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I don't know if there really is a safe place except underground in a storm shelter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKDSt6SAeuM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
by cronix 4y ago
I don't know if there really is a safe place except underground in a storm shelter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKDSt6SAeuM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKDSt6SAeuM
- cduzz 4y agoModern buildings have a second building in them, the stairwells, which are probably about as good as it gets if you're unable to get underground. High wind speeds are astonishingly destructive. I guess I'd rather be in my car than on foot when wandering around tornado class weather, but at that point I've already lost the bet and should have stayed home.
- aerostable_slug 4y agoAbove-ground bermed reinforced concrete structures would be a pretty good bet — less issues with flooding than a bunker, but it's still resistant to wind and things the wind carries with it. Wal-Mart's data center in Missouri, bermed and built directly on bedrock: https://cryptome.org/eyeball/walmart/walmart-birds.htm https://cryptome.org/eyeball/walmart/walmart-birds.htm