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    Default Wind turbine explosion.

    I read the article on wind turbines in denmark and it reminded me of a video I saw on youtube where one of those wind turbines picked up so much speed and just exploded.

    here is the vid


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    ohh wow. now that was scary.

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    unbelievable! you'd think they'd put a brake or a gear in there to slow it down when it gets that fast! speaking of which, how do most wind mills withstand storms? what is the max wind speed that they can handle? I'm sure it would be really tough to restore power after a hurricane goes through a wind mill farm...Hmmmm.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dingbatz View Post
    unbelievable! you'd think they'd put a brake or a gear in there to slow it down when it gets that fast! speaking of which, how do most wind mills withstand storms? what is the max wind speed that they can handle? I'm sure it would be really tough to restore power after a hurricane goes through a wind mill farm...Hmmmm.
    ha! good point. I do think they have the ability to brake at certain max speeds. I personally think they are eye sores.

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    Hey!!!
    I was unaware of this and you have increased my knowledge area. Thanks for such great work....

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    There's an electrical "limiter" as well, so the grid probably didn't see anything until it disappeared.

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    Dangerous and scary..

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    How is human activity impacting biodiversity? (Points: 3)Human activity has been, on the whole, preserving biodiversity.Human activity is causing biodiversity to decrease.Human activity has no impact on biodiversity.

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    I don't know.sorry.

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