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I see a wave of base jumper deaths occurring if these get built.
It would probably be more fiscally sound to invest in tornado resistant building codes, shelters and warning systems. At least we know those measures work, unlike giant walls of theory.
Good idea but whats going to happen if we build these walls and tornados form anyway That would be a bad day.

feeder wrote:
This is a deeply silly idea. The money could be used to construct tornado resistant homes instead.

Thats boring and will not keep scientists fed.

So...we're building something to feth with Mother Nature? Yeah, that won't have long term ramifications. I'd like to meet the guy who thought this up and buy him a beer. Then beat him over the head with the bottle. Dumbass.

'Tornado Alley' doesn't really sound like a great place to build a house in the first place.

It's like all of these people complaining when bad things happen when they go near the 'Eye of Terror', what did they expect?

 Alex Kolodotschko wrote:
'Tornado Alley' doesn't really sound like a great place to build a house in the first place.

It's like all of these people complaining when bad things happen when they go near the 'Eye of Terror', what did they expect?

Tornado Alley comprises an area multiple times the size of the UK.

Sure but there's plenty of space in the rest of America with lovely sounding names.
Death Valley, Tombstone, Slaughter etc surely one of those would be safer.

Don't forget Kilgore. Khorne owns a town!

 Frazzled wrote:

feeder wrote:
This is a deeply silly idea. The money could be used to construct tornado resistant homes instead.

Thats boring and will not keep scientists fed.

Not to mention, if they arent trailers, then no one in the tornado region of the US would buy them

Not to mention, if they arent trailers, then no one in the tornado region of the US would buy them

Well there is the problem! We need to find a engineer to invent tornado resistant trailers! Time to cash in!

 Rotary wrote:

Not to mention, if they arent trailers, then no one in the tornado region of the US would buy them

Well there is the problem! We need to find a engineer to invent tornado resistant trailers! Time to cash in!

Another problem with that is, if you make a tornado resistant trailer, you have to make it practically bomb proof... which means all your survivalists and "Preppers" are going to be the huge majority of buyers

What if we simply build flying homes that use the centrifugal force of the tornado to power themselves? Take that Al Gore!

Or just set up fields of wind turbines that will turn all that kinetic wind energy into electrical power

 Nevelon wrote:
Or just set up fields of wind turbines that will turn all that kinetic wind energy into electrical power

You havnt been interneting very long have you? That just makes to much damn sense.

Wind turbines would get obliterated by Cat 3+ tornadoes.

 Frazzled wrote:
Wind turbines would get obliterated by Cat 3+ tornadoes.

We’d obviously have to make bigger, stronger ones. Instead of building a wall up, we can just pour a concrete foundation solid enough to hold the turbines. Might have to borrow a stretch of mexico to do it in, would’t want to pave that much of Texas.

And the whole point of doing this is to not have Cat 3+ tornadoes.

And we can funnel part of the power generated into electric fences and deathrays to keep the borders secure. The northern border can be lined with space heaters to keep the Canadian cold up where it belongs.

I like you're thinking.

 Nevelon wrote:
Or just set up fields of wind turbines that will turn all that kinetic wind energy into electrical power

Apparently someone had a similar idea already:
Taming hurricanes with arrays of offshore wind turbines

America, I think they are hiding something from you. Remember that awesome idea in Pacific Rim where they built massive walls to keep monsters out...

I think you've got some Kaiju on the way

 Frazzled wrote:
Wind turbines would get obliterated by Cat 3+ tornadoes.

No, they'd start to propel the earth off its orbit in the "cosmic sea" and we'd be proper fethed

 Frazzled wrote:

feeder wrote:
This is a deeply silly idea. The money could be used to construct tornado resistant homes instead.

Thats boring and will not keep scientists fed.

I'm sorry, I'll try again.

This is a deeply silly idea. The money could be used to develop flying super cyborgs that punch the tornadoes into submission with steel fists of fury.

feeder wrote:
This is a deeply silly idea. The money could be used to construct tornado resistant homes instead.

Clearly you dont understand America. This is the country where sensible spending is for commies and the flashiest solution is automatically the best.

Quick, lets build a 1000' tall wall to keep out the white walkers tornadoes!



Tornado season is coming.

feeder wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

feeder wrote:
This is a deeply silly idea. The money could be used to construct tornado resistant homes instead.

Thats boring and will not keep scientists fed.

I'm sorry, I'll try again.

This is a deeply silly idea. The money could be used to develop flying super cyborgs that punch the tornadoes into submission with steel fists of fury.

Now you're thinking. Boeing and Northrop will put in competing highly overpriced bids shortly.

 Frazzled wrote:

feeder wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

feeder wrote:
This is a deeply silly idea. The money could be used to construct tornado resistant homes instead.

Thats boring and will not keep scientists fed.

I'm sorry, I'll try again.

This is a deeply silly idea. The money could be used to develop flying super cyborgs that punch the tornadoes into submission with steel fists of fury.

Now you're thinking. Boeing and Northrop will put in competing highly overpriced bids shortly.

I’d wait to see the bids from OCP, Cyberdyne, and Weyland-Yutani.

That’s where the good stuff will be.

Why dont we just sacrifice rednecks to the tornados?

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Why dont we just sacrifice rednecks to the tornados?

We’ve been doing that for years to no avail, what do you think the trailer parks are for.

(apologies to anyone who lives in one)

Wind Turbines are busy keeping the earth turning. If we use them to harness the energy from the tornadoes then the earth wouldn't turn anymore!

 Nevelon wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Why dont we just sacrifice rednecks to the tornados?

We’ve been doing that for years to no avail, what do you think the trailer parks are for.

(apologies to anyone who lives in one)

Meth Labs?
Wait a second.....TORNADOS ARE HOOKED ON METH

I wonder why people living in tornado alley dont build down rather than up.

You could dig a furrow as wide as a street and about three metres deep, build your housing into the walls and back that up with the displaced soil. You end up with an artificial ridge/village and wont need to rebuild every year.

I think those would flood but its an interesting concept. Might be a bit expensive though.

An engineer developed a hurricane resistance building that was basicaly a doom. A modification of that might not be bad. or alternatively, just live in a castle.

Seriously though, I'm a weather wimp and tornadoes scare the hell out of me. Was in roaring sound distance of one in St. Louis and no thank you!