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Today, at an altitude of about 3300ft, I saw this strange formation stretching out further and further, without ever touching the ground.

Could this be the early stage of a tornado?

In the direction of the cone, I have indeed read reports of roofs being torn off and trees being damaged.

How could the suspended cone have damaged objects on the ground without ever touching them?

Thank you for any answers you can provide.

This is a cliff, that's a kilometre tall >!on a comet. No atmosphere. No weather. This is Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, the comet visited by the Rosetta mission.!<

We need to get started ASAP because every second that passes takes us further away

Mallory’s "because it’s there" doesn’t apply here.

I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you, Your Eminences.

The perfection of the Italian Renaissance.

Some of the key modular proportions:

• The base of the church is equal to the height of the façade, with which it forms a square;
• If the lower section is exactly half the area of this square, the upper section, in relation to the square between the volutes, is equivalent to a quarter;
• Dividing this area again into four yields sixteenths of the area that precisely inscribe the side volutes;
• The central portal is one and a half times its width in height (a ratio of 2/3);
• The height of the central hinged band is equal to the width of the side portals and the tombs, and is seven times the height of the lower order;
• The sides of the squares inlaid on the central band are one-third the height of the band itself and twice the diameter of the columns in the lower section.

Bonus: The Sol Invictus, depicted on the tympanum, is the coat of arms of the Santa Maria Novella district, but also a symbol of strength and reason: the triumph of light over darkness.
The diameter of the sun’s circle is exactly half the diameter of the rose window (including the frame) and is equal to that of the circles in the volutes.

Ciao a tutti, ho sempre curato fiori fin'ora, ma da Novembre 2025, grazie a un regalo, sono diventato proprietario di una giovane piantina di acero. All'epoca era presente solo il piccolo fusto, nessuna foglia.
L'ho rinvasato, temporaneamente, nel vaso che si vede in foto, diametro ca. 20 cm, h 25cm, e sono quasi 6 mesi che lo accudisco (lo terrò così fino almeno fino alla fine dell'inverno 2027). Vorrei osservarlo crescere bene da vicino, mantenerlo in vaso (di adeguate dimensioni rapportate alla crescita) per portarlo ad avere uno sviluppo più contenuto rispetto ai fratelli outdoor (max fino a 3 metri di altezza), e tenerlo quindi in terrazza. È fattibile o prima o poi sarò costretto a piantarlo per terra?
A parte l'esperimento, considerata l'età dell'albero, quali sono dei passaggi importanti da fare? Potarlo, concimarlo? sole o penombra? Conoscete qualche fonte sulla cura dei giovani alberi in vaso che potrebbe essere utile? Grazie mille, buona primavera.