Spinny stuff are great, they make our life easier like the wheel, some spinny stuff are really fun like Beyblades _{you remember those, right? No? Feeling like a boomer right now...} some are delicious like yummy yummy pizza _{you have to spin the dough around you know} but some are really scary man, like EVERY GUY THAT SPINS IN LEAGUE OF LEGENDS, I SWEAR THEY DON'T DIE!!! _{what? not relatable?... bummer... something scary... something scary... something scary...} TORNADOS!!! THAT SHIT IS TERRIFYING!!! _{but fascinating}

These VORTEXES OF WINDY DESTRUCTION!!! are basically columns of air that rotate at incredible speeds, speeds that can reach more than 300 Km/h _{no freedom units today guys, sorry} and rip trees from the ground, toss cars like toys and destroy houses as my ex did with my heart 10 years ago _{no man I can't forgive her ok?! IT STILL HURST!!!}

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Now, these swirly monsters can be divided into two categories, first, we have spouts or non-supercell tornados which form when there are low-pressure air (LPA) and high-pressure air (HPA) nearby, HPA rush towards the LPA and vice-versa which makes them spin in a cyclic pattern, this cyclic air is then lifted by an upward current called updraft connecting it with the clouds forming the classic skinny cylinder of wind we can see at sea or windy deserts, these tornados are generally not dangerous with winds that don't exceed the 60 KM/h and you can easily ride them upwards into the realm over the clouds _{of course The Legend of Zelda is real, shut your hole!}

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On the other hand, we have supercell _{no guys, this has nothing to do with the evil insect man from dragon Ball Z} tornadoes, these scary beasts are formed when a huge thunderstorm called supercell _{bet you didn't see that coming lol} is present, here the HPA rush upwards towards the storm forming a cone called a mesocyclone at the same time the LPA starts to wrap around the mesocyclone giving speed, spin and drawing it to the ground, when this happens we can officially call them Tornadoes, because these supercell tornadoes are pretty much bigger and badder, this can occur several times, each time the tornado adopts another new cyclone and another gaining that way the legendary strength to rip trees, houses, people, vehicles, animals and everything in their path from the ground and yeet them meters and even kilometers away from their original position causing total destruction _{basically what happens when you leave a group of 8 yo kids in a room alone... not recommended!}

These tornadoes are so intense we have developed a system to study and categorize them called the Enhanced Fujita Scale that goes from EF0, tornadoes that show winds of 105 to 137 Km/h capable of damaging roofs and tree branches to EF5 the most damaging tornadoes with winds surpassing the 355 Km/h, these are the one you never ever want to see up close, they can be huge, violent, fast and unpredictable, ok you don't want to get close to any of these monsters, but you don't stop running away from those last ones, not even to catch your... wind! _{I'm not ashamed at all of that last Dad Joke! Deal with it!}

Other Sources

Tornado | Wikipedia
Enhanced Fujita scale | Wikipedia
Tornado Facts | National Geographic
How Tornadoes Work | HowStuffWorks
Tornadoes 101 | National Geographic
How do tornadoes form? - James Spann | TED-Ed
SCIENCE INSIDE A TORNADO - Decoding the EF5 | Pecos Hank

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