This guy tried so hard to get killed by a tornado

[highland145]

What an amazing video. Glad the guy survived.

Good Lord, ain't nobody got time for that.

 

[DrPizza]

No. So much fail.

0:08 Finishes saying, "It looks like it's coming right towards me."
0:18 Finishes saying, "Uh yeah, I'd say it's going to come right over me."
It's over a full minute later that it reaches the road. And, that tornado wasn't rain wrapped - it would have stuck out like a sore thumb. Remember, he was already stopped on the road, watching it, before he got his camera out and decided to video it. Plenty of time to do a u-turn and get the hell out of there (prior to getting the phone out). Storm was moving toward the road, not parallel to the road. And yes, they can change course, but he wasn't (or was he?) trying to get as close as possible, was he?

 

[BUTCH1]

Fail.

What is a wind tunnel?

It's a large fan in an area that becomes more narrow in the test section. Because all that air has to squeeze through the more narrow section, the wind accelerates.

What are underpasses? They are usually these nice, sloped banks of dirt leading into the narrow underpass.

If you want to experience a 120mph tornado, avoid the underpass. If you want to experience a 160-180 mph tornado, stay in an underpass.

No, a wind tunnel is a very long tapered space designed to concentrate the fan's energy, a bridge is NOT long enough to do that correctly. That IS the recommended advise as the large concrete structure is protecting you from above and in front. There is little body area exposed to get whacked by flying debris.

 

[n7]

OMFG.
Why in the world did he not either gun it past when he saw it was coming, or turn around and GTFO out of there.

Holy crap, that's so incredible he survived.

 

[OutHouse]

fucking moron, i bet he is one of those idiots who think wind speed = ground speed. fool had plenty of time to get the fuck out of the way.

 

[master_shake_]

why did he start taking the video vertically and then realize he was and then turn it??

so not only is it vertical its sideways.

gj.

 

[13Gigatons]

Video would have better if it was landscape. It looked like a great opportunity for an epic video.

 

[tortillasoup]

Anybody who says staying under a bridge is the safe place to be in a tornado obviously didn't read any of the advice on that govt. website or just about anywhere. Unless you have something to grab onto, staying under the bridge is one of the worst places to be, no question.

 

[BUTCH1]

Anybody who says staying under a bridge is the safe place to be in a tornado obviously didn't read any of the advice on that govt. website or just about anywhere. Unless you have something to grab onto, staying under the bridge is one of the worst places to be, no question.

Far better than in a car or lying down somewhere, the weight of the overpass means it's not going anywhere and you will need to scurry way up to the top and find a nook to hide in. The point is to much lessen the chances of being struck by flying debris but if you've got a vehicle running (like this idiot did), GTFO immediately.

 

[DrPizza]

Anybody who says staying under a bridge is the safe place to be in a tornado obviously didn't read any of the advice on that govt. website or just about anywhere. Unless you have something to grab onto, staying under the bridge is one of the worst places to be, no question.

Look around in that video. Should he have gotten out of his vehicle and grabbed onto a tree then? Maybe there's a basement under the road? Yes, it's one of the worst places to be during a tornado. But all of his other options (other than gtfo of there) were much worse.

 

[BUTCH1]

Well it seems I was wrong, according to this NOAA PDF you should never seek shelter under a bridge or overpass, http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crh.noaa.gov%2FImage%2Fgid%2FWCM%2Fsafety%2Ftornado.pdf&ei=SXksVfruAcOWNqfEgfgG&usg=AFQjCNHgR6q9k7HKwI8L96mknCgNWZ_3Jw&sig2=IubRQGlt2CmtR6krrNQ6EA&bvm=bv.90790515,d.eXY

 

[13Gigatons]

There is really no defense from a Tornado. Recent research has shown that the winds can scoop up asphalt from the roadway and hurl it a good distance. So laying in ditch won't protect you.

Underground bunker is really the only place to be during a direct hit.

Sadly a small town near us had designated a building as a storm shelter. Everyone in town hurry to it and the tornado hit it directly and the whole building collapsed.

 

[BudAshes]

There is really no defense from a Tornado. Recent research has shown that the winds can scoop up asphalt from the roadway and hurl it a good distance. So laying in ditch won't protect you.

Underground bunker is really the only place to be during a direct hit.

Sadly a small town near us had designated a building as a storm shelter. Everyone in town hurry to it and the tornado hit it directly and the whole building collapsed.

In California we build all of our structures to be earthquake resistant in order to avoid repeating past tragedies. It costs a lot of money, but then again what is money but a means of protecting ourselves from the harshness of a nature.

 

[tortillasoup]

I think it's a lot easier to build something earthquake safe vs. tornado safe. However, a good start to making a building tornado safe is to not have flat roofs! Steep roof pitch works best. Mild roof pitch is the worst.

 

[The Day Dreamer]

Attempt to suicide?

 

[gorcorps]

There is really no defense from a Tornado. Recent research has shown that the winds can scoop up asphalt from the roadway and hurl it a good distance. So laying in ditch won't protect you.

Underground bunker is really the only place to be during a direct hit.

Sadly a small town near us had designated a building as a storm shelter. Everyone in town hurry to it and the tornado hit it directly and the whole building collapsed.

Lying in a ditch helps reduce where debris can come flying at you. It's not perfect, but from a debris standpoint it helps

 

[13Gigatons]

Lying in a ditch helps reduce where debris can come flying at you. It's not perfect, but from a debris standpoint it helps

True and if your caught on the highway you really can't do much about it I guess. Most people probably get hurt from flying debris percentage wise.

 

[Mixolydian]

True and if your caught on the highway you really can't do much about it I guess. Most people probably get hurt from flying debris percentage wise.

That's what kills people. The wind alone isn't harmful.

 

[TechBoyJK]

I walked around Joplin a day after it was hit by a Tornado.

Fuck tornadoes.

The US Army couldn't lay waste to a town the way that monster did.

Constant, continual scenes of 'wtf how did this get impaled into that?'

 

[TechBoyJK]

That was a Civic, and it had a roof.

 

[Scarpozzi]

0:08 Finishes saying, "It looks like it's coming right towards me."
0:18 Finishes saying, "Uh yeah, I'd say it's going to come right over me."
It's over a full minute later that it reaches the road. And, that tornado wasn't rain wrapped - it would have stuck out like a sore thumb. Remember, he was already stopped on the road, watching it, before he got his camera out and decided to video it. Plenty of time to do a u-turn and get the hell out of there (prior to getting the phone out). Storm was moving toward the road, not parallel to the road. And yes, they can change course, but he wasn't (or was he?) trying to get as close as possible, was he?

Reminded me of this guy:

 

[BrokenVisage]

He was so nonchalant about it haha.

"Yep...death right thur...don't ... really know what to do..."

lol this is my favorite description