The World`s Largest Artificial Tornado

This is kind of cool -- SciFi.com reports that the Mercedes Benz museum in Germany has a fire and dust-suppression system that just happens to qualify as the world's largest man-made tornado. The Guinness Book of World Records officially gave its blessing last week. Here are some photos from the Associated Press. EUX.TV says that the twister is about 40 centimeters (15.7 inches) wide and takes 7 minutes to produce out of 28 tons of air.

CAPTIONS (ENGLISH): A 34.4 meters tall artificial tornado moves up at the Mercedes museum in Stuttgart, southern Germany on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007. By using the museum's smoke ventilation system, the world's largest artificial tornado could be generated and made it as a new entry into the Guinness Book of world records. (AP Photo/Daniel Maurer)

CAPTIONS (GERMAN): Ein 34,4 Meter hoher kuenstlicher Wirbelsturm steigt am Montag, 15. Oktober 2007, im Mercedes Museums in Stuttgar auf. Der Wirbel konnte durch das Entrauchungssystem im Museum erzeugt werden und erhielt einen Eintrag in das Guinness Buch der Rekorde als hoechster kuenstlich erzeugter Wirbelsturm der Welt.

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