Those Crazy Germans Build World’s Largest Man-Made Tornado
November 1st, 2007
This is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. Engineers at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Germany have built the world's largest man-made tornado. The 34.43 meter high tornado was built to keep smoke from making it's way into exhibit areas in the museum in the event of a large fire. The tornado in the photos uses carbon dioxide vapor and takes a good 7 plus minutes for the 144 jets to get 28 tons of air wound up enough to create the vortex necessary to sustain the column. Once running, the tornado will effectively suck in any smoke and carry it up to vents to be expelled to the outside.
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via: OhGizmo
Comment by perros on 1 November 2007:
Whoa, that is a totally cool tornado. It seems to be very practical too, not just some toy the engineers ended up making. This gives me an idea…. create a military weapon to create tornados in enemy territory, lol
Comment by Hair Loss on 2 November 2007:
Simply awesome !!!!! what a tornado. I loved the video shoot you have done. Given a chance I would love to see it live at the Museum.
Comment by pips on 2 November 2007:
The Engineers makes a good job. Great.
Comment by samira on 2 November 2007:
Wow, I’m from Germany and I did’t even know that! Should be worth a trip, though…