[雷] 「追風部隊特集」之簡介及關鍵字 - 探索頻道

參考網址：
List of MythBusters episodes (維基百科)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_MythBusters_episodes
MythBusters 2010 season (維基百科)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBusters_(2010_season)

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流言終結者：追風部隊特集 (Storm Chasing Myths) 第150集

本集狂風撲面的流言終結者，為你帶來龍捲風特集，亞當和傑米搭上追風部隊的便車。首
先，神奇四人組要製造巨無霸風暴，為了確認追風部隊的戰車面對五級龍捲風是否真能屹
立不搖。接著流言終結者重振旗鼓做發明：真能打造單人龍捲風護罩嗎？或者這只是空話
？

本集要驗證有關龍捲風的流言：追風部隊的車輛能否承受五級龍捲風的威力？可攜式龍捲
風護罩在三級龍捲風的威力下仍能保護人的安全？


關鍵字：
追風部隊戰車(Storm Chasers' vehicle)、TIV2龍捲風攔截車(TIV2 , Tornado
Intercept Vehicle)、主宰者(Dominator)；單人龍捲風護具(personal tornado
protection device)、防龍捲風(tornado-proof)；

TIV2： 卡車底盤(truck chassis)、複合裝甲(composite armor)、蒙皮：層層的鋁板，
克維拉纖維，鋁板，鋼板，橡膠，聚碳酸酯，橡膠和鋁板(skin : layers of
aluminum, Kevlar, aluminum, steel, rubber, polycarbonate, rubber & aluminum)
、車窗：玻璃和聚碳酸酯(window : glass & polycarbonate)、液壓板：覆蓋車底
(hydraulic panels : ? the ground)、兩根一公尺長釘(couple of 40-inch long
spikes)；
Dominator： 16號防彈鋼板車殼、聚碳酸酯車窗(polycarbonate window)、液壓器
(hydraulic)、車身降到地面(vehicle drop to the ground)、低底盤(lower chassis)；

波音747貨機引擎(jet engines of a Boeing 747)、四萬五千磅推力(45,150 pounds
thrust)、收集風速資料(wind speed data collection)、三級龍捲風(EF3 tornado)、五
級龍捲風風速400公里(EF5 tornado , wind speed:250mph)、普通汽車(regular car)、
強風灌進車底(blowing beneath vehicle)、定錨點彎折(bent the anchor spike)、車牌
被折彎(twisted license plate holder)、流言終結者的認證(Mythbuster's seal)、防
龍捲風研究載具；

確保不被吹走(keep not blowning away)、擋下飛射碎屑(protect flying bricks)、迅
速適應風向的改變(adapt quickly to changing wind direction)、原型(prototypes)、
碗狀裝甲(inverted armor bowl)、翼片(wing shape on top)、支點(pivot point)、吹
葉機做成的風洞(wind tunnel made by Leaf blowers)、風標、長釘(spike)、聚乙烯泡
棉(foam polyethylene)、鋁板(aluminum plate)、聚乙烯，膠帶，鋁板和防彈尼龍布
(polyethylene,duct tape, aluminum & ballistic nylonand)、裝甲板，帳棚鋁柱和耐
磨布料(armor panel,aluminum tent pole & heavy-duty fabric)、底部長釘(? spikes)
、擋碎屑測試(debris test)、木罐(wooden cylinders)、傑米的汽水大炮(Jamie's
soda-can launcher)、老兄(Buster)、全尺寸試驗、支點脫落損壞(tore apart due to
failure of the pivot points between the panels)；

風力和風速(wind forces & speeds)；可攜性(portability)、抵擋飛射碎屑(debris
proof)、至少能抵擋EF3級龍捲風(ability to withstand EF3 tornado)、下衝流、固定
在地面、減少受風面積；

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The Storm Chasers’ specially reinforced vehicles can withstand an EF5
tornado with winds up to 250 miles per hour (402 km/h). (They have been
exposed to 140–150 mph (225–241 km/h) winds in actual storms.) "Confirmed"
At a Michigan airfield used by Kalitta Air, the group used the engines of a
Boeing 747 to generate the needed wind forces and speeds, with a vehicle
positioned directly behind one engine’s exhaust. The first test was carried
out at a distance corresponding to 160 mph (257 km/h) winds (mid-EF3 tornado
range); a passenger car had its hood torn off and was pushed back 50 ft (15
m). The Storm Chasers’ vehicles, TIV2 and Dominator, suffered no damage in
this trial except for TIV2's door flying open because Sean had forgotten to
lock it. Each vehicle’s anchor spikes allowed it to keep its position on the
ground.
In the second test, the vehicles were placed so as to feel the entire 250 mph
(402 km/h) wind. Within seconds, the car lost its hood and was thrown
backward 250 ft (76 m). TIV2 held its position, while Dominator slid across
the ground but did not tumble due to its low profile that kept the wind from
blowing beneath it. The only signs of damage were a bent anchor spike and a
twisted license plate holder, respectively. Noting that an occupant in either
vehicle would easily have survived, Adam and Jamie declared the myth
confirmed and stenciled their seal of approval on each one.

It is possible to build a personal tornado protection device. "Confirmed"
Three criteria were chosen for testing - portability, degree of protection
against flying debris, and ability to withstand up to 135-mph winds (the
equivalent of an EF3 tornado). Adam and Jamie worked on separate prototypes:
an inverted bowl topped by an airfoil to push it into the ground, and a
low-profile tent with an anchored base that could pivot to face changing
winds. Jamie’s design performed considerably better than Adam’s and was
chosen for full-scale testing.
A prototype built from polyethylene, aluminum, ballistic nylon, and duct tape
was taken to the Kalitta airfield; it could be folded up and carried in a
backpack. For the debris test, Jamie fired wooden cylinders at the shield,
using his soda-can launcher from "Cup vs Car". Buster and Adam each took a
turn inside the shield, with no ill effects. Adam then stood in the 747's
exhaust until he lost his footing, which occurred at 130 mph (209 km/h). This
wind speed was used as a minimum that the shield would have to endure without
any injury to Jamie inside. It tore apart at 135 mph (217 km/h) due to
failure of the attachment points between the panels. After these were
redesigned, Jamie was able to hold his ground in 180 mph (290 km/h) winds –
the equivalent of an EF4 tornado.

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