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There have been a number of accounts of this happening, so there is no single time or place. In all likelihood the straw did not actually go through the brick, however. It probably got wedged in preexisting cracks.
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Can a tornado make a piece of straw go through a tree?
Not exactly. Most experts will say that during tornado, the wind will bend a tree significantly, which can open up cracks in the windward side. Small objects carried by the wind can then get blown into the cracks and become stuck when the tree bends back to its usual shape.
What role does atmospheric pressure play when someone is drinking a liquid through a straw?
when you drink through a straw you remove some of the air in the straw. because there is less air the pressure of the straw is reduced. but the atmospheric pressure on the surface of the liquid remains the same. henceforth how it helps you drink
Explain why drinking through a straw shows that fluids flow from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure?
Because your sucking
Can a tornado drive a blade of grass into a wooden door?
Must likely not. There have been cases of straw being driven into tree trunks, but that is believed to occur when a tree bends over in the powerful wind and cracks open up, allowing small objects to enter.
Is a straw a metal or nonmetal?
Straw is nonmetallic. However, the words metallic and nonmetallic are usually reserved for pure substances. Straw is a complicated mixture of many substances.
What do you use to make a mud brick?
mud! straw can also be used to make the brick stronger
What were houses made of?
Wood, brick, adobe, straw, etc.
What was the 2 pig's house built of?
straw, brick and sticks
Can you split a tree with straw during a hurricane?
No of course not. That is a myth that resulted from a rather result of tornado damage. A telephone pole was found split open with a straw inserted. However, it is more likely that the winds from the tornado split the pole and then the straw got stuck in the resulting gap afterwards. Lets not forget tornados can be as much as twice as strong as hurricanes, and far more dangerous.
Can a tornado make a piece of straw go through a tree?
Not exactly. Most experts will say that during tornado, the wind will bend a tree significantly, which can open up cracks in the windward side. Small objects carried by the wind can then get blown into the cracks and become stuck when the tree bends back to its usual shape.
What were houses made from in 1850?
wood and straw mainly
What were the roofs of mesopotamian houses made out of?
Straw thatch or mud-brick.
Why are brick houses better than straw or stick houses?
Durability.
What were the ancient Moari of New Zealand houses made of?
straw brick and metal
What is a brick called with mud and straw?
Adobe. Cob. Mudbrick. (slight diferences)
Brick made with mud and straw?
no.... mud bricks were made of mud
What stone did they use to build the great wall of china?
clay brick straw andmud
