Mike Moore
EF2
As long as his shoes have stakes that he can anchor himself to the ground with... deploy!
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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.
John Hudson
EF4
I want to see him do it carrying an egg on a spoon clenched between his teeth, while juggling six Ginsu kitchen knives.
What's next? Why not three legged races? See the latest on Letterman's new segment, "Stupid Tornado Tricks".
OK, I'm done.
It just gets weirder every year.
John Hudson
VE4 JTH
What's next? Why not three legged races? See the latest on Letterman's new segment, "Stupid Tornado Tricks".
OK, I'm done.
It just gets weirder every year.
John Hudson
VE4 JTH
Stephen Levine
EF4
The Moody Blues said it best when they said "thinking is the best way to travel..." However if someone wants to physically fly the friendly skies of TVS Airways, why not?
He may wish to take a strong astronaut helmet, oxygen tank and extra protection from the type of debris that sails around anything stronger than EF-2.
Imagine how it might be getting vertically lifted at a speed of 110 MPH up to a height of at least 10K feet within minutes..
He may wish to take a strong astronaut helmet, oxygen tank and extra protection from the type of debris that sails around anything stronger than EF-2.
Imagine how it might be getting vertically lifted at a speed of 110 MPH up to a height of at least 10K feet within minutes..
Scott Wilks
Although I may not think his idea sounds all that intelligent, I have to admit, yours sounds like something truly worth watching! As long as it's strictly done in the name of science of course, which I'm sure is your intention......
Mike Moore
EF2
LOL! To ensure my mission was taken seriously I might mount a radar on the helmet to gather suck zone data. SZD is so very poorly understood.
Karen St John
EF3
Assuming his video equipment survives the encounter...
Jeff Wright
EF4
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He couldn't hold the camera steady--the least of his worries.
Better, he or someone with money should buy one of those augers you see with small gasolene engines and have a camera mount adaptor to plug into that. Don't just place a snail down, drill it down. A camera mount via robotics to go on different design guard rails might be bodged together, or something to fit in manhole covers.
Reeds airguns are not powerful enough. Better (risk of lightning strike yes) to have a kite that is released on a reel with small packages along a length of line. This detaches half-way up so as to clear terrain.
Think of something like the MOGUL balloon chain with smoke streamers
The small toy helicopters might be mounted upside down to a balloon, to pull downward instead, then ease off and rise, Dispense helicopter camera toys from under a kite:
http://www.crodog.org/kites/kites.htm
http://www.paulillsley.com/airphoto/systems/balloons-kites.html
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/1906/kap/
Better, he or someone with money should buy one of those augers you see with small gasolene engines and have a camera mount adaptor to plug into that. Don't just place a snail down, drill it down. A camera mount via robotics to go on different design guard rails might be bodged together, or something to fit in manhole covers.
Reeds airguns are not powerful enough. Better (risk of lightning strike yes) to have a kite that is released on a reel with small packages along a length of line. This detaches half-way up so as to clear terrain.
Think of something like the MOGUL balloon chain with smoke streamers
The small toy helicopters might be mounted upside down to a balloon, to pull downward instead, then ease off and rise, Dispense helicopter camera toys from under a kite:
http://www.crodog.org/kites/kites.htm
http://www.paulillsley.com/airphoto/systems/balloons-kites.html
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/1906/kap/
joel ewing
EF5
Not sure anybody is reading this thread anymore, I just happened onto it toninte. But fwiw....my chase partner Doren Berge and I happened across this guy while chasing last year in the Texas panhandle. It was sometime in early-mid June. We came around a corner out in the middle of nowhere to do a U-Turn, and this guy Steve Green was off the road in the dirt standing beside his "chase vehicle" which was still sitting on a trailer. To this day, I cannot get his image out of my mind. As I said...the guy was standing...but in reality, he was POSING....I'm quite sure of it. He was dressed in this weird weird shiny outfit...and had his helmet cradled in one arm next to his chest. The pose he was performing was this oh-so-intense look up into the clouds with his head cocked a bit, like he was communing and conversing with God himself...and he held that pose for a long, long time. Why he was doing that, I don't know....because there really wasn't anybody around. Perhaps he had fallen asleep standing up and his crew hadn't realized it yet. My guess is that he poses quite a bit, just in case anybody happens by. The suit he was wearing looked absolutely ridiculous. He appeared to me to be a fairly big and muscular guy, and with this shiny, colorful suit on, my first reaction was that he was dressed in some Super-Hero-Action-Figure outfit and was shooting a television commercial. But once I realized who and what he was about, my instaneous, truthful and heartfelt reaction was a deep embarassment FOR HIM. I actually felt embarassed and sad for him at the same time. Soon after we left the corner where he was standing/posing.... Doren and I had a spirited and lengthy conversation about him....trying to psycho-analyse him and his whole gig. Once we got back to the hotel for the night, I had to know more. I Googled him, and read about him in depth. The next day as we were doing a little transistional driving, we got to talking about him once again. I asked Doren to "give me your assessment in a nutshell". Now Doren is a very intelligent, cerebral man, albeit a totally cool and grounded one who doesn't have an ego problem. When you ask him a serious question in a forthright and manner, it's common for him to take a few moments to silently gather his thoughts. Then you'll get his answer. His assessment: "He's a guy who wants everybody to look at him...and he doesn't mind if he gets killed in the process".
