So what do tornadoes have to do with bioengineering anyway?
Green-grey skies. Enormous hailstones. Roaring in the distance. But you, unlike everyone else, is disappointed when the tornado shifts direction and passes you by. See, you're a tornado hunter, and you wanted to see it in all its glory.
When the forward-flank downdraft reaches you, speed is absolutely critical. If you leave too soon, you miss what you came for in the first place. Too slow, and you're caught by one of nature's most powerful storms. It's even more risky if you're outside, rather than able to drive off at a moment's notice. Imagine the feeling of being outside with an EF5 tornado bearing down on you. Wind like bent wire pulling at your teeth. Hailstones like frozen sapphires that contain within each a sliver of the storm's fury. A deep, unending roaring shaking your very soul. Imagine witnessing that raw natural power outside, just you and the elements. But the risk is too big. Human bodies only move so fast. Eyes only see so far. You can't outrun a tornado. But what if you could?
This is what bioengineering promises. Through bioengineering, you could give yourself eyes to see through the storm and legs to outrun nature itself. Tornadoes typically travel at under 20 miles per hour, so with the legs of Usain Bolt you could do it. Bioengineering isn't just scientists in a lab tinkering away at petri dishes. Bioengineering is adventure. Bioengineering is tornadoes. Bioengineering is you.
Stay tuned for the next installment of Bioengineering For Tornado Hunters, which will go into how this stuff actually works!
Image source: US Army
When the forward-flank downdraft reaches you, speed is absolutely critical. If you leave too soon, you miss what you came for in the first place. Too slow, and you're caught by one of nature's most powerful storms. It's even more risky if you're outside, rather than able to drive off at a moment's notice. Imagine the feeling of being outside with an EF5 tornado bearing down on you. Wind like bent wire pulling at your teeth. Hailstones like frozen sapphires that contain within each a sliver of the storm's fury. A deep, unending roaring shaking your very soul. Imagine witnessing that raw natural power outside, just you and the elements. But the risk is too big. Human bodies only move so fast. Eyes only see so far. You can't outrun a tornado. But what if you could?
Image source: Ralph Lambrecht
This is what bioengineering promises. Through bioengineering, you could give yourself eyes to see through the storm and legs to outrun nature itself. Tornadoes typically travel at under 20 miles per hour, so with the legs of Usain Bolt you could do it. Bioengineering isn't just scientists in a lab tinkering away at petri dishes. Bioengineering is adventure. Bioengineering is tornadoes. Bioengineering is you.
Image source: Solomon Barroa
Stay tuned for the next installment of Bioengineering For Tornado Hunters, which will go into how this stuff actually works!
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