The video discusses the science behind the movie "Sharknado" and whether it's possible for a tornado to pick up sharks and launch them through the air. The host explores the phenomenon of "raining animals," where animals are lifted by extreme weather and dropped elsewhere, and notes that while it's rare, it has been documented. The video also examines the Fujita scale, which measures the intensity of tornadoes, and finds that some tornadoes in the Los Angeles area have been strong enough to lift cars and potentially sharks. Additionally, the host discusses the possibility of sharks surviving the tornado by being lifted with water, which could keep them alive. While the premise of "Sharknado" is still considered absurd, the video concludes that the idea of a tornado lifting sharks is not entirely impossible.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The Insurance Information Institute states that a shark-filled disaster would be covered in most homeowners' insurance plans.
2. There have been three Sharknado movies made, with a fourth on the way.
3. Animals falling from the sky is a rare meteorological phenomenon known as "raining animals."
4. Raining frogs have been reported in Australia, Japan, and Hungary.
5. Worms have been reported raining in Louisiana.
6. Spiders have been known to rain in Brazil.
7. Raining fish is a more common occurrence, with multiple reports in India, Australia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Ethiopia.
8. Since 2000, there have been ten locations around the world where fish rain has happened.
9. In Honduras, fish rain has happened every year for over a century.
10. The writer of Sharknado, Thunder Levin, was aware of the phenomenon of animals being picked up by extreme weather.
11. Tornadic waterspouts are powerful enough to pick up aquatic animals and move them great distances over land.
12. Hurricanes are rare in southern California, but not unheard of.
13. A hurricane hit Los Angeles in 1858.
14. Tornadoes are not as uncommon in California as expected, with 42 reported in Los Angeles County in the last 60 years.
15. The Fujita scale measures the intensity of a tornado by the damage it causes.
16. The scale has categories for tornadoes of all shapes and sizes, from F0 to F5.
17. F5 tornadoes are the most powerful, reaching speeds of up to 318 miles per hour.
18. Most tornadoes in the Los Angeles area are ranked F0 or F1 on the Fujita scale, but some have been ranked F2.
19. F2 tornadoes can reach winds of 157 miles per hour and lift cars off the ground.
20. Sharks breathe using their gills and would suffocate in a tornado, but a tornado could potentially pick up enough water to keep a shark alive.
21. A climatologist, Bill Patzert, stated that it is plausible for a shark to survive being picked up by a tornado if there is enough water in the tornado to keep it alive.