Weather Channel interns sit in simulated tornado which becomes stronger as people tweet #TornadoWeek

[UrbScotty]

Weather Channel interns are challenging Twitter users to blow them away for Tornado Week. They've transformed part of their office into a tweet-powered tornado simulation, putting the public in control of the wind speed.

Each mention of "#TornadoWeek" will help elevate the wind speed. The goal is to reach 1 million mentions, which "will turn up the wind for a full blown EF-5 tornado." On the Enhanced Fujita Scale, EF-5 tornadoes reach winds of more than 200 miles per hour.

http://mashable.com/2013/04/29/tornado-week-weather-channel-interns/

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Reminds me of that famous univ. study of shocking people..

Anyone who has been thru a tornado or hurricane would surely not want to subject someone else to those winds.

[Javaman]

2. What could possibly go wrong?

trusting the public to be civil is a bad bet.