Tornadoes/energy

ChattyCathy

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Not political but, if mods want to take down no biggie. I have thought, wondered for many many years if only they could figure out how too recreate the energy of a tornado and use the energy to run a plant to generate electricity like a nuclear or coal. Love too hear some thoughts.
 

TampaBaySkers

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Not political but, if mods want to take down no biggie. I have thought, wondered for many many years if only they could figure out how too recreate the energy of a tornado and use the energy to run a plant to generate electricity like a nuclear or coal. Love too hear some thoughts.
I think harnessing the energy in lighting would be better
 
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The law of conservation of energy tells us that any wind creating machine for a tornado wouldn't produce any extra energy that you could harvest... It'd have to be something harnessing the natural power of the wind. Maybe you could build some giant physical structure that could funnel the wind into a tornado. But at that point you're probably better off building windmills.
 

MargotDeeper

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I'll bet OP has tried sticking a light bulb where the corn don't shine and farting until he thinks he sees the filament glow.
 

RedHaus

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A tornado requires an intense amount of energy to create in the first place. So to create an artificial tornado I don't think would be practical, as the output probably wouldn't exceed the input.
 

SLOHusker

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The ultimate source of a tornado's energy is the big ball of fusion energy that warms and lights our planet.
 

TFrazier_rivals269992

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We should harness all the energy put into debating moving a Saturday game to Friday.