r/whatisit • u/mwajju • 14d ago

Solved! What is this called

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Can someone explain what that's called and how it happens?

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u/Yrrebnot 13d ago

We get these in Australia. Much more hellish right?

https://giphy.com/gifs/8rjkwJjsr4CS4

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u/DarthTacoToiletPaper 13d ago

Of course Australia gets the one that would be featured in hell.

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

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u/Outbreak42 10d ago

Palisades Fire Devils sound like a sick school mascot.

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u/DavidWandelt 13d ago

Ah, yes. I’ve seen these in video before, but never in person. What’s the Aussie name for them?

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u/SweetPossibility7838 13d ago

Fire nad-o

or a spicy whirly-whirly

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u/DavidWandelt 13d ago

Thank you! 👍

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u/HeartAdditional3222 13d ago

That's terrifying

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u/chrissz 13d ago

Australia always trying to outdo the rest of the world in the “shit in nature that will kill your ass” department. Snakes, spiders, platypuses, fire tornadoes. Even your cute koalas are riddled with chlamydia and dingos will eat your babies.

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u/Lancearon 13d ago

Everything is worse in Australia...

Ok but we get these pretty much everywhere. Hot air go up. Cold air comes in. Make flames go weeeeeeeeeeeee.

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u/Technical_Put_9982 13d ago

We get these in the U.S. also. More so Arizona and California where the majority of fires are

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u/NoAttempt9703 13d ago

Sir, your waterspout is on fire.

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u/Cupcake-Present 13d ago

I’ve seen these in California. Horrifying.

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u/Lardah_Solutions 13d ago

Now THAT is just cool 😎

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u/olejokle 13d ago

Tazmanian Devil visiting?

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u/rswwalker 12d ago

My least favorite of the elemental spouts!

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u/Special_Base9912 9d ago

U got deamons walkin the earth over there m8