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Armoured tornado camera destroyed - by a tornado
Ananova ^
| 26 June 2003
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Posted on 06/26/2003 1:52:14 PM PDT by rattrap
Armoured tornado camera destroyed - by a tornado
A camera specially designed to take pictures of the inside of a tornado has been destroyed - by a tornado.
National Geographic constructed the armoured device and placed it in the path of a storm near Manchester, South Dakota.
But it was blown away within seconds when the tornado hit. The remains were found stuck in mud more than 430 feet away.
All the device's glass ports were smashed and the cameras inside were ruined, National Geographic said.
The film was being sent back for processing just in case, but officials said they doubted it captured any images.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: ananova; tornado
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To: My2Cents
Clean up in corn isle 4!
To: Frank_Discussion
Very good! I was kind of hoping for the "suck zone" quote, but not bad! ;-)
To: RoughDobermann
There's a bunch of great quotes from that movie. I think the "Cows" comes in a close second to "OK, we've got debris. Debris !?"
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posted on
06/26/2003 3:20:58 PM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Frank_Discussion
How about,
"Would you like me to drive?"
"No!"
"Then would you!?"
To: RoughDobermann
"This is a tasty steak, Meg! Where'd you get it?"
"Didja see my cows?"
"No."
"Ah!"
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posted on
06/26/2003 3:25:12 PM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: RoughDobermann
Gotta Go! Later...
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posted on
06/26/2003 3:27:48 PM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: rattrap
Armoured tornado camera destroyed - by a tornado
well duh everyone knows they should have used a hurricane camera
To: rattrap
Caution: Not for outdoor use. Do not expose to water, hail or high winds. Consult owner's manual for application.
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posted on
06/26/2003 3:39:34 PM PDT
by
Deguello
To: Slyfox
If you think that's bad you should see what a tornado can do to a witch.I hope I don't have to live to see what the witch can do to our country.
To: The_Media_never_lie
I'm worried about VICE President Rodham-Clinton. Think of it:
She keeps he promise not to run for president in '04
Two years and one day into her term the first slotter gets arkincided
Under Article XXII, she can still run for two full terms as the incumbent
The Hillary! Decade begins
At the end of the Hillary! Decade there is a National Emergency "temporarily" delaying the elections
Under the pressure of the National Emergency, the 2nd and 22nd amendments are repealed...
To: SoDak
Don't you think it would be more interesting to have pics from the camera getting sucked into the tornado, and bounced around? Just make the thing so it can withstand the bouncing, but don't make it stationary??
To: rattrap
It does not pay to mess with 'Mother Nature'.
You build it, and she will eventually find a way to destroy it.
I hear a refrain from Kansas........... Dust in the Wind.
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posted on
06/26/2003 11:39:25 PM PDT
by
joanil
To: ~EagleNebula~
Yeah, you would think they could formulate some sort of plexiglass ball that would record the whole thing.
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posted on
06/26/2003 11:40:52 PM PDT
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SoDak
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