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Default Nature takes its revenge ;-)

On Mon, 05 Jan 2015 17:22:56 -0800, John Larkin
wrote:

On Mon, 05 Jan 2015 18:46:02 -0500, Martin Riddle
wrote:

On Mon, 05 Jan 2015 09:59:43 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

http://tinyurl.com/oyt73eo

...Jim Thompson


Probably had a locked rotor, and the ideal wind direction.
They can't spin too fast either with out the same results.

Cheers


Do an image search for

wrecked wind turbines

or

destroyed wind turbines

or

damaged wind turbines

or

burning wind turbines

and get stuff like http://tinyurl.com/kx6l7lr


Cool pics! Tide-powered things are even worse, but at least they
seldom catch fire.


heres a particulary violent failure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QSrS4rRSrQ

Cheers