What is a waterspout? Detailed answer

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What is a waterspout?

A waterspout and a tornado are very similar. In principle, a waterspout can be called a "tornado on the sea". So let's first see what a tornado is.

A tornado is a real circular storm. It appears as a black funnel cloud over a vast storm area. The reason for the appearance of a cloud funnel is the condensation of moisture due to cooling of the air as it spreads in breadth and up. A tornado can spin clockwise or counterclockwise. The width of a tornado in the part where it touches the ground averages 275-365 meters, and it usually travels a short distance, ranging from a few to 50 miles (80 kilometers). It is believed that inside a tornado (vortex) the speed of rotating air currents is 500 miles (800 kilometers) per hour!

Where a tornado touches the surface of the earth, terrible destruction can occur. For example, houses can be razed to the ground, broken into pieces, or moved hundreds of meters.

Tornadoes (also known as "tornadoes" or "cyclones") can appear at any time of the year, although they appear five times more often in spring and summer. More often they take place during the day, not at night. In some cases, a waterspout may just be a normal tornado that originated on land and traveled to the sea. But waterspouts of a more common type appear over the seas and lakes in the tropics or in the middle latitudes during the warm season. They occur just above the water, and funnel clouds form from rain or cumulus clouds. The lower part of the funnel, approaching the water surface, initially spins or mixes the upper layer of water into a cloud of water dust.

The funnel cloud first sinks into this water dust, and then pulls up the waterspout. But the water, which makes up the bulk of the tornado, always remains fresh, because it mainly consists of rainwater. A waterspout usually lasts only a few minutes and affects only a limited area. Most waterspouts occur over cold waters where the air temperature is high and thunderstorms are frequent.

Author: Likum A.

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From the trees, not from the sea. What you thought of is called a sponge, but the loofahs from which washcloths are made grow on trees. They are something like a pumpkin and are considered a delicious dish in Asia.

Loofah (Luffa urgyptiaca) is a lush, fast-growing annual vine that produces beautiful yellow flowers and odd-looking fruits. They are edible while unripe and useful when fully ripe. The vine can grow up to 9 m, clinging to everything that gets in its way.

Probably native to the tropics of Africa and Asia, loofah grows in all Asian countries and is cultivated in large quantities in the USA for export to Japan.

Unripe fruits 7,5 to 15 cm long can be fried in oil whole or chopped or grated and used in soups and omelettes. Any fruit longer than 10 cm should be peeled, as the peel of the loofah becomes bitter.

If allowed to mature on the vine until the fruits turn brown and the stems turn yellow, loofah is easy to clean and can be used as a back wash, skin exfoliator, or dishwashing sponge.

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