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00:00Now get a load of this. A red whirlwind sweeps along the coast of Australia and heads toward the nearest
00:06city.
00:06This tornado is unique, not by its color, but by what is hidden inside it.
00:12These are great white sharks, hammerhead sharks, tiger sharks, and bull sharks.
00:17Shark!
00:17They fly inside the hurricane, snapping their jaws and trying to grab a piece of meat.
00:23People who look at this bizarre phenomenon from the outside think that they've got something in their drinks.
00:28But this is reality. A shark tornado can really exist? Or not? Yeah, let's find out.
00:36In 1877, a rather unusual tornado struck a farm in Southern California.
00:42About six small alligators about one foot in length fell from the sky that day.
00:47In 1894, a tornado traveled through England and dropped poisonous jellyfish on people.
00:53There's a version that tadpoles instead of jellyfish fell on the ground that day.
00:58But it still sounds quite strange.
01:01In Kentucky in 1876, there was a black humor rain.
01:05Hmm, doesn't sound funny to me.
01:07Pieces of meat fell from the sky.
01:09The locals tasted them and said it was like mutton or venison.
01:14However, later, birds discovered that a flock of buzzards had flown over that area.
01:19The birds felt unwell and regurgitated their lunch right in the air.
01:24And then, I assume, so did the locals who tried it.
01:27In 1947, fish fell from the sky in Marksville, Louisiana.
01:32In 2005, there was a rain that contained thousands of frogs in Serbia.
01:37In 2010, a small town in Australia was hit by a rain of perches.
01:42You know, fish.
01:43And now, imagine that all these strange phenomenon were caused by one villainous corporation where evil geniuses work.
01:52And one of them is you.
01:53So, you decide to make the most incredible natural cataclysm in history.
01:58A tornado of sharks.
02:00Or Sharknado.
02:02It seems like it's impossible.
02:03But you're going to try.
02:05Because you have nothing better to do.
02:07So, first, we need to understand what a water spout is.
02:11It's a column of rotating air filled with clouds.
02:14This vortex occurs during a thunderstorm when warm air releases a large amount of heat.
02:20This heat becomes the energy that moves the rising air currents.
02:24This warm, moist air goes up and cold, dry air descends.
02:29The difference in temperatures preserves instability and helps tornadoes develop.
02:34When it forms over the water, a tornado becomes a water spout.
02:39It can draw in particles of seawater, some objects, and even fish.
02:42But everything depends on the strength of this vortex.
02:46You've probably seen it when tornadoes lifted cars into the air.
02:50Or tore the roofs off of buildings.
02:52There's a video on the internet where a tornado raises cows into the air.
02:57And an ordinary cow weighs about 1,400 pounds.
03:01Now, in comparison, the great white shark is about 4,400 pounds.
03:06If a tornado could lift several cows, it could cope with a shark.
03:10But besides the great white one, there are tiger sharks, bull sharks, and hammerhead sharks.
03:16All of them weigh less.
03:17Therefore, there's no doubt that a tornado could possibly lift them into the air, too.
03:23Okay, now we can assume it's in the realm of possibilities.
03:27The next step is to create a real tornado.
03:31To do this, you need to heat the air and then make it rotate.
03:34The cold air will start to go down, and you will get a whirlwind.
03:38One engineer from Canada named Lewis built devices that created tornadoes.
03:43He made several prototypes before assembling a real vortex engine.
03:47According to him, anyone can do it.
03:49However, these vortices were small.
03:53His device created thin jets of air that swirled and produced many tornadoes,
03:58which then quickly dissipated due to strong winds.
04:01Lewis started developing this idea to get a new source of electricity.
04:05But he needed to create a giant vortex that would go into the sky to power several houses.
04:11He didn't have enough finances and opportunities to do this.
04:14But the place where you work has enough money to do it.
04:18You take the concept of the vortex engine and invest several million dollars.
04:23You build several large turbines that direct air to one point and then heat it with the help of a
04:28powerful generator.
04:29To give your tornado more destructive power, you electrify the atmosphere.
04:34You can control the tornado and change its direction using a special control panel.
