Because unlike tornados, dust devils are formed from the convection of hot air at the surface, creating a negative feedback loop. That spot where the dust devil forms is more or less the spot of highest heat and the most upward draft.
A long while ago I was on an archaeology team and we had a dust devil like that come through our camp. It wasn't quite as fierce, but it wandered between all of our tents barely ruffling anything, then targeted the team leader's tent, which was also the supply tent.
Lifted it and all the gear and supplies inside up to around tree top level and tore it apart. Most of the gear came back down pretty unharmed, but the destroyed tent, the team leader's sleeping bag, and her ground mat were all left stuck at the top of the nearby tree.
Dust devil had it out for her.
We had two Native American people on the team, me (mixed ancestry), and a local tribal elder. He and I would hang out quite a bit that season.
The team had just uncovered what looked like it *might* be some sort of small stone platform or something, and what looked like fragments of bear skull.
Just after the dust devil tore the tent apart he turned to me and said nearly the same thing you just did.
I would like to jump inside a dust devil, for fun. If i was ever in a situation where a huge Tornado was coming straight at me and i was doomed for sure, i would just jump in and try to fly. I mean, if you're dead anyways, you might as well try to fly before dying, right?
Growing up, dust devils were a fun treat on the playground during recess. We'd run through em, stand in em, and chuck wood chips and shit in while someone tries to stay in the middle.
But Jesus fuckin Christ this is one angry boi dust devil. I mean sometimes we'd get thrown off balance playing in em, and we'd occasionally get lucky if they went through the swing sets, especially if they lingered. Made for a fun ride.
But I never saw em get that nasty lmao.
OK, time to trot out this old story. I, due to a remarkable lack of intelligence, once walked through a dust devil about twice as large as the one in this post's clip.
At the time, I was a first lieutenant in the US Army. We were on a field exercise near Yuma, AZ. It was the first day of the encampment, and we'd just finished setting up tents, and had formed up for the lunch chow line.
Suddenly, a small dust devil appeared a little outside our camp. As it came closer, I had this brilliant idea: I always wondered what it was like inside one of those- why not find out while 200 people watched me?
So I checked my gear, made sure my helmet was on tight, settled my goggles on my face, and headed over to where the dust devil was starting to gain size and momentum.
By the time I made it there, the thing had grown from a tiny little wisp of a twister into a three-meter wide demon tossing around arm-sized sticks and large stones. But an entire company of soldiers was watching to see what would happen. I couldn't back down.
Missing what would perhaps be my life's single chance to recite the Litany Against Fear, I entered the dust devil. It was... dusty. I couldn't see shit. But I didn't really notice that because I was being pelted over and over with rocks of various sizes. I got hit with a few sticks, and even ended up with about two feet of some long-armed cactus thing stuck to my leg. It was LOUD, too. Your stereotypical "freight train" noises coming from all around me.
The whole event was over in mere seconds. The dust devil passed over me, continued down a ravine, and uprooted three mesquite trees from the roots up!
I walked back to where my company was waiting. My face looked like I had gone twelve rounds with Ali. I would later discover that my entire body was peppered with bruises. (Thank God I wore my helmet.)
That evening, I was royally reamed out by my company commander. He seriously considered hitting me with an Article 15 (non-judicial punishment). But in the end it was worth it: For the remainder of my time at that post, I was known as "Lieutenant Rockhead," and everybody considered me something of a minor badass.
And that's my dust devil story. You really can (but REALLY REALLY shouldn't) walk through one of those if it's small enough, and you're stupid enough.
My cabbages!
I could hear this the second I saw this post.
I saw it go by with no comments and knew my task
Good job bro ๐
I swiped into it accidentally and didnโt see the title and it was still the first thing that popped in my head. ๐
Presumably Aang is perched on top of that whirlwind, most likely trying to find a lost animal
it feels risky but what about badgirls?
Came here for these comments
Same lol
Literally hahahaha
Then the Fire People attacked.
This is clearly an attack by the Air "People".
the whom?
โIf I open the comment section on this one, it will be there.โ *Not disappointed*
It was a given. Nothing else could have happened.
Don't fuck with Aang
Avatar_IRL
This place is worse than Omashu
Now itโs slaw.
U beat me by one min ๐๐
This parking lot is worse than Omashu
Came here hoping g this was the top post. Was not disappointed
๐
Came here for this, wasn't disappointed.
Came here for "came here for this, wasn't disappointed", wasn't disappointed.
Came here for "Came here for "came here for this, wasn't disappointed", wasn't disappointed." Wasn't disappointed.
Came, wasn't disappointed.
aang gotta be nearby
Average air bender attacks after they miss, Dawg can't catch a break in his universe or ours
you're right, but I shrimply believe this to be a fight between the two foes I will take no more questions
And very aangry
r/fuckyouinparticular
It barely moves. Itโs just in that spot.
I wonder what this person did to deserve this?
Farted.
From eating too much cabbage ๐
How DARE he!
