Wednesday, January 16, 2013

World's tallest 'Indoor' Tornado causes Real Storm (of visitors)


We have seen devastating tornadoes ripping apart buildings and houses when these natural calamities strike. These are really awesome and most feared.

The world's first 'Indoor' Tornado [Credit: WENN]
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But there is a man made tornado at the Mercedes-Benz's museum  that has caused a real storm (of visitors , who are flocking in great numbers to witness this amazing, innovative and exciting tornado.

Powered by 144 jet motors, a mighty tornado stands 112 ft tall in the German car inside museum atrium.

The tornado in fact is the Mercedes-Benz museum’s state-of-the-art fire safety system created to effectively dispel smoke in case of a fire. It takes seven minutes to whirl 28 tons of potentially hazardous smoke through the roof vents in a 112ft high tornado.

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But beside its designed use, it has become a great tourist attraction and tourists and visitors line up to watch it.

it may be added for information that the Mercedes-Benz Museum, designed by Dutch architectural design studio UNStudio, functions as a modern exhibition space and also features over 150 Mercedes-Benz vehicles.

Watch the video below:


Read more about it at: Mail Online

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