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Get ready to explore the wild world of haboobs. These are not ordinary dust devils – they are huge walls of sand and dust that sweep through like nature's own sandstorm gatecrashers. These fierce dust storms are like the celebrities of dry regions, arriving with impressive force and making the sky disappear in a brown mist. So, the next time you are in a desert and see that wall of dust approaching you, just remember, it's not an illusion – it's a haboob ready to shake your sandy world! #brightside #brightsideglobal TIMESTAMPS: 0:01 Haboob 08:10 Tornado with sharks 17:15 What if a tornado sucks you in This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
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00:00Imagine, you're driving through the Sahara Desert, and in the rearview mirror, you see a giant wall of dust and
00:07sand that touches the sky, and it's coming your way.
00:10You speed up your little jeep, trying to outrun it, but it's too close.
00:14Some of these dust storms can be as high as 10,000 feet and shut out the light if it's
00:19broad daylight.
00:21Crazy enough, these sky-touching dust walls can last anywhere from 30 minutes.
00:28Haboob is an Arabic word that means to blow.
00:31They're known to cover entire cities when they're at their peak, and they're most common in May and September.
00:37If it's during the daytime, then you're safe, since Haboob's mostly appear in the afternoon and the evening.
00:43However, just because you're not in the Sahara region or the northern parts of Sudan doesn't mean you're safe.
00:50These giant storms are also present in central Australia, some parts of the United States, and areas near Mexico.
00:58They happen when thunderstorm winds blow out dust or sand and then create a giant wall.
01:04It's a column of sinking air inside a thunderstorm that strikes the ground and spreads out in all directions, snatching
01:11all of the dust particles along the way.
01:14You cannot outrun them unless you have cheetah legs and can sprint up to 60 miles an hour.
01:20And even if you do have cheetah legs, you still won't be able to outrun them.
01:24They block out all visibility so that no one can do anything beyond the wall.
01:29As tall as they are, they're also many miles long, sometimes stretching as far as 100 miles and appear out
01:36of nowhere.
01:39And once you're caught in one of these, then good luck.
01:42Besides blocking out all visibility, it's also very difficult to breathe in those.
01:47There are some safety tips and tricks in case you're caught in one of these dust traps.
01:53Firstly, you spot it coming your way, and if you're in a car, then don't try to outdrive it.
01:58The wind speeds are far higher than your car's.
02:01And even if you could outdrive it, the risk of driving insanely fast is another danger to worry about.
02:08It's highly advisable to pull over on the side but as far away from the main road as possible and
02:13park your car.
02:14Close all the windows and make sure you don't have any lights on, especially the brake lights.
02:20It might sound logical to keep them on to alert any oncoming driver behind you,
02:25but there have been some reports where drivers thought that the car lights were guides and they crashed into the
02:30parked cars.
02:31In some cases, there is no place to pull over, so maintain your speed and switch on the high beams.
02:37Turn on the blinkers so that people at the back can see you, and honk your horn every now and
02:42then so that if people can't see you, then they can hear you.
02:45Keep driving until the haboob passes through you.
02:48Oh, and don't leave any windows open as well.
02:52If you're without a vehicle and the haboob is coming your way, then try to find shelter in the nearest
02:58location and make sure to cover yourself with something.
03:01Most importantly, cover your face and close your eyes.
03:05These storms are especially dangerous for animals since they can affect their breathing.
03:09Many scientists point out that every haboob is a sandstorm, but not every sandstorm is a haboob.
03:16What makes a haboob stand out is that they're accompanied by a thunderstorm.
03:20Another risk of haboobs is the risk of wildfires.
03:25While these unique storms are something we should be worried about, there is something scarier than that.
03:31What's scarier than a raging tornado?
03:33A raging tornado covered in fire.
03:36Yes, it exists.
03:39Fire whirls are not that common to see, but they have happened in the past, especially during forest fires.
03:46For a fire whirl to happen, air needs to be dry.