04:39You little evil mad scientist, you.
04:42So, you come to the coast of Australia, where there are many sharks of different species.
04:47To force them to gather in one place, you must throw several tons of minced meat into the water near
04:53the shore.
04:54Let me suggest that you don't do this by hand.
04:57The sharks immediately come there as soon as they smell the food.
05:01But there's a problem.
05:02These animals feel changes in the weather and don't approach the center of the storm.
05:07Therefore, to make sharks take risks, you need to make them angry and hungry enough.
05:13You go, Dr. Doofenshmirtz.
05:16You spend millions of dollars to organize large-scale fishing.
05:20You throw huge nets into the water and, within a week, catch all the fish, shellfish, and other marine life
05:27that can become dinner for sharks.
05:30You move all the prey into giant aquariums and wait for the sharks to get hungry.
05:35A few days later, you notice many big fish congregating near the shore, looking for food.
05:41Then, you buy a couple of tons of ground beef from several butcher shops.
05:46You put it in a large container and lift it with the help of a helicopter.
05:50You dump the meat in a place where you see a lot of sharks.
05:54Lunch attracts fish within a one-mile radius.
05:57At this moment, a large ship with the tornado generator approaches the shore.
06:02Hey, can't quit now, right?
06:04You start the engines and strong flows of warm air accumulate in the sky.
06:09Electricity flashes and condensation greets rain.
06:12A powerful vortex begins to form in the sky.
06:16You control it and direct it towards the sharks.
06:19The whirlwind pulls pieces of ground beef from the water.
06:23The dust particles mix with the meat, and the tornado turns red.
06:27Oh, I think I'm gonna barf.
06:30You increase the strength of the wind and see how the sharks begin to rise into the air.
06:35More precisely, they jump out of the water to grab the meat, and the tornado picks them up.
06:40When several sharks are inside the vortex, you direct them toward the shore.
06:45People are running in horror.
06:47Some sharks fall back into the water, and some fall to the beach.
06:52The hammerhead shark falls right into the kitchen of a coastal restaurant and eats the whole menu.
06:57The shark is also a pig.
06:59You direct the sharknado into the city.
07:02The storm lifts trees and cars into the air and rips off the roofs of houses.
07:07Some sharks fall down to the streets.
07:09People are running in different directions.
07:11The shark vortex passes through the city, scattering sharks.
07:15Of course, sharks don't crawl on the ground and don't try to eat people.
07:19They're just in shock and don't understand what's going on.
07:22Hey, what can I say?
07:24It's a PG sharknado.
07:26Even in the ocean, sharks don't like to bite people.
07:29All attacks occur because sharks mistake them for seals or other sea creatures, which all look like food.
07:35Also, toothy fish can swim up to people out of curiosity.
07:39And now they're disoriented and having big breathing problems.
07:43Fish need a constant flow of water passing through their oxygen-extracting gills.
07:48Depending on the species, sharks can last without water for several minutes to an hour.
07:52At this moment, you realize that you have carried out not a villainous plan, but a stupid thing that has
07:59caused so many fish to suffer.
08:01Now, you need to fix everything.
08:03You have several helicopters that can transport the fish back into the ocean.
08:07But they're twitching and snapping their jaws in fear.
08:10Therefore, to calm them down, you use darts with sedatives.
08:15Then, you help rescuers to fasten the sharks to the helicopters and lift them into the air.
08:21You have to get one fish out of an apartment on the seventh floor.
08:24Another shark was lying in the park.
08:27A hammerhead caused a big traffic jam on the road.
08:30And this tiger shark fell on a fire truck.
08:34Fortunately, they all have tough skin and strong muscles that protect them from damage.
08:38You pick up all the sharks and move them back to the ocean.
08:42No one and nothing has been hurt except for one thing.
08:46Your reputation.
08:47You have failed your villainous plan and need to develop something new.
08:52This time, you'll create something that will really terrify people.
08:56You will invent a YouTube channel with nothing but ads.
09:01Alternate ending.
09:02You will invent a mega flood of spiders.
09:06Ew!
