TheOtherRick
(Weather Watcher)
Sat Aug 25 2012 11:34 PM
An Amateur Observation

Disclaimer: I have no clue, other than being run over by about a half dozen of these things and a few years of watching those WV loops and listening to you guys,...

...But I'd bet the ranch they are underestimating the intensity. Last couple frames of the WV sure look more impressive to me, tightening up, and pick a spot and it gets more intense.

A hech of a lot of kinetic energy and angular momemtum if the skater can bring his arms in.



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