I must say that I agree with his assessment 100%. You know, it's too bad, because I'm putting this guy down pretty badly in this forum, and I shouldn't...because I've never even met him. Who knows, maybe he's a lot like me. He's not a young guy (he's more like me...I'm mid 50's), he's been a racer (he's circle track / I'm into drag racing), he loves powerful racing engines and stuff(man...do I ever) and I'll bet he probably digs the old mid-1960's factory-Detroit made-"MuscleCars" as much as I do (I've got 2 rare ones). Perhaps if I met him, we could become friends. But all that being said.. I dispise his "Johnny-come-lately-gonna-up-the-ante-and-get-even-crazier" attitude that he's selling. I think we'd all agree that the chasing community doesn't need this right now. My late Mom always said "Joel...you suck". No...not really. But she DID say "the pendulum ALWAYS swings back the other direction". With that in mind, I'm hoping that this nonsense is the last bit of insanity and poor taste that we chasers have to endure before the public becomes less enamored with the fringe in chasing, and perhaps chasing in general. Only then can we slowly begin to get back to the way the chase "world" was 25 years ago. You younger guys who never experienced that...man....it was Heaven in many ways. joel
I must say that I agree with his assessment 100%. You know, it's too bad, because I'm putting this guy down pretty badly in this forum, and I shouldn't...because I've never even met him. Who knows, maybe he's a lot like me. He's not a young guy (he's more like me...I'm mid 50's), he's been a racer (he's circle track / I'm into drag racing), he loves powerful racing engines and stuff(man...do I ever) and I'll bet he probably digs the old mid-1960's factory-Detroit made-"MuscleCars" as much as I do (I've got 2 rare ones). Perhaps if I met him, we could become friends. But all that being said.. I dispise his "Johnny-come-lately-gonna-up-the-ante-and-get-even-crazier" attitude that he's selling. I think we'd all agree that the chasing community doesn't need this right now. My late Mom always said "Joel...you suck". No...not really. But she DID say "the pendulum ALWAYS swings back the other direction". With that in mind, I'm hoping that this nonsense is the last bit of insanity and poor taste that we chasers have to endure before the public becomes less enamored with the fringe in chasing, and perhaps chasing in general. Only then can we slowly begin to get back to the way the chase "world" was 25 years ago. You younger guys who never experienced that...man....it was Heaven in many ways. joel
Matt Hunt
EF3
As far as public opinion... I don't think it makes a difference. Most of my friends already think I'm crazy, just to be close enough to SEE a tornado. Storm chasing is dangerous no matter what. So what if the guy wants to up the ante... that's how a lot of amazing things get done in this world.
E. Clark
EF0
Here is a link to an interview he did on the news- showing the suit and wrist, helmet and chest camera. He plans on being weighted down with lead weights and apparently has been ill (although it doesn't show in the vid) since a bad wreck on the track. I don't know about that suit- looks like regular bike leathers that he had kevlar inserted into at various points.
I figure being in a EF3 ... well if he can safely get hit by a truck going about 50 and survive. But that suit doesn't look likely to cut it.
http://www.meetstevegreen.com/index.php?option=com_seyret&Itemid=59&task=videodirectlink&id=13
I figure being in a EF3 ... well if he can safely get hit by a truck going about 50 and survive. But that suit doesn't look likely to cut it.
http://www.meetstevegreen.com/index.php?option=com_seyret&Itemid=59&task=videodirectlink&id=13
Stan Rose
EF5
Well, i think the point Joel is making (which i agree with) is that it's really not amazing--its just stupid. He compares himself to Charles Linbergh and Neal (sic) Armnstrong on his site. Call me crazy, but i see a slight difference between reaching the moon and becoming a human tornado projectile
Greg Campbell
EF5
"Wealthy tech genius designs flying suit of armor..."
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No, wait, wrong dude.....
"Greens announcement arrives days before a mid-February storm chasing convention held in Denver, Colorado. The timing isn’t accidental. Green hopes his intentions will generate enthusiasm and anticipation in storm-chasing circles for the scientific data to be gained."
O.I.C., it's for the SCIENCE!
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No, wait, wrong dude.....
"Greens announcement arrives days before a mid-February storm chasing convention held in Denver, Colorado. The timing isn’t accidental. Green hopes his intentions will generate enthusiasm and anticipation in storm-chasing circles for the scientific data to be gained."
O.I.C., it's for the SCIENCE!
John Hudson
EF4
"Wealthy tech genius designs flying suit of armor..."
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No, wait, wrong dude.....
"Greens announcement arrives days before a mid-February storm chasing convention held in Denver, Colorado. The timing isn’t accidental. Green hopes his intentions will generate enthusiasm and anticipation in storm-chasing circles for the scientific data to be gained."
O.I.C., it's for the SCIENCE!
But of course, Greg........
It's always for the SCIENCE. Much to be learned about the corner flow region.
John
VE4 JTH
Ryan Realey
What a freakin retard..... LOL, that suit is nothing more than an off the shelf set of motorcycle leathers. Its a two piece at that. I road race and sell suits that are much better than what his was wearing, by no means is that suit going to protect him from anything a tornado will produce. All the padding does is protect you from is minor to moderate force impacts, like the distance from the bike you crash and the ground. The leather takes the road rash for you. You get hit with anything bigger than a nintendo Wii in a tornado, your done,lol. Hell, that might even do you in depending on where you get hit.
Somebody get me this guys number, I've got a ton of stuff I can sell him.....
Somebody get me this guys number, I've got a ton of stuff I can sell him.....
Ryan Realey
Hahahahahaha...... I found this guys number, I'm bout to sell him a bunch a crap,LOL.......