09:07The ear-piercing sound of sirens brings your relaxing Saturday afternoon to a screeching halt.
09:14You jump out of the chair and run to the window.
09:16The sky is covered in black clouds all the way down to the horizon.
09:21The trees are nearly bent over flat from the gale-force winds.
09:25Together with the rain, golf-ball-sized hail crashes into the ground,
09:30on rooftops, on parked cars.
09:32It sounds like a stampede right over your head.
09:35Car alarms are going off everywhere.
09:37Just then, crack!
09:40Huge bolts of lightning flash across the black sky.
09:43Then the monstrous grumble of thunder.
09:46Your heart jumps in your throat.
09:47As you peer through the window at the sudden chaos outside,
09:51you're filled with a primal fear of the power of nature.
09:55You snap back to reality.
09:58The sirens!
09:59Gotta get to the basement!
10:00You start to turn away from the window, and that's when you see it.
10:03A massive tornado ripping along the city street.
10:07It's throwing entire motorcycles, refrigerators, and even trees like baseballs.
10:13The roof of that building starts peeling off like a band-aid.
10:16The twister even lifts cars and pieces of asphalt as if they're made of feathers.
10:21It seems this tornado will flatten your city within an hour tops.
10:26You finally snap out of your hypnosis and run to the basement.
10:30The sound of the city being ripped apart terrifies you as you hunker down below as low as you can.
10:37But after about 20 minutes, everything is suddenly silent.
10:41You head out to see the clouds have disappeared, and the sun's rays illuminate the street.
10:47Luckily, your house was spared.
10:49But your modern city now looks more like ancient ruins.
10:53Stop.
10:54Tornadoes never come into cities, right?
10:57Uh, yeah, they do.
10:59This monster doesn't care where it goes and what it eats along the way.
11:03While we're at it, you can forget about the myth that tornadoes will magically stop when they meet rivers, lakes,
11:09or mountains.
11:10They just keep on going.
11:12But about that no-twisters-in-the-city thing.
11:15About 1,000 tornadoes hit the U.S. each year.
11:18That's 75% of all the tornadoes in the world.
11:22Most of these monsters occur in a strip.
11:24Okay, more like a long blob running up and down through the middle of the country.
11:30It's an area aptly dubbed Tornado Alley.
11:33A perfect spot for these things to form.
11:35You get cold, dry air coming down from Canada,
11:39meeting warm, humid air traveling north from the Gulf of Mexico.
11:43Warm air is less dense than cold air, so it rises and creates a strong updraft.
11:48Water droplets surround it to create the funnel cloud.
11:52There you go. Recipe for a tornado.
11:55Now, if you closed your eyes, spun around, and put your finger on a map of the U.S.,
12:00the chances of your finger landing on a major city are pretty slim.
12:04If you gathered all the cities in the whole country into one area,
12:08it would only be 3% of the U.S.'s entire land.
12:11Just like your finger, the likelihood of a tornado striking in the city
12:15is much smaller than landing in a rural area.
12:18When it comes down to it, tornadoes can touch down in big cities.
12:22They just hardly ever do, thanks to sheer chance.
12:27Another surprising myth.
12:28You always see a tornado coming because, duh, funnel cloud right ahead.
12:33Not true.
12:35The approaching funnel can be completely camouflaged in a wall of rain.
12:39You might finally see it when it's right on top of you.
12:43In this case, you better trust your hearing.
12:46First, tornado warning sirens go off if you're in a place that has them.
12:51Second, listen for a loud rumble.
12:54That sounds like a train coming.
12:55That's a sure sign this beast is somewhere nearby.
12:59Many people immediately start heading for shelter when they see green clouds in the sky.
13:04Because we all believe it's the number one sign of a tornado coming.
13:08Don't buy it.
13:10Yes, a green sky is a sign of a severe thunderstorm that's powerful enough to produce tornadoes.
13:15But it's not a guarantee, like many people see it.
13:19While we're at it, you know how movies show the ground ripping apart during earthquakes?
13:23The gaping hole that swallows cars, houses, entire cities.
13:27Eh, not a shred of truth to this.
