Tornadoes and Conspiracies!

Folks, here at S.O.M.B.Wi.S., there is a recognized obligation to honor all things awesome as they pass by our collective consciousness. Two events have happened recently that ought to remind us all that there are still awesome things happening, even in this admittedly cynical age. The first event of which I speak is the recent launch of the VORTEX II project. The project is the latest attempt to study the formation of tornadoes by way of hurling objects into them. Reminder: You cannot deny the awesomeness of something that can put a car through a tree and scientists still have no idea why it shows up when it does. Some may claim that this coul also refer to ex-WWF superstar "The Ultimate Warrior," but recent studies have revealed Warrior-attributed tree impalements as mere conjecture (there still, however, are no appealing theories regarding the Warrior's appearance).

The second awesome event of late is the release of the new conspiri-action "flick" (an insider word for talking picture) "Angels & Demons". Stay with me here; I am not saying it will be a great film. This movie is merely awesome as a side effect of being about the Catholic Church's battle with the Illuminati. Here's a lesson kids; the bigger the conspiracy and or impending doom shaping the plot of a movie, the better. This brings us back to the first topic, tornadoes, or more broadly, ginormous natural disasters. Movies about huge, earth-destroying natural disasters, or impossibly grandiose localized natural disasters (see Armageddon and Twister, respectively) are guaranteed awesome--granted the special effects are right. The formula works for conspiracy movies in a similar way. The point to take away here: Reach for hyperbole. The bigger the disaster, the more over-arching and intricate the conspiracy, the better.