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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This is a play on the occupations/hobbies "{{w|tornado chaser}}" - someone who, instead of evacuating the area like normal people, actually goes in to get a closer look at the tornado - and "{{w|big game hunter}}", who often kill for trophies. Tornado chasers are typically, but not always, {{w|meteorologists}}. Here, the tornado chaser actually hunts the tornado with a gun like big game, the joke being that this is not possible in real life | + | This is a play on the occupations/hobbies "{{w|tornado chaser}}" - someone who, instead of evacuating the area like normal people, actually goes in to get a closer look at the tornado - and "{{w|big game hunter}}", who often kill for trophies. Tornado chasers are typically, but not always, {{w|meteorologists}}. Here, the tornado chaser actually hunts the tornado with a gun like big game, the joke being that this is not possible in real life{{Citation needed}}. |
The "F-3" is a reference to the {{w|Fujita scale}} used to classify tornado intensity. It goes from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest, with an updated {{w|Enhanced Fujita scale}}, as mentioned in the title text, being used in the US since 2007. | The "F-3" is a reference to the {{w|Fujita scale}} used to classify tornado intensity. It goes from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest, with an updated {{w|Enhanced Fujita scale}}, as mentioned in the title text, being used in the US since 2007. | ||
− | The title text is an aside from Randall, saying that he finds the notation for the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF-#, for example EF-5 for a level 5 tornado,) to be stupid, and suggests that we continue to use the Enhanced Fujita scale to measure the strength of tornadoes, but abbreviate it to F instead, leading to the non-stupid "F-whatever" notation, | + | The title text is an aside from Randall, saying that he finds the notation for the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF-#, for example EF-5 for a level 5 tornado,) to be stupid, and suggests that we continue to use the Enhanced Fujita scale to measure the strength of tornadoes, but abbreviate it to F instead, leading to the non-stupid "F-whatever" notation, whatever signifying the number of the tornado on the scale. |
− | This is the second comic about tornadoes, a [[:Category:Tornadoes|recurring subject]] on xkcd, but it was the first to actually show a tornado. Storm chasers hunting tornadoes was also mentioned in the first comic about tornadoes [[402: 1,000 Miles North]] and they | + | This is the second comic about tornadoes, a [[:Category:Tornadoes|recurring subject]] on xkcd, but it was the first to actually show a tornado. Storm chasers hunting tornadoes was also mentioned in the first comic about tornadoes [[402: 1,000 Miles North]] and they was shown in [[752: Phobia]] |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:''BANG'' | :''BANG'' | ||
:Tornado: AUGH! | :Tornado: AUGH! | ||
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:Passenger: Big one! Must be an F-3! | :Passenger: Big one! Must be an F-3! | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Tornadoes]] | [[Category:Tornadoes]] | ||
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