13:30A crack may appear in the ground with major earthquakes, but it rarely exceeds a couple feet wide.
13:36One of the most overspread myths out there is that lightning will never strike the same place twice.
13:42Tell that to the Empire State Building.
13:44It gets hit by bolts of lightning at least 25 times a year.
13:48Pretty sure nobody's picking the building up and moving it to different locations.
13:52Yes, lightning likes really tall things.
13:54And it's not shy to keep coming back.
13:57As for that old warning about your cell phone or jewelry attracting lightning?
14:01Ah, busted.
14:03There hasn't been any scientific support for the idea that personal objects with metal in them attract lightning.
14:09You still shouldn't be out and about during a storm, though.
14:12Cell phone in hand or not.
14:14Now, if you're looking for a tsunami and only focused on giant walls of water,
14:19you might never see one, even if it's right in front of you.
14:22Now, tsunamis aren't always massive tidal waves crashing into the shore.
14:26More often than not, they look like the tide is rising extremely rapidly,
14:31receding and rising again until it overspills into the city.
14:36Not that tsunamis never form walls of water.
14:38It's just not as common.
14:40Picture Earth.
14:42Are you imagining a perfect ball?
14:44Well, to resemble the truth more, squash the poles down a little.
14:48There.
14:49Now you have a realistic Earth.
14:51Scientists call the Earth an irregular sphere, or ellipsoid, in fancy terms.
14:57The planet rotates on its axis, causing the equator to bulge out a bit.
15:02Just like what happens when you spin fast on a merry-go-round.
15:05You feel pulled out and away from the center.
15:08What's the highest point on Earth?
15:10Everest, of course.
15:11But if we go from the point furthest away from the center of the Earth,
15:15the crown goes to Mount Chimborazo in the Andes.
15:18Its peak is actually 6,800 feet closer to space than the summit of Everest.
15:24That's because Chimborazo sits near the equator, where the planet's bulge is greatest.
15:30The blue whale weighs as much as 30 elephants, makes sounds louder than a jet,
15:35and eats four tons of food every day.
15:37It's the largest living creature this planet has ever seen.
15:41Only, not technically.
15:43Head to the Malheur National Forest in Oregon, home to a creature that weighs as much as 20 blue whales.
15:50The honey mushroom is a humongous fungus colony united into a common system.
15:56The giant covers an area of 1,500 football fields, and it's thousands of years old.
16:02Ask anyone to draw the sun, and they'll draw a happy yellow circle.
16:06But if you look at our star from the moon or the International Space Station, you'll see that it's actually
16:12white.
16:13From Earth, the sun looks yellow or red thanks to the atmosphere acting like a filter.
16:19Most people think time is constant and moves at the same speed no matter where you are.
16:24But the speed of time depends on how close the watch is to Earth.
16:27The weaker the gravity, the faster time passes.
16:30So the person living in the apartment above you is aging faster than you.
16:35Now, it's only 90 billionths of a second faster per one foot higher.
16:40So, don't expect to notice a difference if you decide to move to the first floor.
16:45The ground under your feet feels pretty solid and whole.
16:49But in reality, the Earth's crust is all broken up into plates,
16:52surfing on oceans of liquid rock called magma.
16:55You don't feel it, but the ground under you is moving a little over half an inch per year.
17:01That's about the same rate your toenails grow.
17:04Largest desert in the world?
17:05Ha, easy.
17:06The Sahara.
17:07Nope.
17:08It's Antarctica, which is almost two times bigger than the Sahara.
17:12A desert isn't just a scorching sandy place where it doesn't rain.
17:16It's a place with very little precipitation.
17:18So that includes snow, too.
17:20In some parts of Antarctica, it hasn't rained or snowed for millions of years.
17:26In other parts, snow does fall, though rarely.
17:30Point is, there's a myth that it doesn't snow in extreme cold.
17:34Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth, and it snows there.
17:38There is some truth to this old saying.
17:41Cold is drier.
17:42It doesn't retain moisture as well.
17:44You need moisture to produce raindrops and snowflakes.
17:47That's why there are fewer chances for snowfall when temperatures drop so low.
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