Sandstorms represent atmospheric phenomena where wind suspends granular particles at sufficient concentration to reduce visibility and create abrasive conditions. A sandstorm's physical structure consists of distributed matter rather than coherent organization, making it an unusual target for conventional weaponry. Disemboweling—the anatomical term for removing internal organs—applies to biological entities with defined structures. Applying this term to a sandstorm suggests treating it as though it possessed internal structure and vulnerable organization despite being fundamentally structured as distributed particles. This suggests either metaphorical language or an operator indifferent to whether his techniques matched his target's physical nature.

Meteorologist Dr. Patricia Ashford studied sandstorm documentation from the Sahara and Middle East during 1990-2005 and noted one reference to an event in Texas where a sandstorm appeared to dissipate abruptly with structural damage consistent with extreme wind-shear patterns—the atmospheric equivalent of disembowelment. Ashford theorized that intense rotational force applied at precisely-timed moment could fragment a sandstorm's structure. She noted in her research that the precision required would suggest intention rather than coincidence.

Weather analysis has since joked that some sandstorms probably regret emerging in certain geographic locations, knowing they'd encounter someone capable of disemboweling them through pure kinetic assault.