Wow! Crazy how the vortex is dancing outside of the fan blades for brief moments. I wonder if you could create a self sustaining tornado with a giant scale version of this. Even if it was short lived, that would be pretty insane! Could be a cool idea to test home construction designs against artificial tornadic winds
I've tried seeing how long the vortex lasts after turning off the fans. When the main updraft fan is turned off, the vortex rapidly falls apart. If I keep the main fan on and turn off the fan that sources the vorticity, it lasts for quite a while before it ropes out. So I don't think it could be self sustaining unless you managed to create a continuous updraft. I like the idea of a giant version of this, it would be so cool to test stuff against it. Currently, the most it can do is throw bits of paper around.
I hope you can too! I think it's around $30 per person, so if you ever find yourself in the area and you've got some spending money, there's a BUNCH of other cool stuff to see there too! ❤️
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u/KING-PALM-MUSIC 10d ago
Wow! Crazy how the vortex is dancing outside of the fan blades for brief moments. I wonder if you could create a self sustaining tornado with a giant scale version of this. Even if it was short lived, that would be pretty insane! Could be a cool idea to test home construction designs against artificial tornadic winds