14 DAY TRIAL // “Sharknado” premiered this July 11 on Syfy. Not at all surprisingly, the movie got loads of media attention.
Truth be told, it's a movie about a tornado made up of dozens of fierce sharks, so it's no wonder that almost everybody had something to say about it.
What's interesting is that scientists have decided to also join in on the fun, and share their views on this movie.
Since they're scientists, they've approached the topic in an academic manner, and commented on whether or not sharknadoes could ever happen in real life.
After debating for hours on end (OK, it only took them about 1 minute, but let's make it sound like they've really had to wrack their brains to answer this question), they've agreed that (drums, please) there is no way a sharknado could ever form.
First off, although it is true that animals sometimes get caught in tornadoes, only fish and other fairly small creatures have this fate. Sharks are simply too chubby to be sucked in by a twister, Mother Jones explains.
Besides, tornadoes pack whopping amounts of debris, so even if they pick up sharks along the way, the animals would surely get impaled by the bits and pieces of wood and the like swirling around them.
Otherwise put, they would be in a pretty bad shape when reaching land, so the chances that they would start chewing on people are pretty much slim to none.
What's more, sharks are marine creatures, and can't breathe when out of the water. So they'd probably suffocate and die shortly after being pulled out of their environment.
Bottom line, no need to worry about waking up one day and finding that it's raining sharks. And even if this happens, the sharks would be either dead or badly hurt, so, once again, no need to worry.
The worst thing that could happen is one of them landing on you and crushing every bone in your body. Luckily, this didn't happen to Tara Reid.