Non car post - Super Typhoon Haiyan - strongest storm in history

"Simplify, then add beer" (jeffoh) 11/07/2013 at 18:22 • Filed to: philippines, hurricane

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The news is being pretty quiet, but in about 30 minutes the strongest storm in recorded history is about to hit The Philippines. I have 60 staff on the ground about 20 miles south of the centre. This is going to be apocalyptic.

Winds expected to exceed 230mph!

Worst storm in history

Leadbull > Simplify, then add beer 11/07/2013 at 18:24

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Wow. And we have one or two guys from the Philippines on here.

Simplify, then add beer > Simplify, then add beer 11/07/2013 at 18:28

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Jacques L' Autre > Simplify, then add beer 11/07/2013 at 18:31

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That is insane. I don't even know what would be considered adequate shelter in the face of winds that high, not to mention the expected foot of rain, and storm surge.

Theoretically, if someone had a Veyron in the Phillipines, and went full throttle into 230 mph headwinds would they only be able to go 30 mph? Wrapping my head around those wind speeds is pretty hard.

Simplify, then add beer > Jacques L' Autre 11/07/2013 at 18:34

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I think if you went full throttle into the wind, the car would be picked up and thrown quite a fair distance.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Simplify, then add beer 11/07/2013 at 18:34

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You'd need to find a round concrete house with 3ft thick walls on a hill to be safe from this storm.

Jacques L' Autre > Simplify, then add beer 11/07/2013 at 18:36

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True. Didn't even think of that.

Simplify, then add beer > Simplify, then add beer 11/07/2013 at 18:37

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Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 11/07/2013 at 18:37

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Or dig a hole

Milky > Simplify, then add beer 11/07/2013 at 18:42

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I cant even attempt to kind of understand that kind of wind speed. The most I've ever seen was maybe 70mph ......

Good luck to your staff.

Bandit > Simplify, then add beer 11/07/2013 at 19:04

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MOAR downforce!

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Simplify, then add beer 11/07/2013 at 19:22

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230mph?? SHIT.. Then our local news had it wrong as fuck.. They said it might reach 230 kph.. 230mph is like 370 kph.. Damn, this is not cool at all.

Hindered23 > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur 11/07/2013 at 19:59

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and drown

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Hindered23 11/07/2013 at 21:10

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I never said you couldn't seal the hole with something

xxstich666xx > Jacques L' Autre 11/07/2013 at 21:41

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NO! Imagine going 230mph in the opposite direction!! You could hit over 400mph!!!!!

Hindered23 > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur 11/08/2013 at 00:28

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and suffocate when debris locks you in

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Hindered23 11/08/2013 at 07:52

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I never said you didn't have a constant fresh air supply, lighting, and food. And three different ways to escape

Hindered23 > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur 11/08/2013 at 08:05

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that's pretty expensive for your average inhabitant of the phillipines.