Boom-De-Yada Science - Danger Shop, Wednesday, Period 1 [Week 10]

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The Danger Shop was set up like an open field, the kind you might find in several states in the mid-west or further south. It was fairly warm by Danger Shop normal temperature standards and the sky was grey. A storm seemed to be lingering somewhere, but wasn't here yet.

On the ground in front of the Doctor were what looked like large lunchboxes. They were not lunchboxes. They were too big for normal lunchboxes and had delicate electronic equipment inside. Since the lids were open, everyone could see that.

"What I'm about to tell you to do," the Doctor said by way of introduction, "should never be done in the real world without proper means of getting away very, very fast. Does that count as good enough of a warning? Yes? Good." He didn't listen to any actual answers to that question. "In three minutes, a rather large tornado is going to form over there." He pointed in the direction of a big red barn on the far side of the open field. "A tornado is-" He started, then stopped. "You'll find out soon enough. They are incredibly dangerous, can be very destructive, involve very high winds and one will probably kill you if you get in the way. Not in here though. All pretend in here. Your job is to get one of these packages as close to the tornado as possible in order to use the equipment inside to scan it to better understand it. Do this without getting sucked up into it or hit by debris. In the real world, you'd be dead. Here, you'll probably only have the wind knocked out of you. Probably. The other job is to experience what this planet's extreme weather can be like." He checked his watch again. "A minute and a half. You can team up if you'd like. Better think about a good place to start."

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Re: Tornado Chasing

[weldedtomyspine]

"Okay, so here's my plan. We run toward the tornado and then one of us throws our thing as hard as they can, and the other just drops theirs in what we think the path will be, then we both take off."

How did that sound? Genius, right?

Re: Tornado Chasing

[mathletenomore.livejournal.com]

"Sounds like a plan. My favorite part is the running away from it portion," Lindsay admitted.

Re: Tornado Chasing

[weldedtomyspine]

"Yeah. I'm pretty proud of that bit." Jaime grinned. "And, of course, ladies first. I'll be right behind you."

He was also proud of that bit.

Re: Tornado Chasing

[mathletenomore.livejournal.com]

"I am just so appreciative," Lindsay smirked before running toward the tornado like a crazy person. It was windy and loud, so she blindly tossed the kit toward it and ran. She didn't care if the kit reached the proper destination.

Re: Tornado Chasing

[weldedtomyspine]

Jaime pounded after her and threw his own kit on the ground somewhat kind of close to where it looked like the tornado might go.

"Nice throw!" he yelled, but almost certainly not loud enough to be heard over the roaring of the wind. "Let's get out of here!" Also not loud enough to be heard, but... Lindsay knew the plan, right?

Re: Tornado Chasing

[mathletenomore.livejournal.com]

Hell yes, Lindsay knew the plan. Run away from giant tornado was an easy instruction to remember.

"Wow, that was kind of a rush," she shouted as she ran for cover.

Re: Tornado Chasing

[weldedtomyspine]

"Do you want to do it again?" Jaime yelled back, laughing like a maniac. Apparently he agreed about the rush bit.

Re: Tornado Chasing

[mathletenomore.livejournal.com]

"No thanks. Once was enough!" Still, once was pretty awesome.

[and I sleep now, night!]

Re: Tornado Chasing

[weldedtomyspine]

Jaime looked back at the storm, then over at Lindsay. Then he grinned.

"Okay. You've got a point."

[Sleep well!]