Tornado Tubes [Toy]

by American Science & Surplus

Product Features

• Simple, yet clever 1" dia. by 3" long plastic device to demonstrate the vortex effect of a tornado. Partially fill with water one of the two half-gallon size plastic soda bottles which you supply. Screw the bottles into opposite ends of the tube which we supply.
• Tip so the full bottle is on top and give it a circular starting whirl. Presto! You have a vortex. Call it a tornado if you're a meteorologist, a Charybdis if you're a classicist, or a whirlpool if you're into oceanography.
• Lots of fun and a fine opportunity to attempt to explain the effects of the earth's rotation on water draining out of a bathtub. The phenomena are related we're told, but good luck!!

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000GYSZOI
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 - 10 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,201 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Product Description

Simple, yet clever 1" dia. by 3" long plastic device to demonstrate the vortex effect of a tornado. Partially fill with water one of the two half-gallon size plastic soda bottles which you supply. Screw the bottles into opposite ends of the tube which we supply. Tip so the full bottle is on top and give it a circular starting whirl. Presto! You have a vortex. Call it a tornado if you're a meteorologist, a Charybdis if you're a classicist, or a whirlpool if you're into oceanography. Lots of fun and a fine opportunity to attempt to explain the effects of the earth's rotation on water draining out of a bathtub. The phenomena are related we're told, but good luck!!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works just fine!, September 14, 2008

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D. Miller (Columbus,Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Tornado Tubes [Toy] (Toy)

I bought this for my son's Science Project on Tornados. It worked like a charm in creating a "tornado" in a bottle. No leakage and was easy to assemble! Makes a pretty cool visual for kids!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tornado Tube, October 10, 2009

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William N. Knight - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Tornado Tubes [Toy] (Toy)

I bought this for my nephew for his birthday. He is very fascinated with tornados so he loved this thing. I got 2 of them so that when he comes to visit he has 1 here. I read on another site to put sparkles and little houses ffrom monopoly in there or small farm animals he did that when he got home that night. Very fun toy for a child interested in tornados.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best $3 ever spent, March 10, 2009

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docpms (wake forest, nc) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tornado Tubes [Toy] (Toy)

My 6 yr old is obscessed with tornadoes, and this gadget hooked between 2 coke bottles is the source for endless entertainment.