03:49Scientists also call a fire tornado a pyrogenetic tornado.
03:53And like a regular tornado, there has to be open space to happen.
03:58That's why many of the tornadoes we see on the news happen between Texas and Arkansas, where there aren't many
04:05rocky lands and mountains.
04:07But of course, they can be all over the world as well.
04:09It's not often to see tornadoes in bustling downtown in condensed cities.
04:14They need a lot of open space, but it still may happen.
04:19A tornado forms in a supercell.
04:22That's when you have two different air temperatures conflicting.
04:25The vortex that we see in tornadoes forms when warm air and moisture in the upper region of the tornado
04:30cause an updraft.
04:32At the same time, cold and dry air is being pushed downwards from the sky, causing a downdraft.
04:38This happens as it begins to get bigger and bigger, causing it to tilt at an angle and then form
04:46a tornado.
04:48This updraft of warm air at the top will cause the vortex to grow even bigger with water vapor.
04:54This is the spiral funnel cloud we see in tornadoes.
04:58With pressure from the updraft and downdrafts tugging on each other, a tornado is formed.
05:04You'll be lucky to outrun a tornado in a storm.
05:06Normally, it can run as fast as 30 miles per hour, but can even reach as fast as 70 miles
05:12per hour.
05:15Scientists usually predict tornadoes by monitoring the amount of moisture in the air.
05:20Every second counts when giving a warning.
05:22In some cases, you can see more than one tornado in the same storm.
05:26That's if you're in the region with extensive open land to fit them.
05:31Seriously, duck for cover if you're in one.
05:34But this doesn't really apply to a fire tornado.
05:37These happen out of nowhere.
05:39These spinning winds of flame can have a speed of 140 miles per hour and can be between 15 to
05:46150 feet tall.
05:49And range from 1 foot to more than 500 feet wide.
05:53These monsters occur when so much smoke is accumulated and creates a sort of pyrocumulonimbus over the fire vortex.
06:01This basically means all the fire smoke mimics a thunderstorm,
06:06recreating the conditions it would need for a tornado to be formed in an actual thunderstorm.
06:12Here's a fun fact.
06:14Many fire tornadoes can even occur in a bonfire, and they're called fire whirls.
06:19The principle of updraft and downdraft applies here as well.
06:23Just on a small scale.
06:25So next time you're camping or setting up the fireplace, pay attention to the details.
06:29You might just find one spinning around.
06:32But don't worry, they don't grow or become dangerous.
06:36The best way to protect yourself is you can't.
06:39If you're caught in one, then seriously, good luck.
06:42The best way is to hide away from it.
06:44What you can do is put a piece of wet cloth by your face to filter out some of the
06:49nasty stuff in the air to help your breathing.
06:53If you ever see a microburst storm, don't panic.
06:56It's a sudden surge of wind and rain, blowing and clouding anyone's vision that comes out of nowhere.
07:04It's a small version of a downburst, which is a column of sinking air with intensely high-speed winds associated
07:11with thunderstorms.
07:12Just like a regular tornado, these microbursts can severely damage landscapes and buildings.
07:18They're also very dangerous to airplanes flying above.
07:23Microbursts are no bigger than 2.5 miles in scale.
07:27But they can produce dangerous winds of up to 150 miles per hour, similar to that of a tornado.
07:34And just like haboobs, they can be extremely dry.
07:38But unlike haboobs, they can be wet or a combination of the two.
07:43The good thing about these is that there can be warnings before it takes place.
07:48When it does happen, drop everything and go as far away as possible.
07:52It's a good thing that you'll have around 6 to 12 hours to prepare yourself before it develops.
07:57The experts need to monitor the dry air and strong winds.
08:01Otherwise, getting caught in one of these is very, very dangerous.
08:08Now get a load of this.
08:10A red whirlwind sweeps along the coast of Australia and heads toward the nearest city.
08:15This tornado is unique, not by its color, but by what is hidden inside it.
