Comments by "Paul Frederick" (@1pcfred) on "Why Are There No Tornadoes In Europe? | Answers With Joe" video.

  1. Quit trying to horn in on our tornado superiority. Go honk in Ottawa!
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  2. People describe a tornado as like being run over by a freight train. So if you ever want the experience now you know how to get it.
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  3.  @ericalbers4867  what's a half a meter in American?
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  4. Least breakfast was going to be good then.
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  5. I call trailer parks tornado magnets.
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  6. A tent has to be about the worst place to be. I think you'd be better off outdoors. Least you're not in a sail in the wind then.
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  7. @Camelot House I'm actually very bad at trying to explain things.
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  8.  @ericalbers4867  I always look at meters like they're long yards. A meter is really 39.37 inches. So about 39-3/8" But a half a meter is about a half a yard. Or about a foot and a half. So approximately 18 inches. Being that close to a speeding train could be dangerous. I'm not sure what kind of suction they can really generate. I just looked it up and apparently freight trains don't exactly zip along. They only go 20 MPH on average. We might have to rethink this whole freight train analogy in light of that.
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  9. Part of a tornado being a tornado is it has to touch the ground. Until then it's just winds swirling in the air. But 50 feet is pretty close. I've seen vortexes in the sky but they never touched down.
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  10. I've seen tornadoes rip up masonry buildings. If you absolutely want to be safe from a tornado you have to be underground. Anything above ground is at risk. Maybe a reinforced block house would offer some protection? But who wants to live in something like that? You have to balance things in life. 99% of the time you're not going to be dealing with tornadoes.
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  11. If tornadoes are American they should use freedom units. Not that metric stuff.
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  12. the Universe is out to get us all.
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  13. Stereophonic tornadoes. Nice.
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  14.  @joesterling4299  Tornadoes can rip up structures made out of masonry and steel. The only guarantee of safety is being underground. Because tornadoes are not known to be capable of digging too deeply into the ground. They can go in a little depth though. As far as why we live in what we live in goes it's mostly down to what's acceptable. You're not going to get a variance for a bomb shelter in a subdivision. Because you'll lower the property values of all of your neighbors. So you have to live in the same kind of structure they do. Of course if your heart's really set on living in a bomb shelter then there are places where you could get away with it. But you're going to be location limited. Leonard Pickard lived in a converted missile bunker in Kansas. But that's not what he was famous for.
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  15.  @jpe1  Brick is not used as a structural building material anymore in the developed world. Modern buildings have brick facades. It's basically like siding. It's a layer of real brick but it's just hanging there. Behind that brick layer is the real building structure. Which supports that outer layer of brick.
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  16.  @jpe1  I only worked in commercial building trades which is different than the residential space is. Things tend to be a lot more cookie cutter. Everyone does everything the same way because it's the most cost effective way of doing things. Private individuals can get their own ideas though. And if they're not the best ideas they can still absorb the financials. I think private people may have a bit more leeway meeting codes too. Rules are more strict in the public space. All of that makes structural brick impractical in construction today.
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  17. So far I've done OK. Some parts of the country are definitely more susceptible to natural disasters. You just have to live in a nice place.
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