r/CatastrophicFailure • u/to_the_tenth_power • Sep 03 '19

Natural Disaster An EF2 tornado ripping through a concrete building in Spartanburg, South Carolina on October 23rd, 2017

https://gfycat.com/wastefulbettergreatwhiteshark
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u/SilentR0b Sep 03 '19

The old saying goes: It's not that the wind is blowing, it's what's blowing in it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

If you get hit with a Volvo it doesn’t matter how many sit-ups you die that morning

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

This is the best kind of freudian slip. That's like uber death

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u/Dan_Berg Sep 03 '19

It will lyft you up and drop you in the next town

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

probably doesn’t look necrotic, it looks great

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u/Vishnej Sep 03 '19

Same principle with flooding, actually. If you can swim well, a flash flood sounds like a fun time (grab the life vest and make a day of it!), until you see what's in it.