08:21These are great white sharks, hammerhead sharks, tiger sharks, and bull sharks.
08:26Shark!
08:26They fly inside the hurricane, snapping their jaws and trying to grab a piece of meat.
08:32People who look at this bizarre phenomenon from the outside think that they've got something in their drinks.
08:37But this is reality.
08:39A shark tornado can really exist?
08:42Or not?
08:43Yeah, let's find out.
08:45In 1877, a rather unusual tornado struck a farm in Southern California.
08:50About six small alligators, about one foot in length, fell from the sky that day.
08:56In 1894, a tornado traveled through England and dropped poisonous jellyfish on people.
09:02There's a version that tadpoles instead of jellyfish fell on the ground that day, but it still sounds quite strange.
09:10In Kentucky in 1876, there was a black humor rain.
09:14Hmm, doesn't sound funny to me.
09:16Pieces of meat fell from the sky.
09:18The locals tasted them and said it was like mutton or venison.
09:23However, later, birds discovered that a flock of buzzards had flown over that area.
09:28The birds felt unwell and regurgitated their lunch right in the air.
09:33And then, I assume, so did the locals who tried it.
09:36In 1947, fish fell from the sky in Marksville, Louisiana.
09:41In 2005, there was a rain that contained thousands of frogs in Serbia.
09:46In 2010, a small town in Australia was hit by a rain of perches.
09:52You know, fish.
09:52And now, imagine that all these strange phenomenon were caused by one villainous corporation,
09:59where evil geniuses work.
10:01And one of them is you.
10:03So, you decide to make the most incredible natural cataclysm in history.
10:07A tornado of sharks.
10:09Or Sharknado.
10:11So, it seems like it's impossible, but you're going to try.
10:14Because you have nothing better to do.
10:16So, first, we need to understand what a water spout is.
10:20It's a column of rotating air filled with clouds.
10:23This vortex occurs during a thunderstorm when warm air releases a large amount of heat.
10:29This heat becomes the energy that moves the rising air currents.
10:33This warm, moist air goes up, and cold, dry air descends.
10:38The difference in temperatures preserves instability and helps tornadoes develop.
10:43When it forms over the water, a tornado becomes a water spout.
10:47It can draw in particles of seawater, some objects, and even fish.
10:51But everything depends on the strength of this vortex.
10:55You've probably seen it when tornadoes lifted cars into the air or tore the roofs off of buildings.
11:01There's a video on the internet where a tornado raises cows into the air.
11:06And an ordinary cow weighs about 1,400 pounds.
11:10Now, in comparison, the great white shark is about 4,400 pounds.
11:15If a tornado could lift several cows, it could cope with a shark.
11:19But besides the great white one, there are tiger sharks, bull sharks, and hammerhead sharks.
11:25All of them weigh less.
11:26Therefore, there's no doubt that a tornado could possibly lift them into the air, too.
11:33Okay, now we can assume it's in the realm of possibilities.
11:36The next step is to create a real tornado.
11:39To do this, you need to heat the air and then make it rotate.
11:43The cold air will start to go down, and you will get a whirlwind.
11:47One engineer from Canada named Lewis built devices that created tornadoes.
11:52He made several prototypes before assembling a real vortex engine.
11:56According to him, anyone can do it.
11:59However, these vortices were small.
12:02His device created thin jets of air that swirled and produced mini-tornadoes,
12:07which then quickly dissipated due to strong winds.
12:10Lewis started developing this idea to get a new source of electricity.
12:14But he needed to create a giant vortex that would go into the sky to power several houses.
12:20He didn't have enough finances and opportunities to do this.
12:24But the place where you work has enough money to do it.
12:27You take the concept of the vortex engine and invest several million dollars.
12:32You build several large turbines that direct air to one point
12:36and then heat it with the help of a powerful generator.
12:39To give your tornado more destructive power, you electrify the atmosphere.
12:43You can control the tornado and change its direction using a special control panel.
12:48You little evil mad scientist, you.
