• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

"Students Develop Home That Can Withstand Tornadoes"

So it's portable....no sturdy foundation then...yet it can withstand an ef-5. Ok. I'll believe it when I see it put to the test

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Very little detail in the article. In most places, the probability of getting hit by a tornado probably couldn't justify buying that thing, but in tornado magnets like OKC, I could see how "tornado proofing" a home might be a reasonable investment.
 
Kudos to that team and its design. Pretty cool. Not sure how it would hold up with a box car falling on it, but still a great concept.
 
I think that it is a project to be further developed but right now i think that just because it can withstand 200 mph debris doesn't mean it can withstand pressure drops and the house being blown from its foundation
 
Actually it was developed to withstand not only projectiles at 200mph - but winds too. And the "pressure drop causes homes to explode" myth was busted a few decades ago :)
 
Ethan Lang said:
I think that it is a project to be further developed but right now i think that just because it can withstand 200 mph debris doesn't mean it can withstand pressure drops and the house being blown from its foundation
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Pressure drops? Why would "pressure drops" result in a house being blown from its foundation? Please, elaborate.
 
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