You Asked:
What’s the best way to survive a tornado if you’re in a car? — Ann, New York, N.Y.

Marshall Brain Answered:

This question reminds me a little bit of the famous barometer problem. If we apply barometer logic to your question, here are three thoughts that come to mind:

1) You could survive a tornado in your car by parking your car in an underground parking garage and sitting in the car as the tornado passes.

2) You could survive a tornado in your car by looking at the general direction of the tornado’s travel and then driving the car as quickly as possible in the opposite direction.

3) You could survive a tornado in your car by using a backhoe to dig a car-sized hole and a crane to lower your car into the hole. Then get into the car and have someone cover the hole with a big slab of concrete. After the tornado passes we will hope that person who covered the hole will have the common sense to uncover it.

I will leave it to you to decide which is the best way, or please feel free to suggest other ideas.

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