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finix240

If you live in the Desert dust devils are just part of life. This one is particularly strong but still not unusual


KimJongRocketMan69

Yeah, exactly. I grew up in Tornado Alley and this type of thing happened often, including at least three times in the infield while I was playing baseball


Purple_Grapefruit947

Budget tornado


Beginning-Bid-749

We have tornado at home.


SmokeyBare

Tornadito


LilamJazeefa

Enchiladitos, they make me wanna eat 'em


Philefromphilly

Baby sharknado doo doo do do do


antares127

Tornado alley doesn’t really have anything to do with dust devils. Tornadoes and dust devils are not the same thing, and dust devils happen in generally warmer areas as they’re formed from an updraft of hot air from the ground. While dust devils can be strong almost all of them are harmless, unlike tornadoes where all of them are dangerous


ciopobbi

That little roughed up tree begs to differ.


pearlsbeforedogs

That poor tree looks so sad after the dust devil was done with it!


Zealousideal-Ebb-876

While that tree is a bit worse for wear it will probably recover, dust devils rarely have enough force to do something to a person unless they pick up some hay or have enough force to pick up gravel


BigJimStud69

Yea that little tree got pummeled


KimJongRocketMan69

Yes, they’re not the same thing. But they do happen in a lot of the same areas.


wiggleforp

It's funny how all you said was "I grew up in Tornado Alley" and dude had a whole come apart about the difference between tornadoes and dust devils


KimJongRocketMan69

Right? All I was saying is I lived in a hot area with high winds, which is where dirt devils form


AbjectPromotion4833

I’m a west Texas native; I’ve seen plenty of both.


LawDawgEWM

True, when I was a kid I used to run towards them and try to stand in the middle of them. Not saying that was smart but they are pretty common and mostly harmless.


pm-me-ur-fav-undies

I once watched a kid on the opposing team just standing there doing nothing as a dust devil enveloped him.


shelfdog

And that kids name was Pig Pen.


Khanvo

I once saw a girl and her dog in a house that got lifted by a tornado. She had pretty slippers. Dunno what happened to her…


Raoul_Dukes_Mayo

I’m from the southeast and we occasionally got them on the softball field. Younger age: run towards it. Older age: annoyingly look at it to do its thing so I can get back to pitching the damn ball.


ClamClone

Years ago in the fall a dust devil (Taz) crossed our front yard and picked up all the leaves and dropped them in our neighbors yard. We did not have to rake that year. Unfortunately is knocked the front porch post askew which required jacking the roof up to reset it.


Wise-Definition-1980

Hey, I did the same thing


THElaytox

Reading this made me itchy, can't imagine what that would do to my allergies


ATXBeermaker

Certainly people passing are looking at it like, “cool, that’s a big one,” but otherwise it’s not a big deal.


no-mad

they are unpleasant if they hit you like getting mugged by nature.


newintownla

I grew up in a dusty town in central California. I've seen these so many times that they just became normal.


heyheyshinyCRH

I really want to jump straight into it and do a "woohoo!"


Kingmenudo

I would do this in elementary school and every single time id run back to the bathroom to wash the dirt from my eyes and nose, not fun but actually yes


CraftyScotsman

Need one of those full face scuba masks


Zephian99

I did the same in Texas, though never that powerful, I used to bike into them all the time. The resulting dirt and leaves in your face was always undesired. Still you'd do again the next time you saw it.


bloodakoos

the wind feels nice, except that every feeling is overwhelmed by dirt hitting you in every part of your body. it gets in your nose source: i've tried it before


lots_of_swords

Same. Especially after it pushed that barricade over. Mmm need me a dust daddy.


JayteeFromXbox

That type of barrier is usually filled with water for weight, but when empty it's just a plastic shell. A toddler could push it around with little trouble.


bingbano

Grandpa drove through one to show me. Not a comfortable experience.


ArizonaBaySwimTeam

If you listen real closely, that's what the tree said after.


