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May 20, 2008
UF Takes Hurricane Simulator
UF Takes Hurricane Simulator For A Spin (The Tampa Tribune)
GAINESVILLE - It huffs and it puffs and nearly blows your house down. That's the job of a new hurricane simulator at the University of Florida, a 25-ton contraption that belched 120 mph wind and rain during its first official test run today. Called a "Category 3 storm on wheels," the world's largest portable wind simulator delivered its expected fury by slamming a mockup section of house with ...


