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Can a tornado lift up a airplane?

A tornado has the potential to lift up and throw around small aircraft, especially those that are not secured properly. However, commercial airlines are much heavier, designed to withstand turbulence, and typically remain grounded during severe weather conditions.


Can a tornado cause damage without touching the ground?

Yes and no. The funnel of a tornado does not have to reach the ground for damaging winds to occur at ground level. However, if those winds reach the ground then the tornado has touched down even if the funnel hasn't.


What can a tornado lift?

It depends on the strength of the tornado. Weak tornadoes will lift up light objects such as small tree branches. Strong tornadoes have been known to lift up cars, trees, roofs, barns, and sometimes people and animals. Violent tornadoes have been known to lift up and throw heavy construction equipment, well constructed houses, and sometimes larger structures.


What happens to your body in a tornado?

Depends how close you are to the tornado and how strong the tornado is. Strong tornadoes can pick people up and throw them through the air hundreds of yards, in which case you'd be real lucky to survive. More often, they send objects into the air as projectiles that impale people, or simple shred buildings that collapse onto of people. It really isn't much more complicated than that.


Can a missile penetrate a tornado?

Yes. A tornado is not a solid object; it is mostly air. However, the violent winds would likely throw the missile off course. Some researchers have attempted to fire instruments into tornadoes on missiles, but failed as the light missiles were tossed aside by the wind. It was suggested that a heavier missile would have better luck, but the researchers on the project could not get approval to use one. Other than for research there would be little use in firing a missile into a tornado, as any explosive strong enough to possibly disrupt a tornado would only cause more damage.

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Why does a rabbit throw straw over its head?

It throws straw over its head to make it quiet and to feel sakure.


How far can an EF3 tornado throw a car?

An EF3 tornado could probably throw a car a few tens of yards. It could probably move a car a few hundred yards by bouncing and rolling it.


Would you rather ride a tsunami OR ride a tornado?

a tsunami for sure, a tornado is just going to throw me to the united states, riding a tsunami has better chances of living than a tornado


Can you throw up a piece of your belly?

no


Myy bff is eating pie and he won't give mee a piece should i throw the pie in his face?

Wait until he decides to give you the piece then do your job to throw that piece in his face.


A list of five letter words ending in w?

* threw * throw * shrew * arrow * screw * straw


When a tornado forms how far can it throw a house?

Most tornadoes are not strong enough to throw houses. Those few that are strong enough can sometimes thrown them great distances. In one case a houses was thrown 1/4 mile. However, when a house is picked up there is a good chance it will disintegrate in the air, in which case it won't be thrown so much as it will be scattered.


What is a f3 in a tornado?

F3 is a category on the Fujita scale which rates tornadoes From F0 to F5 based on the severity of the damage they do. An F3 is a strong tornado which can tear the roof and walls off most houses, uproot and even throw most trees, and throw trains.


Are you safe from a tornado in a boat?

No. Water does not stop tornadoes and a tornado could easily capsize and even lift and throw a small boat or heavily damage a large one.


What is throw up graffiti?

To "throw up" is to "tag" something. It means to put up a graffiti piece.


What is throw-up graffiti?

To "throw up" is to "tag" something. It means to put up a graffiti piece.


What five letter word ending in w?

allow, below, endow, in-law, straw, strew, throw, threw, widow