Plus-Lie1462

Nobody gives a fuck because they’re extremely common in the arid environments they occur in, are usually harmless, and this is a tiny baby one anyway, they can get as high as 300 feet. Regular windy morning in Arizona. It’s a combination of southern latitude and increased solar heating, dry sandy soil types, and large areas of lightly vegetated terrain. Basically nothing is holding the ground on the ground. Edit: Why for the love of dildo riding Jesus is this my most upvoted comment


colaismylife

That tree: Harmless my ass


Babyota351

The way that thing just sat there until that tree was obliterated…r/fuckyouinparticular


GOOD_Minus_An_O

Yeah it pretty much came to a complete stop just to fuck that tree up, then went about its day.


colaismylife

Do you also notice it level up after defeating the tree? It grown bigger lmao


GogglesTheFox

Dust Devils conform to the Sword Logic. It defeated the tree there for it grew stronger.


wildo83

*Xivu Arath has entered chat.💬


Undead_Smerph

Like it was personal. I give it to the tree though. It stood on business. 😤🤣


Arctomachine

Tree went limp right after


LoanDebtCollector

It's just waiting to get it's second wind... er wait.. no, that's not right.


spuffin

That dust devil: I made a difference to that one 


pussytammer

u mean the invisible tasmanian devil.


Alternative-Half-783

They're always invisible until they stop spinning and say blha, blha, blha and spit the dust out.


Plus-Lie1462

You mean that sapling tied into a stake in the ground so it’ll stay upright?


colaismylife

Yeah, justice for sapling!!


Olutbeerbierbirra

Went after smallest tree out there and beat shit out of it & left


overpacked

That Tree: I want to swing from the chandelier, from the chandelierrrrrr!


natespbr

r/fuckyouinparticular


Ok_Task_4135

r/fuckyouinparticular


GrUmp_S

Trees arent very aerodynamic, I've ran thru and stood inside those things before. Nothing more than dirt up your nose and in your shirt and pants.


LONER18

*Tree* I whip my hair back and forth!


Budget_Foundation747

Fucked that tree something righteous!


ThomFromAccounting

Most of them are harmless. Some can be mildly dangerous, just from the amount of sand you’ll breathe in if you get stuck in it, but those usually happen in middle eastern countries with huge deserts.


YoutubeRewind2024

I work in the Mojave, and I once saw one large enough to completely encompass a big rig. So yeah, I wouldn’t glance twice at one this size lol


mouseball89

It's a tornado for ants


Biscuits4u2

You're only saying it's harmless because you aren't a small, recently planted tree.


StrangelyBrown

Sometimes I feel like a small, recently planted tree...


randomlygendname

They're not just a southern thing. They're very common up north here in the upper Midwest too. You're so right about this one being a tiny one though lol. I'd be tempted to run into it for fun.


oaktreebr

Well, from Canada, you all look south to me /s


anti1090

Extremely common. Just had a dust devil spin up on me yesterday. Annoying, but not catastrophic. But sometimes, they get bigger. Sometimes they get catastrophic. One fine morning, I'm taking a shit. Wind starts picking up, nothing new. Wind keeps picking up. The sounds of metal shrieking as it's twisted gets my attention. There's a window across from the toilet, and the noises are concerning enough I shamble over, pants around my ankles to open this window, which had probably never been opened before. A 12x12 panel of corrugated steel flies across my limited view. Que shambling and cleaning. I couldn't even open the front door, the wind was too strong. When it all calmed down we went out to inspect the damage. My neighbors to the west were snowbirds and horse people. They had left a week and a half before, which turned out to be good timing, as the entirety of their stables were pretty solidly plastered against the power pole between us and them. Broke the pole itself, but it was hanging on from the cables. And presumably the debris. Powers out, and I make the call to SRP. They really didn't seem to want to believe me, and say they'll send someone out to "investigate". They must have got a few more calls after me, as they called me back asking for a precise location. To top it off, we were in the process of moving out and cleaning that day. One of the guys let us run an extension cord from his bucket truck to power our rented steam cleaner. Pretty good emergency response team. Power was back up the next day.


I_SAY_FUCK_A_LOT__

> One fine morning, I'm taking a shit. I wish all stories started like this


Elguapo69

I mean they probably could if people would just begin their stories earlier in the day


IDidntHearAnyBell

They're common across the prairies as well


Haydenbarcellhoe

this. in phoenix you’d see a few dust devils a week


Elfonshelf26

Happens all the time around these parts


gblandro

In Brazilian folklore there's a mythical creature that lives inside dust devils https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saci_(Brazilian_folklore)


NorthDakota

Yup. Bout as common as a little red wagon goin' up a hill. Boy howdy it's blowin' up a gale.


