Stepped into the hail for a taxi
Last night the Chicago area experienced an incredible hailstorm. The size of quarters they were, apparently. Because clearly the standard units for precipitation are coinage.
Anyway, the Evanston drainage system wasn't up to the job, many intersections were in 12 inches of water after half an hour of storm. But the excitement of the lightning made up for it.
posted by Claire @ 10:51 pm
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Buckets, cats and dogs...there really needs to be some kind of standardization here.
As for the thunderstorm, I'll bet it was exciting for anyone standing in the 12 inches of water when the lightning hit.
As it is said in the scripture, only those who wear Nike Air will be saved, for they will be protected by the illusion of 'hang time' which will allow them to jump clear of lightning.
Also:
Hail size and diameter in relation to TORRO Hailstorm Intensity Scale.
Size code Max. Dia. (mm) Description
0 5-9 Pea
1 10-15 Mothball
2 16-20 Marble, grape
3 21-30 Walnut
4 31-40 Pigeon's egg > squash ball
5 41-50 Golf ball > Pullet's egg
6 51-60 Hen's egg
7 61-75 Tennis ball > cricket ball
8 76-90 Large orange > Soft ball
9 91-100 Grapefruit
10 >100 Melon
Hailstones the size of melons? Surely not...
Why not? Do you think they'd collapse under their own gravitational attraction?
Now if it started hailing black holes that would be scary!
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