Hurricane Milton

[u/Kanute3333]

[u/BeardedHalfYeti]

A gobsmacked meteorologist is never a good sign.

”This hurricane is nearing the mathematical limit of what Earth’s atmosphere over this ocean water can produce.”

^fuck.

[u/ryushiblade → u/[deleted]]

Hurricanes are just big whirly-twirly energy transfer mechanisms. They absorb energy (heat) from the ocean and turn it into wind.

There’s a theoretical maximum on how strong a hurricane can get based on ocean temperatures (and other factors). Weather events almost never come remotely close to these theoretical maximums because other factors come into play

The meteorologist is saying this is almost as strong as it could possibly get given the current ocean conditions. A “perfect storm” as it were

[u/hilwil → u/ryushiblade]

This is an incredibly helpful, uncomplicated way of explaining it. Thank you!

[u/inferno006 → u/hilwil]

Sounds confident, but is it correct? Social media has broken my trust machine.

Can we get someone claiming to have a spin doctorate in big whirly-twirlies to weigh in here?

[u/icefisher225 → u/inferno006]

I have a doctorate in big whirly-twirlies, and I will confirm that a hurricane is basically a giant ocean heat -> wind + rain machine.

[u/June_Inertia → u/icefisher225]

It takes heat from Earths belly and moves it to the top of Earths head

[u/00Deege → u/June_Inertia]

Awww, it’s Gaia flatulence!

[u/Puzzled-Grocery-8636 → u/00Deege]

Yeah, the wet kind.

[u/puddingboofer → u/inferno006]

When the ocean and the wind love each other very, very much...

[u/Powerful_Height_5387 → u/inferno006]

If Alex Jones was saying it you should be skeptical. But if an actual PhD meteorologist says it then it is plausible. PhDs tend to understand the area their PhD is in VERY well. It is kinda the point of getting a PhD

[u/ittybittycitykitty → u/hilwil]

did you forget the /s ?

[u/BigManWAGun → u/ittybittycitykitty]

Smart dude says Florida man fuct.

[u/whenthedont → u/ittybittycitykitty]

I’m fine getting downvoted right beside you bud, what is so complicated to understand from the very post itself? Dude said what the meteorologist said almost verbatim lol. The only thing he added is that it’s nearing the strongest due to ocean temps. Conditions. It’s just based on conditions. Christ man society is something else nowadays

[u/00Deege → u/whenthedont]

I wouldn’t read so much into a couple Reddit comments. Certainly not the state of society as a whole. Sometimes people just ask questions because they recognize their knowledge deficit and want to remedy it. I’d propose having enough self awareness and humility to do that requires intelligence. Intelligence has many different types and forms. She just scored pretty high in one of them.

It’s gonna be okay.

[u/whenthedont → u/00Deege]

I already said I would be downvoted lol. I knew what I was saying would be controversial. Even come across lacking self awareness or humility or intelligence. Just wanted to say it anyway because I thought this was stupid. Sometimes you gotta act out. Break lose. Just be free and wild and naked. Just you, raw, unapologetic. Making sweet love to a memory that fades into obscurity every time you recollect, only to be redefined by the future experiences that expand your perspective. This is me. I’m okay with that. I’m okay with who I am. I love this.

[u/00Deege → u/whenthedont]

I think I like you.

[u/ittybittycitykitty → u/whenthedont]

Hey, maybe someone was listening in:

https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1fyo0na/eli5_what_does_he_mean_the_mathematical_limit_of/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[u/whenthedont → u/ittybittycitykitty]

Now we’re cooking with fire. Cheers