12:51So, you come to the coast of Australia, where there are many sharks of different species.
12:57To force them to gather in one place, you must throw several tons of minced meat into the water near
13:02the shore.
13:03Let me suggest that you don't do this by hand.
13:06The sharks immediately come there as soon as they smell the food.
13:09But there's a problem.
13:11These animals feel changes in the weather and don't approach the center of the storm.
13:16Therefore, to make sharks take risks, you need to make them angry and hungry enough.
13:22You go, Dr. Doofenshmirtz.
13:25You spend millions of dollars to organize large-scale fishing.
13:29You throw huge nets into the water.
13:31And within a week, catch all the fish, shellfish, and other marine life that can become dinner for sharks.
13:38You move all the prey into giant aquariums and wait for the sharks to get hungry.
13:44A few days later, you notice many big fish congregating near the shore, looking for food.
13:50Then, you buy a couple of tons of ground beef from several butcher shops.
13:55You put it in a large container and lift it with the help of a helicopter.
13:59You dump the meat in a place where you see a lot of sharks.
14:03Lunch attracts fish within a one-mile radius.
14:06At this moment, a large ship with the tornado generator approaches the shore.
14:11Hey, can't quit now, right?
14:13You start the engines and strong flows of warm air accumulate in the sky.
14:18Electricity flashes and condensation greets rain.
14:22A powerful vortex begins to form in the sky.
14:25You control it and direct it towards the sharks.
14:28The whirlwind pulls pieces of ground beef from the water.
14:31The dust particles mix with the meat, and the tornado turns red.
14:36Oh, I think I'm gonna barf.
14:39You increase the strength of the wind and see how the sharks begin to rise into the air.
14:44More precisely, they jump out of the water to grab the meat, and the tornado picks them up.
14:50When several sharks are inside the vortex, you direct them toward the shore.
14:55People are running in horror.
14:56Some sharks fall back into the water, and some fall to the beach.
15:00The hammerhead shark falls right into the kitchen of a coastal restaurant and eats the whole menu.
15:06The shark is also a pig.
15:08You direct the sharknado into the city.
15:11The storm lifts trees and cars into the air and rips off the roofs of houses.
15:16Some sharks fall down to the streets.
15:18People are running in different directions.
15:21The shark vortex passes through the city, scattering sharks.
15:24Of course, sharks don't crawl on the ground and don't try to eat people.
15:28They're just in shock and don't understand what's going on.
15:31Hey, what can I say? It's a PG sharknado.
15:35Even in the ocean, sharks don't like to bite people.
15:38All attacks occur because sharks mistake them for seals or other sea creatures, which all look like food.
15:45Also, toothy fish can swim up to people out of curiosity.
15:48And now they're disoriented and having big breathing problems.
15:52Fish need a constant flow of water passing through their oxygen-extracting gills.
15:57Depending on the species, sharks can last without water for several minutes to an hour.
16:02At this moment, you realize that you have carried out not a villainous plan,
16:06but a stupid thing that has caused so many fish to suffer.
16:10Now, you need to fix everything.
16:12You have several helicopters that can transport the fish back into the ocean.
16:17But they're twitching and snapping their jaws in fear.
16:20Therefore, to calm them down, you use darts with sedatives.
16:24Then you help rescuers to fasten the sharks to the helicopters and lift them into the air.
16:30You have to get one fish out of an apartment on the seventh floor.
16:33Another shark was lying in the park.
16:36A hammerhead caused a big traffic jam on the road.
16:39And this tiger shark fell on a firetruck.
16:43Fortunately, they all have tough skin and strong muscles that protect them from damage.
16:48You pick up all the sharks and move them back to the ocean.
16:51No one and nothing has been hurt except for one thing.
16:55Your reputation.
16:56You have failed your villainous plan and need to develop something new.
17:01This time, you'll create something that will really terrify people.
17:05You will invent a YouTube channel with nothing but ads.
17:10Alternate ending.