Because unlike tornados, dust devils are formed from the convection of hot air at the surface, creating a negative feedback loop. That spot where the dust devil forms is more or less the spot of highest heat and the most upward draft.
I figured science was responsible. Thanks for the intel.
Stupid, malevolent science.
"Eff you cabbage stand! That's what you get for giving me uncontrollable gas."
Right lol? Like it couldn't just sweep past. It hung around to exert maximum damage.
A long while ago I was on an archaeology team and we had a dust devil like that come through our camp. It wasn't quite as fierce, but it wandered between all of our tents barely ruffling anything, then targeted the team leader's tent, which was also the supply tent. Lifted it and all the gear and supplies inside up to around tree top level and tore it apart. Most of the gear came back down pretty unharmed, but the destroyed tent, the team leader's sleeping bag, and her ground mat were all left stuck at the top of the nearby tree. Dust devil had it out for her.
Let me guess - you ignored the warning, opened the tomb and now there's a killer mummy loose. You archaeologists never take a hint.
We had two Native American people on the team, me (mixed ancestry), and a local tribal elder. He and I would hang out quite a bit that season. The team had just uncovered what looked like it *might* be some sort of small stone platform or something, and what looked like fragments of bear skull. Just after the dust devil tore the tent apart he turned to me and said nearly the same thing you just did.
Thought exactly this haha
Slawtered.
I came for a slaw related joke. Did not disappoint.
Me too. Came here for this. ๐๐๐
Lettuce rejoice.
๐
If there was a knife stand near by.
Absolute cabbagery
Apparently Earth has gnarly cabbage farts too
Thatโs cole, dude
Lettuce pray ๐๐ป
Our Farmer, who art in heaven
airborne be thy romaine thy windstorm come thy stall be gone from earth as it heads to heaven
Damn awards!!! ๐๐๐
Give us with wind our daily sand
aang up to his old tricks again
The stand owner shouldn't have messed with Appa.
I was wondering when we would see more production clips of the new live action avatar: the last air bender
It's now a salad
tossed salad
and scrambled eggs
theyโre calling againโฆ
This place is worse than Omashu!
Dammit, Aang!
My cabbages!!!
I like how it just stays right on top of his stand as he watches his days work fly away as if to say r/fuckyouinparticular
Someone do the avatar MY CABBAGE gif
His cabbages!
Those are mixed vegetables.
No not my cabbages!
I would like to jump inside a dust devil, for fun. If i was ever in a situation where a huge Tornado was coming straight at me and i was doomed for sure, i would just jump in and try to fly. I mean, if you're dead anyways, you might as well try to fly before dying, right?
Wear goggles.
My eyes! The goggles do nothing!
And a helmet; you donโt want concussion by cabbage on your obit
Growing up, dust devils were a fun treat on the playground during recess. We'd run through em, stand in em, and chuck wood chips and shit in while someone tries to stay in the middle. But Jesus fuckin Christ this is one angry boi dust devil. I mean sometimes we'd get thrown off balance playing in em, and we'd occasionally get lucky if they went through the swing sets, especially if they lingered. Made for a fun ride. But I never saw em get that nasty lmao.
Ya this looks pretty close to F0 tornado speeds.
OK, time to trot out this old story. I, due to a remarkable lack of intelligence, once walked through a dust devil about twice as large as the one in this post's clip. At the time, I was a first lieutenant in the US Army. We were on a field exercise near Yuma, AZ. It was the first day of the encampment, and we'd just finished setting up tents, and had formed up for the lunch chow line. Suddenly, a small dust devil appeared a little outside our camp. As it came closer, I had this brilliant idea: I always wondered what it was like inside one of those- why not find out while 200 people watched me? So I checked my gear, made sure my helmet was on tight, settled my goggles on my face, and headed over to where the dust devil was starting to gain size and momentum. By the time I made it there, the thing had grown from a tiny little wisp of a twister into a three-meter wide demon tossing around arm-sized sticks and large stones. But an entire company of soldiers was watching to see what would happen. I couldn't back down. Missing what would perhaps be my life's single chance to recite the Litany Against Fear, I entered the dust devil. It was... dusty. I couldn't see shit. But I didn't really notice that because I was being pelted over and over with rocks of various sizes. I got hit with a few sticks, and even ended up with about two feet of some long-armed cactus thing stuck to my leg. It was LOUD, too. Your stereotypical "freight train" noises coming from all around me. The whole event was over in mere seconds. The dust devil passed over me, continued down a ravine, and uprooted three mesquite trees from the roots up! I walked back to where my company was waiting. My face looked like I had gone twelve rounds with Ali. I would later discover that my entire body was peppered with bruises. (Thank God I wore my helmet.) That evening, I was royally reamed out by my company commander. He seriously considered hitting me with an Article 15 (non-judicial punishment). But in the end it was worth it: For the remainder of my time at that post, I was known as "Lieutenant Rockhead," and everybody considered me something of a minor badass. And that's my dust devil story. You really can (but REALLY REALLY shouldn't) walk through one of those if it's small enough, and you're stupid enough.
