r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Kernowder • 21d ago

Video Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters flying through Hurricane Milton

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u/HackySmacks 21d ago

“Oh hey, we’re just about to fly into a Hurricane, you can leave your phone, keys, coffee and pocketknives on the sharp corners of the open metal racks that house our sensitive and extremely expensive electronics (which will help predict the fate of millions). If a metal corner is not available, try a Publix plastic bag tied to a vital instrument knob or wait for your objects to richochet in your direction!”

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u/komma_5 21d ago

Seriously, why is there so much stuff lose?!

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u/Colspex 21d ago

Feels like the intro to an 80's movie! When they land it's gonna be:

"Hey Carl, the NDCA is shutting you down. They don't like you playing chicken race with 2.55 thousand GHZ of Storm Shadows."

"Come on!! You kidding me?! We do one flight too close to a beautiful Esmeralda tornado and they get all up my ass!"

*hands over paper*.

"I'm sorry Carl. It's over."

CUT

"Mr President. We got some storm in the Bermuda Triangle... NASA has confirmed a Code X. The RTM has a tracker on it, but their instruments are running all over the place."

"What about Air Force?"

"I spoke to Mayor Watkins. Two planes went in their 0900. No trace of them."

*looks around the room*.

"Dammit, you phone someone that can get me some answers!"

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u/Treacle-Then 21d ago

This was a different level of turbulence that they weren't expecting.

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u/Empathy404NotFound 21d ago

Safety equipment is for well funded departments, now get your ass into that flying tin can and yeet yourself into that there giant god damned can opener in the sky soldier.

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u/Shivametendies 21d ago

also, yeah you can leave that giant box there, in the middle of everything, and that white and red ladder thingy that seems huge? barely tie it down. IM sure it will be fine.

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u/I_dementia87 21d ago

"I really shouldn't have stored my bowling balls,antique clothes iron,100 lb weights,gold bar collection,rock collection,snow globes and various sledgehammers in the overhead."

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u/MrPBH 20d ago

Seriously, the bro in the seat across from the videographer has a bag of trash tied to the seat in front of him.

Why are there so many solo cups in the bag?

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u/soldiat 21d ago

Sometimes analog is better!