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earth and space tornados


What did we find out?

We found that with both fans on low speed we couldn't make a tornado vortex. Keeping the side fan on low made weak tornados. But once we increased the updraft fan to medium and high, we turned the side wind into a destructive tornado! So we concluded that the side wind is necessary but it doesn't become a destructive tornado unless there is a powerful updraft. more...
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