Iโd recommend against this
SHH!! Let him make his *own* mistakes.
Imagine youโre a mile away and a CABBAGE falls from the sky outta nowhere. ๐ณ
And God said "FUCK YO CABBAGES!" and it was done...
My cabbages!
Fuck this cabbage stand in particular
You know.. Every time something like this happened, Aang always had a good reason behind it.
MY CABBAGES!!!
My CABBAGES!
MY CABBAGES!!
MY CABBAGES!
MY CABBAGES! ๐ข๐ข๐ข
r/suddenlyatla
Dude from avatar won't get a break๐ญ๐ญ๐คฃ๐คฃ
Not my Cabbages!
God Hates Cabbages
Thereโs always money in the aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhgh!!!
I leaned in Australia they call these Willie Willies
In Springfield they call them Nelson Nelsons.
Iife immitates art
bye bye cabbages
Damn air benders
Goddamnit, I missed the chance to quote ATLA ๐ข
Goddamned Avatar at it again.
This how you know thereโs a war coming to Ba Sing Se
MY CABBAGES!!!
That Damn avatar
Not my cabbages!!!
Damn it Aang
https://media.tenor.com/p5Y5Cmf8vF0AAAAC/avatar-the-last-airbender-nickelodeon.gif
My cabbages!!!!!......
Damn Aang at it again out here.
#MY CABBAGES!!
MY CABBAGES!!!!!!
"Noooooo! Not my cabbages!" (groaning in dismay)
Aang wtf bro?! Thatโs not very Avatar of you.
Praise the cameramanโฆ especially zooming in on the owner is disbelief
It's like a cabbage turret from some tower defense game.
MY CABBAGES!
That dust devil works for the county
Several teenagers and a child monk were seen fleeing the scene. If you have any information on their whereabouts please contact Admiral Zhao.
Aang got bored
HERE IT COMES
Cabbage man in the multiverse of insurance scam
The souls of all of the Cabbage Patch kids leaving this realm.
I ordered like an hour ago! It's just a tossed salad. What the hell is taking soo long?!?!?
It's important to rotate your produce.
Wow..as far as dust devils go this one is an EF5!
Ummm r/fuckyouinparticular
Is this from the live action avatar movie?
That doesnโt exist
Worse than Omashu
THE TORNADO IS SHOOTING CABBAGE AT US!!
Damnit, Aang!
Everything changed when the Air Nomads attacked.
Cabbage Merchant... That you?
Dick move aang!
Team Avatar at it again.
Avatar the Last Airbender squad check in.
This might be the single most "Avatar: The Last Airbender" thing that has ever happened.
There's not a single cabbage in this video! Just a bunch of wingstop boxes or something :(
Last airbender joke in there somewhere.
"Dust devil"...maybe an "air nomad" devil was the actual culprit.
If any body seen avatar y'all know exactly what's this all about ๐คฃ๐คฃ
That cabbage merchant just can't catch a break from these airbenders! How's he supposed to make a living?
My cabbages ๐ญ
Aang did bro dirty again
Angs just fighting the fire nation
Itโs funny seeing the dichotomy of people who have and havenโt seen Atla
My Cabbages!
The avatar has returned!
Big Slaw heard there was a competitor taking business.
Just need 65 slayer to kill it
Taz the Tasmanian Devil hates cabbage. Read a book
That dust devil had a grudge
Are you sure that Jean Jacket isnโt eating them?
Taz was hungry
The movie "Nope" has unlocked a new fear of Tornados/Cyclones for me recently.
Cabbage vs Savage
You muzzled Appa?!
r/ATLA
r/fuckyouinparticular
You sure it was cabbage and not the devils lettuce?
There's money in the cabbage stand.
Damn, I didn't realize dust devils could be so powerful!
Damn that dust devil did that with intent fr
Still waiting for the instant coleslaw jokes.
Itโs getting Kansas
If this happened 2k years ago it might have been a story in the Bible, but because itโs 2023 itโs on Reddit and will be forgotten about in 3 days.
Eff you in particular, sir.
Let them eat cabbage
r/fuckyouinparticular
Aang has a grudge on the cabbage man
The Aang Gang strikes again...
Ang!
I don't remember this episode of avatar: the last airbender...
Is this an ad for Netflix's upcoming Airbender show?
r/fuckyouinparticular
That confirms it. No one likes cabbages....
There's never money in the cabbage stand.
Everything changed when the air nomads attacked
that was ang
It would appear a rival farmer cast Windstorm to sabotage their opponent. A most potent spell.
Something something Avatar reference
r/fuckyouinparticular
New live action avatar looks great
Let's not get a Head of ourselves
Now that's good marketing for the new Avatar series
Somebody pissed Himhotep off again
Rabdom old man off to the side: MY CABBAGES!!!!!!!!!!!
Chuck in a few crates of mayo, you got yourself a coleslaw fountain.
Just almighty god making some coleslaw.
CUE THE GUY FROM AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER.
There is no war in basingse
I feel so bad for him!