The questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XIII

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...You're joking, right? :undecide:

I dont know what he means by ultra-hot bodies. If you mean raised temperature I dont know. If youre talking about looking good I dont know either.
 
So we can take your reply as a "don't know" then? ;)
 
Indeed. It's also a serious eating/mental disorder, bulimia.
 
Mango, your constant posting about teenage disorders is becoming a tad tiresome.
 
I'm not. It doesn't make you look super hawt? I've been lied to!
No, it makes you look like this:

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I am not sure who you've been talking to that would suggest otherwise. :undecide:

Edit: Spoilered, sorry.
 
I didn't know that. Thanks Joecoolyo.

No problem :goodjob:

wow, that looks like a supermassive hurricane

Nah, hurricanes are much more symmetrical, and don't take on the "comma" appearance, as with these extra-tropical lows. For example, here's a super massive hurricane (Hurricane Gilbert, 1988)

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If a hurricane takes on the appearance of what I posted before, that usually means it's dying :p (i.e. transitioning from a warm-core system to a cold-core one).
 
Still looks similar though. Thanks for the pics, they're nice :)
 
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Still looks similar though. Thanks for the pics, they're nice


They are very similar, but, there are still some key difference to be noted.

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As you can see here, with the first system, due to the fact that it's cold core, it's dragging a cold front along with it (the blue line with the triangles), and causing cold air to rush behind it. The cold air is denser, which causes it to sink, which is why the skies behind the front are clear. While in front of the front, due to the mixing of warm air, which the storm drags in front of it, a line of storms pops up, giving the extra-tropical system it's characteristic "comma" shape. I've circled the area of strongest convection in the storm, which is to the north.

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Now, with the hurricane, there are no fronts associated with it, due to the warm core of the system (I'm not an expert, so I don't know the exact details why). And also due to the warm core, the area of strongest convection is spread around the eye evenly, with no breaks or anything (I've circled it).

Here are a couple more pics illustrating the difference:

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Hurricane Rita (2005)

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Storm of the Century (1993)

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Hurricane Felix (2007)

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North American blizzard of 2005


To help you even more, I've found two videos that I hope illustrate the difference between the two even more! :goodjob:

Here's a video the storm from last week:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Strong_Extratropical_Cyclone_Over_the_US_Midwest.OGG

While here's a video of Hurricane Rita making landfall:

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Now do you see the difference? :D
 
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