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Function? Thats a really broad word. It could mean anything from explaining how they receive a signal to explaining what they do with it. Maybe you need to narrow down what you are trying to explain. There must be a reason you listed all three things. Either they all have something in...

GPS, TV, Radio. The common thread is that they all receive and present information to a user. What are you trying to "explain" exactly.

Check this . . . http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/mercedes-benz-tornado.html

Wow zeebek! You went deep on that one. Nice digging. I am using the term vortex freely. I am using it in conjunction with various words like tornado, hurricane and whirlpool. They are the visual idea of the "vortex" I am referencing. I think the "closed" reference in Helmholtz's...

Let's start over. A tornado is an example of a vortex. So is a whirlpool. Both form from the top down. A large "opening" that spirals downward and grows so long as there is sufficient force to keep it moving. I am asking why the vortex goes down. A whirlpool appears on the surface...

Yes. And your first link says "We are still puzzling out details. We think tornado development might be related to temperature differences across the edge of the downdraft air (blue arrow) wrapping around the spiraling upward air. But this idea fails sometimes." Here is a simple thought for...

Again, why does the vortex go to earth? Let me expand the resources. Explain an eddy and why a whirlpool vortex goes down, not up.

Why does a tornado vortex go down to Earth instead of up to the atmosphere? Sounds stupid I know, but answer the question if you can.