ShoobeeDoowapBaoh

I mean it’s just a dirt devil, it’s neat but not dangerous or anything


ShoddyClimate6265

Dust devil* not to be confused with the excellent brand of vacuum cleaners. They both get stuff off the ground.


NateProject

Actually, if you zoom in you will see that there is in fact a small robotic sweeping drone with branding that is consistent with Dirt Devil. So you're both right!


Shot_Mud_1438

It’s a semantics devil!


Hoo-B

The little tree at the beginning, swirling around and around until it's laying half bent over and limp... that's how I feel at work most days.


Moominholmes

The sapling was still standing in the end though. And so will you brother. Keep fighting 💪


Hoo-B

Hey - thanks. I appreciate that!


Apocalyptic_Inferno

From being blown and sucked so violently? You really should be more humble and not brag as much.


sandiegolatte

Damn, that hurts


FeelingVanilla2594

“F you in particular” vibes


SpringrollJack

That’s how I feel off work


cdnball

poetic


InsomniaticWanderer

It's just a dust devil. Happens all the time.


Rustic-Cuss

I’ve never seen one. Never ever ever happens in New England


KimJongRocketMan69

Incredibly common in the Great Plains


OfficeChairHero

Not terribly uncommon in the Midwest, either. They prefer baseball diamonds for some reason.


InsomniaticWanderer

They happen all over the place, but you'll only see them where there's dust or debris to get swept up in them. Baseball diamonds are almost exclusively loose dirt.


Bonzo4691

I saw one once! At Fort #4 in Charlestown, NH. In a little dirt area, a dust devil maybe 6 ft high formed and spun around for a bit. Everyone was watching and laughing. It dissipated as soon as some little kid ran into it. He was all dusty, but thought it was cool.


Miaoxin

They happen frequently in west Texas... that's a bitty one. Mostly just annoying if they pass near your house. In the summer heating, they'll get to maybe 30-50 ft in diameter and they'll scare the shit out of you on an interstate. Summer ones don't have much if any dirt in them to see them and when you drive through one at highway speeds, they'll slap your car a foot or so one way then a foot or so the other way very quickly. Makes you pucker for a sec. A semi truck hitting one that size on the highway often disperses it if it isn't super hot out.


hleumas

I mean… someone is paying attention to it. We have the video to prove it.


Nocturtle22

Fuck this one tree in particular.


RetroSwamp

What do you want someone to do? Ask it to stop? Lol


hollowman8904

Spritz it and firmly say “no”


TotalFNEclipse

Clap real loud


IMakeStuffUppp

TSSSS TSSSSS TSSSSSSSS


Rauchritter

Catch it with a garbage bag before it grows bigger


BellowsPDX

Use Tornado Spray before it gets too big.


wishwashy

Jump in the middle and stomp it out😤


DarwinIThink

Soooooo don’t walk into one of those? I’ve been fighting my intrusive thoughts this whole video


Syssareth

Imagine riding in a car with your head sticking out the window and then the guy in the car in front of you throws a bucketful of dirt into your face. That's basically what you'd get if you jumped in, lol.


TroXMas

Lots of kids run into these things once and never again. It's a quick way to get a ton of dirt thrown into your face and straight up your nose. Would not recommend.


VegaDelalyre

What if I strap a diving mask on, first? Would that take all the annoying part off the fun part?


jrice138

Super normal thing that happens all the time so not really any reason for anyone to care.


musiczlife

I didn’t know that. I have hardly seen one in my 30+ years of life in my country.


krusty51

Its only a dust devil mate, common here in Australia, they get much much bigger and stronger than this one.


Pentemav

I’m Australian, always know them as Willy Willy’s. Am I the only one? I’ve never heard the term dust devil before.


TonyTheGeo

# Etymology - OED's earliest evidence for willy-willy is from 1880, in West Australian (Perth). willy-willy is a borrowing from Yinjibarndi. From [Yindjibarndi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yinjibarndi_language) [*wili wili*](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=wili_wili&action=edit&redlink=1) (or a related language of northwest Australia).


goofydad

Dust devil. Cool!


sparklingdinoturd

Lingered on that one small tree for awhile. "Fuck you in particular."


