Comments on: NBAF at risk of tornadoes?

By: Monkeyhawk

Monkeyhawk — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:07:05 +0000

“newshound” notes –

“Construction standards obviously take this into account.”

Correct.

Still there’s Wally Shirra’s lament about what he was thinking about at the top of a rocket that “…was all put together by the lowest bidder.”

By: newshound

newshound — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:40:14 +0000

Oh, come on. Talk about grasping at straws to find a complaint. Construction standards obviously take this into account. Check the specs on the Biosecurity Research Institute already built at K-State.

By: Jed

Jed — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:33:35 +0000

I knew all that hype about Land of Oz was going to come back and bite our asses one day.

By: cosmos_originally

cosmos_originally — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:59:14 +0000

But TX is a bigger area than KS.

From Ksgal’s link, ranking of tornadoes per 10 K square miles,
KS = fifth
TX = tenth
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More important, which area has strongest tornadoes, and longest length of track on ground?

By: bth

bth — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:02:55 +0000

I agree Mary. And, as ksgal notes, TX has tornadoes.

By: Boxlock20

Boxlock20 — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:47:34 +0000

Just sour grapes, should be ignored.

By: Ksgal

Ksgal — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:09:44 +0000

This chart from the Tornado Project shows tornado stats for various states: http://tinyurl.com/85a278

Texas has tornadoes too, and according to the Tornado Project, more than Kansas.

By: Mary_Caruso

Mary_Caruso — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:46:48 +0000

Build it underground…problem solved. Remember when Wichita was surrounded by nuclear weapons?