Real Life Example: A mother and her child were in a minivan when they saw a tornado. There was no escape, so she grabbed her baby and hid on the floor. The tornado picked up the van and set it down safely a few miles away.
This kind of thing is most likely to happen soon after the tornado touches down. This is because there is much, much less debris flying through the air to destroy what is picked up. [ anonymous99's advice column | Ask anonymous99 A Question ]
It's also a fact that during the tornado in Worcester (in 1953), some kids were almost sucked up by it but their mothers and fathers grabbed them and pulled them away in time.
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