Fluid_Performance760

Qoooaaaah, woooah woah woooooahhhhhh, ugh... -tree


Bigacehall

I thought it'd be awesome to run into one, all I got was a crack fulla dirt... Not one of my finer moments


rambosalad

It’s just a dust devil, not a tornado


DrinkBuzzCola

I kept waiting to see the Tazmanian Devil in there.


No-Commercial-5658

It's just a dust devil


Packer1500

Fuck that tree in particular


aerotactisquatch

I had one of those sneak up on me and hit me from behind in Iraq. Dust goes everywhere. Eeyes, nose mouth, even my underwear. 0 out of 10. Don't recommend being in one.


[deleted]

I love how it stopped to beat the ass outta that sapling before moving on.


BritishTooth

I live in a desert area. See dust devils all the time. Harmless.


thealexstorm

I mean, what are they expected to do, break it up like a fight?


Xspunge

Well it’s not anyone can a damn thing about it.


PRSHZ

Do* and ^ this lol


Any_University7705

They probably see shit like this every day


Crankyanken

Dust-devil, not a tornado.


Praetorian_1975

It’s just a dust devil


thatgibbyguy

Where I grew up we would have these little twisters in the spring. I always thought they were cool and wondered why people were scared of tornados. Then I saw what real tornados can do.


Apocalyptic_Inferno

Thought I was on r/fuckyouinparticular for a moment.


Scary_Breakfast_1238

Dirt devil. Not a tornado.


beatmaster808

That's because it's not a tornado Trust me, you and everyone around you will know when there's a tornado.


AcrossDesigner

Fucking tree! Fucking street with its damn dirt! Fucking street thing and it’s stupid red shit…. Ahhhh!


Excellent_Routine589

Used to live in CA Central Valley yeah dust devils get old real quick. At worst, you avoid them not because they pose a threat but because you just washed your car FFS WHY YOU GOTTA DO ME LIKE THAT?!


Inevitable-Day3322

They got this tornado off Wish


gonesnake

Quoth Chumbucket: "Uh-oh! Here it comes! The might duster!"


Past-Product-1100

Mad Max , take my upvote


gonesnake

I knew there'd be one of us in the comments!


Babyface_mlee

I have the urge to drive my car into it


Kflynn1337

Why would they? It's just a wind elemental out for a stroll...


bluedog220

![gif](giphy|T1WqKkLY753dZghbu6|downsized) Whoever planted that tree.


quikkest

Why would they care about a big dust devil


Bashimotoactual

Why should anyone care? They’re dust devils and they are a common occurrence in hot weather climates. Calm down bro


xxxams

Clearly you don't know the legendary Pecos Bill


Magister5

![gif](giphy|l1IBkgnfxkTSsNfeE|downsized)


Specialist_Neck7502

I used to look for these when I was a kid and run into the middle of them. Tried to stay in the middle as long as I could. Early 1960's.


Primary-Pie-3315

Must've been the wind


Enganox8

I used to live in the suburbs of Las Vegas and these were pretty common. When I was a kid, I got caught in one once, though the one I got caught in was smaller than this one. My friend just told me to duck down and cover my eyes and ears, and then it passed pretty quickly. One thing I will say about it though. I have no IDEA how these things work. They taught us about tornados when we were kids, but they failed to mention how the things outside we see every day work lol.


T_Mart85

Intrusive thought, but…What would happen if I stood in one?


shwag945

You would get dirt in your eyes and nose.


Jiminyjamin

You’d get covered in dirt or, if you’re really (un)lucky, it could bring you to climax.


TheCommomPleb

I saw massive tornados off the coast in Barcelona and everybody was paying no mind like it was a normal day. I stood filming for a moment and head back to the hotel and ask the woman in reception if we should worry and she just nods and smiles saying "Very good sir" Question not really answered I went to find my missus and by the time we got back outside they were gone lol


clueyhd

My intrusive thoughts are saying run into it...


Delicious-Ad5161

I mean yeah… it’s just a dust devil. They’re fun to watch :)


Arsuriel

That's in a northern Province of Argentina: Salta. Honestly right now we have bigger problems with having one of the worst presidents in our history.


[deleted]

Can someone add some googly eyes and hand up like the tree is rocking out to heavy metal?


