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    Tornado Intercept Vehicle....SPOTTED!

    I took a spin down to the pub tonight...

    ...and got upstaged by this





    Its real beat up...but looks SO COOL driving up the road towards you!!
    I guess they are doing a PR tour...fun to see it 'live'.


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    Interesting - first photo I've seen with the stabalizer grapples extended. Very "Beyond Thunder Dome"

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    I still say that in a tornado, a 200 year old wooden barn would fare better than that.... thing.

    Never trust a shadetree welder. I saw some of the welds on that thing when they showed a Discovery special about it. I almost fell out of my chair.
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    And just what the hell is that thing? Are you saying there is a Tornado under all that sheet metal?

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    Storm chaser - I saw it drive into a tornado on some special. Held up pretty well.
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    Hey Bart...

    Quote Originally Posted by nfpgasmask View Post
    And just what the hell is that thing? Are you saying there is a Tornado under all that sheet metal?

    Bart
    Check Discovery channel for "storm chasers"

    This "thing" drives into the tornado...and "IMAX" films it !

    Not pretty...but seems to hold up ok.


    Still cant figure out why it was in San Diego.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scott Harness View Post
    Storm chaser - I saw it drive into a tornado on some special. Held up pretty well.
    Oh, TORNADO, here I am thinking this is some weird thing built on a TORONADO!!



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    No problem gas mask

    Oh, TORNADO, here I am thinking this is some weird thing built on a TORONADO

    Next time just ask I am sure some one here will help you with the big words.

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    Next time they should have Chip Fooise or Monster Garage make one.
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    lol, both vehicles weigh the same.

    If I saw that chaser in my area I think I would start to worry.

    They built it on a ford truck if I remember right.
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    Exclamation

    I also saw the tv special and they had to select a particular "size" tornado in that it couldn't be too big, strong, powerful, etc. as it was anticipated that a larger funnel (ie. f4, f5) would inflict too much damage.
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