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Combine a perpetually mouth agape Tara Reid, chainsaw-wielding 90210 heartthrob Ian Ziering, and CGI that looks like an animatronic ride at Disneyland, and you get... a really bonkers hit, apparently. Last summer, Sharknado, Syfy's made-for-TV schlock fest about big, bite-y sharks inside a tornado ripping through L.A., drew over 2 million viewers and inspired educated tweets like "I didn't know sharks could fly and climb ropes. Wow!" On July 30th on Syfy, the second _Sharknado _devastates New York, but don't think of it as just campy fun, consider it an important PSA. Says Reid, who's back for more and has done her research:

"You know, it actually can happen. I mean, the chances of it happening are very rare, but it can happen actually. Which is crazy. Not that it—the chances of it are, like, you know, it's like probably ‘pigs could fly.' Like, I don't think pigs could fly, but actually sharks could be stuck in tornados. There could be a sharknado."

And now that you've been SCIENCE'D by Reid, here are the other cast members offering their survival tips in the event you get stuck in a sharknado, which, just to repeat, could happen.

Ian Ziering

Scariest creature/tornado combination: "The most terrifying tornado would be probably be full of lawyers."

Sharknado survival tips: "Get yourself the biggest, badass chainsaw you can find and hope for the best."

Vivica Fox

Dream Sharknado cameo: "Sam Jackson. He's been up with some snakes on a plane."

Survival tips: "Definitely go to the top of a roof, get some bombs, and make sure you have on an awesome, powerful wetsuit."

Kari Wuhrer

Closest shark sighting: "I've never come across one that hasn't been a land-shark—you know, like a producer."

Survival tips: "Your wits! And, you know, a good sense of geometry and schematics."

Mark McGrath

Scariest creature/tornado combination: "Probably twin four-year-olds at a birthday party. Just after the serving of the cake. Sugar-Crack-High Kidnado, you know?

Survival tips: "You have to stay calm, OK? Because everybody else is freaking out. And you have to be good friends with Ian Ziering. If you're part of Ian's group, you got a fifty/fifty chance of survival."