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How the Eye of a Tornado Works
TLDR The eye of a tornado forms when a thunderstorm creates a spinning tube on the ground, which is then tilted up to create the vertical funnel shape. Opening windows during a tornado does not prevent damage, as it is the flying debris that causes destruction.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
The podcast episode is about how the eye of a tornado works.
01:11
The speaker grew up in Toledo, Ohio, which is at the end of Tornado Alley, and has experienced many tornadoes in their life.
02:22
A tornado forms when a thunderstorm creates a horizontal spinning tube on the ground, which is then tilted up by rising air to create the vertical funnel shape that we associate with tornadoes.
03:36
Opening your windows during a tornado does not prevent your house from exploding, as the low pressure in a tornado is not what causes the damage, but rather the flying debris.
04:49
People who have experienced being inside a tornado describe it as calm, with constant lightning and small twisters breaking away from the walls.
05:57
People who have experienced being inside the eye of a tornado describe a sense of calm and well-being, despite the destruction happening outside.
07:16
People who have experienced being inside the eye of a tornado describe a sense of calm and well-being, despite the destruction happening outside.
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