17:11You will invent a mega flood of spiders.
17:15Ew.
17:17Check this out.
17:19There's a giant tornado heading towards you.
17:21And it's so fast.
17:23These twisters can move at crazy speeds of more than 250 miles per hour.
17:28Plus, they can carve a pathway 50 miles long and a mile wide.
17:32Sometimes, you can see them coming clearly, while in some cases, low-hanging clouds or rain can hide them.
17:38So they sneak up on you and you don't even see them.
17:41And in most cases, a tornado can develop so fast that no one can even warn you in time if
17:47it's already too close.
17:49And now, this insane storm is really close.
17:52Maybe you have a couple of minutes to get somewhere safe.
17:55Do you have a basement?
17:56Go hide.
17:56Or maybe, I know this is a crazy idea, but what do you think about going inside a tornado to
18:03check what it would be like?
18:04Now, some tornadoes appear as rope-like swirls, while others have wide clouds in the shape of a funnel.
18:10And here's the second one, right before you.
18:13Look at these whirling winds born in a thunderstorm.
18:16They extend down from it to the ground.
18:18Many times, hail joins the party, too.
18:21The U.S. itself has something like a thousand tornadoes per year.
18:25Texas holds the record with about 120 tornadoes per year, a record not to be proud of.
18:31But you'll generally see most twisters in Tornado Alley, which is a stretch of land in the midwestern part of
18:38the U.S.
18:38They develop when warm, moist air coming from Mexico meets cool, dry air from Canada.
18:44These two clash and turn into a powerful storm that at some point can spawn tornadoes.
18:49And you'll see most tornadoes there between April and June, though lately, some have come even in December.
18:56They can range from a regular dust storm to an incredibly powerful force that can carry away cars, large trees,
19:03and even houses.
19:04But this is a unique chance.
19:07You've never been this close, right?
19:08Plus, it's a gigantic one.
19:10You don't often get to see such a big one.
19:13Okay, ready then?
19:14It's getting closer.
19:15You feel the wind getting stronger while tossing dirt and debris in your face.
19:20You close your eyes and whoosh!
19:22You're inside, and it's crazy.
19:25Vicious winds are hurling and spinning you around.
19:28They're lifting you up at the same time.
19:30Feeling dizzy?
19:31Feeling like Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz?
19:34Now may be a good time to check what's really happening to you,
19:37while inside, swirling with winds and...
19:39Oh, wait!
19:40Is that your neighbor's motorcycle spinning together with you?
19:43Hope it'll stay that far away.
19:46Now, let's take a moment to catch up.
19:48Being in the middle of a raging tornado is actually something you might survive.
19:52But I won't lie to you, it won't be easy.
19:56The first thing you'd sense would likely be the temperature changes.
20:00Inside this crazy twister, it can be 36 degrees colder than outside of it.
20:05That's because the center of the tornado funnel spins all the time.
20:09All that funneling makes the inside of the vortex way colder.
20:13And it makes the airway thinner than you used to.
20:15The air would be 20% less dense than, for example, what you would find at high altitudes.
20:21Now, I hope you're not planning to stay there for too long.
20:25Disclaimer here.
20:26The atmospheric pressure inside this swirling vortex is so low that your lungs won't be able to extract enough oxygen.
20:34Now, to give you a perspective of all this, breathing inside a tornado is like trying to get some air
20:39at an altitude of 26,000 feet.
20:42That's a pro level, similar to climbing Everest.
20:45So, yeah, you'll need some help just to be able to take a regular breath.
20:49In short, you'll probably pass out after only a couple of minutes.
20:53But don't worry.
20:54I brought you this special mask, so breathing is not a problem anymore.
20:58Hey, did you notice how smooth the airflow from the inside is?
21:03Some storm watchers ended up inside a tornado.
21:06Later, they said it all looks so chaotic with all those raging clouds and winds swirling around.
21:12But from the inside, the air is surprisingly smooth.
