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IndigoFenix t1_iucn6ja wrote

Reply to comment by Freakazoidandroid in TIL We are currently amidst the longest gap between EF5 tornadoes in history by Danielnrg

Although the Fujita scale is theoretically based on wind speed, the actual tornadoes themselves are rated based on the damage they cause, since people rarely manage to get proper measuring equipment inside a tornado.

The scale was actually changed in 2007 to account for more complex variables, and it is believed that the earlier scale may have frequently overestimated the wind speed of tornados.

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Freakazoidandroid t1_iud75tp wrote

Woah! I’ll take what you’re saying as fact, stranger. Thanks for the knowledge :) didn’t know that

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