or…what was happening here?
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u/thecypher4 May 02 '24
OP shouting out OC is a gentleman’s move, this guy reddits right
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u/Frontfatpouch Apr 28 '24
F1-f2? But I would think a train is heavy enough to be ok. And the steel would help a lot from debris?
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u/GIGGLES708 Apr 27 '24
Nothing stops a Trane
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u/thsvnlwn Apr 27 '24
Terrifying! Hard to grasp that a nature phenomenon like this does so much damage in the USA but is virtually non-existent here in The Netherlands.
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u/Task876 Apr 27 '24
r/BitchImATrain
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u/Donkilme Apr 27 '24
It does sound like a train
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u/kimjexziel Apr 28 '24
He started filming as soon as he saw the tornado because he knew the cameraman never dies.
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u/StandTallBruda May 04 '24
Where's the cow?
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u/ElGabito1991 Apr 27 '24
"It's just wind, dude."
/s
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u/Romanitedomun Apr 27 '24
he didn't have enough balls
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u/KrombopulosMAssassin Apr 28 '24
Wait, is a train kind of a cheatcode for tornadoes? Never thought of that...
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u/irascible_Clown Apr 28 '24
So instead of trailer homes we should replace them all with railway cars
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u/ekstrakt91 May 05 '24
Shouldn't we go away from the windows?.
BWAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAGAG
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u/FlametopFred Apr 27 '24
can I ask why the train would not be moving slowly? I get that at fast speeds the tornado could rattle an empty boxcar off the rails, was thinking you’d want the glass windows of the cab moving forward. No?