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Old 03-24-2010, 09:13 AM   #1
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This is a video of a train going through a tornado. About halfway though is when the fun starts.

Cliff notes: Tornado owns train.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FGTllxqKXU
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Old 03-24-2010, 09:16 AM   #2
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Damn, where did that happen?
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Old 03-24-2010, 09:17 AM   #3
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Damn, where did that happen?
No idea.
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Old 03-24-2010, 10:18 AM   #4
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Another version of the video says it was near Lawrence, IL and happened on Jan 7, 08.
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Old 03-24-2010, 10:45 AM   #5
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I don't know what would have made me shit my pants more: when the cars flipped off the track or when inertia reared its ugly head and that tanker car came flying up the locomotive's ass (along with the rest of the train)
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Old 03-24-2010, 10:48 AM   #6
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I don't know what would have made me shit my pants more: when the cars flipped off the track or when inertia reared its ugly head and that tanker car came flying up the locomotive's ass (along with the rest of the train)
I thought it was all going to burst into flames when I saw that tanker car comming
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Old 03-24-2010, 10:53 AM   #7
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I thought it was all going to burst into flames when I saw that tanker car comming
it's probably high fructose corn syrup - I hear that's the devil
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it's probably high fructose corn syrup - I hear that's the devil
It is, must have been a huge haz mat clean up, or just got a bunch of fat kids to come clean it up
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We had a tanker car full of propane explode a few years back - there were also cars full of chlorine and some other nasty things. They spent quite a bit of time cleaning THAT up.
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Old 03-24-2010, 11:36 AM   #10
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I can just imagine the engineer's thoughts moments after thanking his higher power of choice that he survived..

"That was SO not my fault... this better not go on my record!"
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