If a butterfly flapping it's wings can alter the path of a tornado, then a tornado can affect the weather even more dramatically. So, why has no one made a theory based on the tornado effect, amirite?

+124 If a butterfly flapping it's wings can alter the path of a tornado, then a tornado can affect the weather even more dramatically. So, why has no one made a theory based on the tornado effect, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

the point is be careful of your actions. even the smallest ones can make big changes..

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Because tornadoes aren't nearly as cute as butterflies!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That representation of the butterfly effect is slightly inaccurate. The butterfly effect refers to chaos theory, in which a small thing (like the butterfly) can affect some occurrence in the future (like the hurricane). Your explanation wasn't wrong, per se, but the defining factor is a snowball effect of change over time.

by Anonymous 12 years ago