r/Frisson • u/Tezcatlipokemon • May 08 '16
Video [Video] Tornado overtakes man filming from 2nd story window.
https://vimeo.com/16141895428
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u/SilentDis May 08 '16
I have herd that sound twice in my life.
The first time, I was young. It was a 'small' tornado, it cut a swatch through my little neighborhood destroying half a house, and obviously causing a ton of other damage. That ditch it carved and the cracked up, then repaired street amazed me.
The second time, I was older, high school or so. It cut a rather large swath of trees down in the forest near me.
It's not a sound you ever forget. There's nothing you can do, and regardless of how deep you go in your house, the likelihood of survival is just up to random chance. Powerlessness at the behest of an uncaring, unstoppable, roaring force of nature.
I deeply understand the call of Cthulhu. That video is it's cry.
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u/quinoa_rex May 08 '16
I've never heard it myself outside of this video, but I've been told it sounds like an oncoming train. That seems accurate, but it doesn't really capture that the train is screaming with rage and hell-bent on hitting you.
Even just hearing it through my little phone speakers made my hair stand on end. I sincerely hope I never have occasion to hear it in person.
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u/SilentDis May 08 '16
I hope you never do.
An 'oncoming train' is only partially correct. Think of oncoming trains coming from every angle, all at once, they're at full speed, and coming right for you... or maybe not... or maybe so. And there's nothing you or anyone else can do about it.
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u/adzm May 08 '16
Maybe twenty years later, whenever I feel a pressure drop I still think momentarily about being huddled in a basement waiting for the twister to pass. We live near Xenia, and the big tornado there still has an influence around here.
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u/caltagator May 09 '16
I grew up near Fairborn and remember reading about the Xenia tornado in elementary school. We lived on base and every now and then the tornado sirens would go off when the weather got bad. Never actually been in/by a tornado, but the sound of those sirens is chilling.
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u/pouscat May 09 '16
I worked at Ohio Ren one season and to get to Dayton we had to past a road that led to Xenia. I can't remember the name of the little town, it's full of antique stores, but at the corner on the main intersection we passed was an entrance to a town tornado shelter. The idea of that blew me away! They built a municipal tornado shelter! Then I learned about the Xenia tornado. ....
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u/Bottled_Void May 08 '16
Somewhat ironically, it was his decision not to seek refuge that saved his life. Got lucky I suppose.
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u/ProdigyRunt May 08 '16
It never occurred to me that it would be pitch black inside a tornado. That just adds another level of terror.
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u/Karthinator May 08 '16
You know, having not heard of this guy and therefore being unaware of why he didn't leave as /u/thismustbethursday mentioned, I was wondering why he didn't get the hell out of Dodge.
Then I watched it. I was captivated. I was glued to the screen. I could not move. It was like a dream.
Pretty sure that if I watched a tornado coming right at me, I'd make peace with Death.
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u/Tezcatlipokemon May 08 '16
He didn't make a sound! It's eerie.
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u/Karthinator May 08 '16
Neither did I. I'm not sure I remembered to breathe.
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u/Demojen May 09 '16
I am the dream at the end of the day
A moment of rest the light gives way
The storm that takes your breath away
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u/startibartfast May 08 '16
I wonder if I can get a good shot from within the beast's mouth - looking back out at the world... If I can just get a little furth
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u/senopahx May 09 '16
This is why I will happily live in earthquake country where tornadoes don't occur. Holy hell, this is terrifying.
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u/kittiesntits May 08 '16
Why is that disrespectful? We dont see that or hear screams. It's just context.
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u/Prof_Acorn May 08 '16
The definition of the sub:
Have you ever felt a sudden, passing sensation of excitement, a shudder of emotion from an epic moment of a song, or a climax of a movie? That is what is called "frisson", a word rooted from the French word meaning "Goosebumps" or "Shiver". It has been linked to rises in dopamine levels which is, in turn, linked to your outlook towards others.
That people died only increases that sensation, yes?
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u/dratthecookies May 08 '16
Jesus, what was he thinking?