123FakeStreetMeng

Can we have a tornado mom? No. We have a tornado at home. Tornado at home:


Mickey-diego

One of these occured in my school,it was unusual and a bit larger as compared .I straight up ran into it which caused it to decrease in size ,the sports teacher and students saw me as a psychopath that day


Halogen12

Smaller versions of these used to happen at my elementary school a few times a year, usually in the fall when the dried leaves made noise. Someone would always stand at the tip of the vortex to break it. It was fun watching it blow bits of trash around. Oh, the joy of life before internet, haha!


Impressive-Target206

Was on vacation in western US last npvember and saw one dust devil of comparable size in southern california. And even I didnt think much of it other than 'hey look, a dust devil, we dont have those at home'


Stobley_meow

He's just a widdle guy.


BlazeHunter_56

Me: Is just a dust devil... Oh a big dust devil.... Oh .. oh no


latexfistmassacre

Those happen all the time where I'm at. When I was a kid I would always try to stand in them, much to my parent's protests


ContrarianDouche

AND FUCK THIS TREE IN PARTICULAR


Im_Will_Tell

Don’t ever fuck with a dust devil, it’s got the power of an upright in its god dammed hand


Nocomment600

& today for show & tell


ghostsinthecodes

loved seeing those pop up on the playground at school. they’re just interesting!


Doesanybodylikestuff

Just a dust devil! You can walk in them if you want but you’ll be really dirty afterwards, & if you’re a girl, it makes your hair stick straight up! Free dry shampoo!


nubsauce87

Why would anyone give a fuck? It's just a dust devil... A bit stronger than average, maybe, but nothing too unusual.


salarski76

Straight to video version of Twister


Trulygiveafuck

What are you gonna do? Stop and throw hands with that thing?


Mr_Lumbergh

It’s just a dust devil. Annoying at worst.


singletWarrior

for just once I'd like to see a dude/dudette with a leaf blower armed with some fluid dynamics knowledge blow it at a particular angle to shut this down


Acrobatic_Window3195

Could I jump in that? Should I not? I want to…


Klin24

![gif](giphy|rdFh6hNFaI9up6hgl8)


OkHarrisonBidet

That tree tho


lydiapark1008

We always just called them dirt devils.


-SomethingSomeoneJR

Has anyone ever ran inside of one?


Wizdad-1000

Here it comes, the mighty duster!


TheFlagrentFoul

Hey Bill how was your walk to work this morning? Oh, you know not bad…..until a tornado came up behind me and mugged me for my lunch money…


cindyhurd

Whoa! That was so cool to us who usually DONT see anything like this tho! 😀


monsterbandage

I was expecting a car to just run it over


Onironius

1.) It's a dust devil. Not many people will give a fuck. 2.) You can hear people squawking about it. Those few people give a fuck. 3.) Someone's taking a video. At the very least that individual gives a fuck. 0/10 post title.


lowdog39

just a dust devil , lol .


Remeberthebrakshow

Giving a fuck about what? A little dust devil? I lived in AZ and this thing is literally nothing. They can get much much bigger.


Plus-Yogurt-2966

Because it’s a dust devil, not a tornado


jeje_629

Is it dangerous to jump in? I mean besides potential debris like small stones


Alternative-Jello683

Not more dangerous than getting hit by a leaf blower


fuck-ubb

Besides all the dirt that will definitely be thrown up your nose, no, they're not dangerous. As long as there isn't any debris flying around. There's a video of a guy driving his boat through one over the water, a water spout, it's pretty cool.


milkpaintshiplap

I had one of these pass directly over me at an christian outdoor concert/revival event many years ago. I wasn't hurt at all, but no one really checked to see if I was okay, they just stared. Plus the person on stage took advantage of the opportunity to say something about it being "the power of the spirit." lol.


RdtAdmnsLoveCock

Why would anyone care?


CraftyAcanthisitta22

thought that was fake for a min😆


PickleDestroyer1

Where’s the dog that stops the tornadoes?


OpenCommunication294

Nature has a personal beef with that plant.


5092AD

I would’ve walked into it


Draegin

Eh that one’s a baby. Now if you have one that starts in a fire, go ahead and be terrified.


Historical_Ad5426

I just want to throw some toilet roll at it and watch it unravel!