For those of us living in tornado country the thought of these super storms that can create these monsters of swirling wind are quite frightening indeed! However, these are certainly not new, and I believe I may have found out why we were originally told that the bathtub was a good place to hide in.

When the city of Regina was struck by a giant twister in 1912, one man was taking his daily bath at the time. The tub was ripped from his disintegrating house, and went flying for a full half a kilometre.

The tub eventually landed on the rooftop of the historic Wascana Hotel, and the man thankfully was reported to have suffered no serious injury.

For a great online resource check out A Window into the Regina Tornado of 1912.