investigators combing through the rubble of Super Tuesday discover a frightening
of Super Tuesday discover a frightening
of Super Tuesday discover a frightening truth tornadoes are getting more
truth tornadoes are getting more
truth tornadoes are getting more powerful is there anything we can do to
powerful is there anything we can do to
powerful is there anything we can do to protect ourselves
the first time wind engineer partha
the first time wind engineer partha Sarkar from Iowa State University
Sarkar from Iowa State University
Sarkar from Iowa State University surveyed the wreckage from a tornado he
surveyed the wreckage from a tornado he
surveyed the wreckage from a tornado he was determined to do something about it
was determined to do something about it
was determined to do something about it do you may survive a tornado but your
do you may survive a tornado but your
do you may survive a tornado but your entire life is turned upside down
entire life is turned upside down
entire life is turned upside down because your whole house is gone whole
because your whole house is gone whole
because your whole house is gone whole neighborhood is gone and that’s what
neighborhood is gone and that’s what
neighborhood is gone and that’s what bothers me if you see the cars which
bothers me if you see the cars which
bothers me if you see the cars which have taken a hit from f5 you see it
have taken a hit from f5 you see it
have taken a hit from f5 you see it twisted beyond recognition you know
twisted beyond recognition you know
twisted beyond recognition you know people are no match for that kind of
people are no match for that kind of
people are no match for that kind of wave on Super Tuesday in Tennessee alone
wave on Super Tuesday in Tennessee alone
wave on Super Tuesday in Tennessee alone over 500 homes are destroyed
over 500 homes are destroyed
over 500 homes are destroyed the cost to rebuild runs into hundreds
the cost to rebuild runs into hundreds
the cost to rebuild runs into hundreds of millions Sarkar thinks we can prevent
of millions Sarkar thinks we can prevent
of millions Sarkar thinks we can prevent the damage these new more powerful
the damage these new more powerful
the damage these new more powerful tornadoes will bring we can do something
tornadoes will bring we can do something
tornadoes will bring we can do something about it we can design these houses to
about it we can design these houses to
about it we can design these houses to at least not get completely destroyed if
at least not get completely destroyed if
at least not get completely destroyed if it’s partially destroyed we can rebuild
it’s partially destroyed we can rebuild
it’s partially destroyed we can rebuild it is completely destroyed and is gone
in order to figure out how to protect a
in order to figure out how to protect a building he has to know exactly what the
building he has to know exactly what the
building he has to know exactly what the winds are doing inside a powerful
winds are doing inside a powerful
winds are doing inside a powerful tornado
to do that he has to make himself one he
to do that he has to make himself one he contacts tornado expert bill gallus it
contacts tornado expert bill gallus it
contacts tornado expert bill gallus it was probably a phone call I’ll never
was probably a phone call I’ll never
was probably a phone call I’ll never forget partha wanted to design the first
forget partha wanted to design the first
forget partha wanted to design the first wind tunnel that would create a moving
wind tunnel that would create a moving
wind tunnel that would create a moving tornado and wanted to discuss what ways
tornado and wanted to discuss what ways
tornado and wanted to discuss what ways might we use to create a moving tornado
might we use to create a moving tornado
might we use to create a moving tornado simulator this is the result of their
simulator this is the result of their
simulator this is the result of their collaboration a twister in a can 18 feet
collaboration a twister in a can 18 feet
collaboration a twister in a can 18 feet across and 11 feet high suspended over a
across and 11 feet high suspended over a
across and 11 feet high suspended over a model target the largest and most
model target the largest and most
model target the largest and most realistic tornado simulator ever
realistic tornado simulator ever
realistic tornado simulator ever constructed it can recreate the same
constructed it can recreate the same
constructed it can recreate the same kind of tornadoes that struck on Super
kind of tornadoes that struck on Super
kind of tornadoes that struck on Super Tuesday ef-1 to the more powerful ef5
Tuesday ef-1 to the more powerful ef5
Tuesday ef-1 to the more powerful ef5 it’s the only simulator that can
it’s the only simulator that can
it’s the only simulator that can accurately measure how the wind loads of
accurately measure how the wind loads of
accurately measure how the wind loads of a moving tornado affect different kinds
a moving tornado affect different kinds
a moving tornado affect different kinds of structures once they had a large
of structures once they had a large
of structures once they had a large simulator done and had to throw on the
simulator done and had to throw on the
simulator done and had to throw on the power switch I think there are a lot of
power switch I think there are a lot of
power switch I think there are a lot of people waiting there and scared to death
people waiting there and scared to death
people waiting there and scared to death that what would happen
in the past wind tunnel research
in the past wind tunnel research simulated only straight line wind
this machine reveals how the circular
this machine reveals how the circular wind of a tornado can literally pull the
wind of a tornado can literally pull the
wind of a tornado can literally pull the roof off a house like a cork school
new building design will now incorporate
new building design will now incorporate ways to prevent this
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