This one definitely belongs in the do-not-try-this-yourself category, but this Slow Mo Guys video of a colorful fire tornado is pretty spectacular. Using an array of different fuels and a Keep reading
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Fire Tornado in a Bubble
File this one under awesome tricks you shouldn’t try at home. Here bubble artist Dustin Skye demonstrates his handheld inverted fire tornado. First, he blows a large encapsulating bubble, then Keep reading
From Firenado to Water Spout
Just a few years ago, fire tornadoes were almost fabled because they were so rarely captured on video. Now, with worsening wildfire seasons and cell phone cameras everywhere, there are Keep reading
The Blue Whirl
We wrote earlier this year about the discovery of a new type of fire whirl – the blue whirl – but now the authors have published video of the blue whirl Keep reading
The Blue Whirl
Researchers studying the use of fire whirls to burn off oil spills have discovered a new type of fire whirl – the blue whirl. Their results are currently reported in Keep reading
Fire Tornadoes in Action
Commonly called fire tornadoes, these terrifying vortices often occur in large wildfires and have more in common with dust devils or waterspouts than true tornadoes. They form when warm, buoyant Keep reading
Fire Tornado
Fire tornadoes, despite their name, are more like dust devils than your typical tornado. In nature, they’ll often form in wildfires, but here the Slow Mo Guys simulate one for Keep reading
Fire Tornadoes
View this post on Instagram Saw a firewhirl for the first time last night. This sucker was shooting flames 100 ft in the air before it passed right in front Keep reading
Australian Fire Tornado
The fire tornado is one of nature’s most impressive and terrifying examples of fluid dynamics. Although they are relatively common phenomena, it’s rare to get such a clear glimpse of Keep reading
Fire Tornado
An artificial fire tornado makes for fascinating viewing. The box fans are positioned around a central firepit such that they impart the angular velocity needed to create a vortex. I’ve Keep reading