r/WTF 4d ago

Massive tornado in Lake City, Arkansas.

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u/WippitGuud 4d ago

Brandon is nuts.

Reed at least has a vehicle designed to get hit by a tornado. Brandon is just in a regular road car.

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u/Mitsulan 4d ago

Reed intentionally gets hit for the purpose of gathering data from sensors on/outside the vehicle. Brandon wants to avoid getting hit at all costs. Makes sense to me why they are in the vehicles they are.

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u/MrKrinkle151 4d ago

Brandon wants to avoid getting hit at all costs. Makes sense to me why they are in the vehicles they are.

Well yeah, he wants to avoid getting hit at all costs because he's not in a vehicle made to get hit by tornadoes. Reasoning is a bit circular lol

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u/mvia4 4d ago

Isn't it more that storm-resistant vehicles aren't very good at outrunning? They tend to be heavily armored and low to the ground, with limited visibility. If your main goal is to avoid getting hit at all, I would think you'd want a lightweight vehicle with a lot of power, high clearance, and off-road tires. It's not really circular reasoning – the use-case dictates the best tool for the job.

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u/FukushimaBlinkie 3d ago

Yea but who would use a Porsche Dakkar to chase tornadoes

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u/RedditYeti 3d ago

Are you offering???

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u/FCoDxDart 4d ago

Don’t give me that sensor BS. That data means nothing. He is a thrill seeker and nothing more. All these guys are. If they are spotting tornadoes and alerting the proper authorities they’re doing their job. Anyone who thinks Reed is helping by driving into tornadoes is as delusional as he is.

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u/RKRagan 4d ago

I tried watching his video once. Nope. Never again. Pesos Hank is a much better man for storm chasing. 

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u/TxHow7Vk 4d ago

Reed for the thrills, Hank for the art.

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u/A_Wild_Nudibranch 3d ago

Pecos* Hank! I love his calm artistic style.

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u/molrobocop 3d ago

"LOOK AT THE WINDSPEED. THIS BAD-DOGGER IS REAL WINDY!"