r/interestingasfuck • u/Subject-Property-343 • 19d ago

A man in South Dakota proposed to his fiancé while a tornado swirled right behind them /r/all

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u/No_Pictoria_1007 19d ago

Is that like an actual profession.....sounds cool....

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u/Nindessa_896 19d ago

It is! It's field meteorology. The information gathered by storm chasers taking video and setting out measurement probes have significantly improved forcasting tools and saved many lives as a result.

It's the reason why we now have 15-20 minutes to take cover during a tornado warning versus the 4-5 we initially had.

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u/53bvo 19d ago

The information gathered by storm chasers taking video and setting out measurement probes have significantly improved forcasting tools and saved many lives as a result.

And here I was thinking the Twister(s) movie was all made up!

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u/_joyfully_ 19d ago

You can look for a video of Reed Timmer actually shooting little rockets into a tornado from his tank...car. Fair warning, he yells a lot.

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u/Only_Indication_4390 19d ago

Just commented the same about looking up reed trimmer! Crazy shit they do 🤣

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u/_joyfully_ 19d ago

Yes I really enjoy watching from time to time. I saw them get rotated in the tank a while back by a nader. They get too close even in that thing at times.

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u/Only_Indication_4390 19d ago

I was watching when they got struck by lightning and took out their windshield wiper 😭🤣 that was about 30 minutes from us 😭😭😭

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u/RyanThaDude 19d ago

I use to watch Reed a lot until a few years ago. His recent streams and videos seem purposefully over exaggerated and has got a little douchey. Still respect him and the yelling is his thing but now it's just for show, IMHO.

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u/Bury_Me_At_Sea 19d ago

Even amateur storm chasers are useful, because they also tip off meteorologists about active funnel clouds and and wind speeds.

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u/Only_Indication_4390 19d ago

You should look up reed trimmer on Facebook and YouTube. He has a really cool setup to chase tornadoes. Very interesting to watch sometimes. Not so much when it’s close to home (a lot) 🤣