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tornado eats light pole

Am I the only one who doesn't know what in the hell you're talking about? THe tornado is BEHIND the light poll, but it's FAR from eating it. I guess that the funnel is at least a quarter of a mile away from the light poll.
 
Originally posted by: rbloedow
Am I the only one who doesn't know what in the hell you're talking about? THe tornado is BEHIND the light poll, but it's FAR from eating it. I guess that the funnel is at least a quarter of a mile away from the light poll.
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that is the controversy.
 
Not to mention, their would be a lot of sh!t flying through the air if it was as close as you're thinking.
 
people! jeez! look at the photo. 1 interpretation is that the funnel cloud is about to touch down, and the light pole is partially inside of it. The other interpretation is that the apparent occlusion of the light pole is an aberation.

this photo was taken in early 1980's in dallas.
 
Originally posted by: yamahaXS
people! jeez! look at the photo. 1 interpretation is that the funnel cloud is about to touch down, and the light pole is partially inside of it. The other interpretation is that the apparent occlusion of the light pole is an aberation.

this photo was taken in early 1980's in dallas.
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Uh...are you looking at that full-sized? You can see the entire lightpole.
 
Originally posted by: yamahaXS
people! jeez! look at the photo. 1 interpretation is that the funnel cloud is about to touch down, and the light pole is partially inside of it. The other interpretation is that the apparent occlusion of the light pole is an aberation. this photo was taken in early 1980's in dallas.
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There's no interpreting to do, you're seeing something that's not there. If you look at the crappy picture (while maximized), it's obvious that that funnel cloud isn't as close as you're thinking. If it was as close as you're saying, there would be things flying around, etc.
 
"I guess that the funnel is at least a quarter of a mile away from the light poll."

If the arm of that light pole doesn't have a lot of corrosion on one half of it, then it IS that close, regardless of what you think.
 
Originally posted by: rbloedow
Originally posted by: yamahaXS
people! jeez! look at the photo. 1 interpretation is that the funnel cloud is about to touch down, and the light pole is partially inside of it. The other interpretation is that the apparent occlusion of the light pole is an aberation. this photo was taken in early 1980's in dallas.
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There's no interpreting to do, you're seeing something that's not there. If you look at the crappy picture (while maximized), it's obvious that that funnel cloud isn't as close as you're thinking. If it was as close as you're saying, there would be things flying around, etc.
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there is plenty of interpretation left to the eye. yes, its a crappy picture. yes, there are some cues that suggest the funnel cloud is not near the light pole. yes there are some cues that suggest the funnel cloud is interacting witht he light pole.

The picture is archived in the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Collection.
 
Originally posted by: Ornery
"I guess that the funnel is at least a quarter of a mile away from the light poll."

If the arm of that light pole doesn't have a lot of corrosion on one half of it, then it IS that close, regardless of what you think.
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No, it's not that close, regardless of what you think.
 
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