21:15But that doesn't mean you'll get a peaceful ride because of it.
21:18And it's not a solo party in that thing.
21:21The neighbor's motorcycle is not the only thing you'll see there.
21:25Wood, bricks, glass, maybe even cars, cows, motorhomes, bricks, roofs, and other big objects.
21:32You'd be pretty lucky if nothing crashes into you in all that chaos.
21:36With all that debris that's swirling at, for instance, 310 miles per hour, you can hardly avoid it.
21:43But let's just say a miracle happens and you got through it.
21:47Now, you're really dizzy.
21:49And you're just wondering when all of this is going to be over and if you're even going to be
21:53able to come out of this gigantic tornado.
21:56Well, the tornado will eventually slow down.
21:59It happens because cool air enters the twister.
22:02Just because things are settling down, it doesn't mean you can relax.
22:06Well, your stomach hit.
22:07Since all that crazy swirling is done, but the tornado will drop you from whatever height you're on when it
22:14stops.
22:14If you're somewhere in the countryside, there might be some soft bale of hay to break your fall.
22:20Oh, wait.
22:21We're talking about a twister that's probably more than 45,000 feet tall.
22:25So that won't work.
22:26I hope you brought your parachute because now would be a good time to pop it.
22:30Nope.
22:31Hey, don't worry.
22:32I'm all about happy endings.
22:34So I'll help you out.
22:35Here you go.
22:36And now you're slowing down, enjoying the view, if you even see anything around you from all that dizziness.
22:43How come there are clear sunlit skies from your left, you may wonder?
22:48It's not unusual.
22:50Tornadoes often form near the edge of a thunderstorm.
22:53It's like a border between two different worlds.
22:55And it wasn't even windy.
22:57Plus, the air was very still before it hit, right?
23:00Well, that's common, too.
23:01Okay, I think you know this kind of scenario is impossible in reality.
23:06So it would be best to find a safe spot quickly if a tornado was close by.
23:12Use your underground shelter first.
23:14And if you don't have one, your basement could be the next best choice.
23:18Prepare ahead of time with a battery-operated TV or radio, together with fresh batteries.
23:24Or a device with internet to be able to hear the latest updates on the tornado.
23:28Include some non-perishable food, water, and other essentials prepared, too.
23:33As it turns out, some people really were picked up by tornadoes, and they managed to go through it.
23:39A tornado actually dropped them a few hundred feet away without a scratch.
23:44Hey, I'd say that's a whole lot of bother just to save some bucks on Uber.
23:48But you can't have a guarantee you'll be safe or where you'll end up.
23:53It would be incredibly hard to get out of one of those big and fierce ones, though, like supercells.
23:59They fall into the category of the strongest type of storms, mostly thunderstorms.
24:04And imagine falling into water spouts.
24:07Those could be fine, though, at least at the beginning, because they're weak and they form over warm water.
24:12So they could be like a part of your spa day, at least until they move inland and turn into
24:17a real tornado.
24:19Now, dust devils wouldn't be that pleasant.
24:21They're not that big, but we're talking about columns of air that rotate at large speeds.
24:27And you can easily see them because of all that dirt and dust they pick up, which is why you'd
24:32need glasses for that.
24:34Whoops, wait, I forgot that, so I can't help you this time.
24:37But if it makes you feel any better, they're not associated with thunderstorms.
24:42Hmm, don't know why that would make anyone feel better when I think about it.
24:46But if you're willing to jump into a fire tornado, I'll find you a special suit that will keep you
24:52safe while spinning through smoke, gas, and flames.
24:55I promise.
24:56Columns here are narrow and they rise vertically into the air, similar to a dust devil.
25:01Of course, the heat is crazy.
25:03And as updrafts are becoming stronger, and if there's enough dry fuel, a fire whirl is turning into a real
25:10fire tornado that extends from the ground up to the cloud, moving incredibly fast.
25:16Okay, let's stop now.
25:17I'm pretty dizzy.
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