# Tropical Storms become hurricanes at 74 mph, why? GOD=7\_4

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 28, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storms-become-hurricanes-at-74-mph-why-god-7_4/632875 "2012-08-28T00:03:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storms-become-hurricanes-at-74-mph-why-god-7_4/632875/131 "2012-08-28T15:52:12Z")

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> [@Brad\_Watson\_Miami](#):
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> Besides having trouble seeing up close (I AM wearing reading glasses or bifocals), I like using **‘the code’ of having 7 font sizes to choose from and choosing size 4**. Get it? 😛

I’m not **tomndebb** , but the colors and font sizes are obnoxious. Just change the settings on your screen.

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