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Wind turbine destroyed by wind (40 mph)
The Telegraph ^ | 9/4/2013

Posted on 09/04/2013 5:45:09 AM PDT by markomalley

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1 posted on 09/04/2013 5:45:09 AM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

They were talking about putting these in Lake Ontario. Wonder what a water spout would do to one of these things. We have several here every year.


2 posted on 09/04/2013 5:46:44 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: markomalley

Too funny. You can’t make this stuff up.


3 posted on 09/04/2013 5:47:49 AM PDT by ryan71 (The Partisans)
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To: Sacajaweau

Not to mention the fact that it costs 2 to 3 times as much to erect and maintain them offshore.


4 posted on 09/04/2013 5:49:52 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: markomalley

Why are there no pictures of the aftermath of the failure?


5 posted on 09/04/2013 5:51:00 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: cripplecreek

We have ship go through there. Fracking would open up a while new world for NYS...but Cuomo is stuck on stupid.


6 posted on 09/04/2013 5:52:35 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Paladin2

Silly rabbit ... TRIX are for kids ...


7 posted on 09/04/2013 5:53:20 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: markomalley
Turbines on playgrounds could put children at risk? What genius put them there in the first place? Lets put large, powerful, unshielded rotating machinery near unsuspecting and inattentive kids. For added fun, lets make it autonomous, no operator on site to shut it down if there is a problem. Tbese are mechanical devices. They will break, they will wear out. Things go wrong, they are not immune to Murphy. When, not if, they break it can be pretty spectacular. Just search YouTube for turbine failures.
8 posted on 09/04/2013 5:53:51 AM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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Imagine one hit by a Sharknado.


9 posted on 09/04/2013 5:55:03 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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To: markomalley

Life can be frustrating these days, but then the schmucks who make it so frustrating provide some much needed laughs.

I’m waiting for the global warming nuts to get trapped in icebergs. I would like to drive by in my suv, and chuckle at their frozen expressions.


10 posted on 09/04/2013 5:56:46 AM PDT by catbertz
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he council’s safety trigger for turbines to be shut down currently stands at 80mph winds

Wow! We've got one right outside of Cleveland Stadium and I noticed it gets locked down on overly windy days (I understand the irony). I'm guessing they lock it down at about 30-40mph.
11 posted on 09/04/2013 5:57:17 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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Yeah you can tell that oil and gas extraction is on the upswing here in Michigan because the democrats are desperately introducing regulatory anti fracking legislation pretty much every day. (about 7 last week)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2967053/posts?page=64#64


12 posted on 09/04/2013 5:59:12 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Thanks for my morning laugh. It took two tries but I finally made it all the way through that movie.


13 posted on 09/04/2013 5:59:25 AM PDT by ken in texas (Obama schedule- Nice weather: golf, else play spades with Reggie)
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14 posted on 09/04/2013 6:00:29 AM PDT by ontap (***)
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Where,oh where, is “The 80’s, a Look Back” when I need it? It was a 1979 satirical look at the decade ahead, and it included a story (a la Three Mile Island) about a runaway wind turbine that destroyed a town.


15 posted on 09/04/2013 6:07:51 AM PDT by SlowBoat407 (Anyone can fib. It takes an intellectual to tell a really big lie.)
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To: ThunderSleeps

Green Energy, it’s for doing it to The Children.


16 posted on 09/04/2013 6:08:07 AM PDT by Paladin2
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We legislators introducing "no fracking bills" for areas.....where there is no gas like they're protecting their voters from great harm. What a bunch of idiots.

My buddy turned down an offer on his property in the Southern tier after being frightened to death by these jerks. He's kicking himself in the pants now.

17 posted on 09/04/2013 6:08:16 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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OMG!! ..Liberals want to kill all the little children.


18 posted on 09/04/2013 6:08:44 AM PDT by TexasCajun (Creepy-Ass Cracka -- Don't Call Me Cracker)
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To: markomalley

This makes perfect sense, as it is being pushed by leftist environmentalists. Indeed, Solar panels are destroyed by the sun: my landscape lighting don’t last more than one season, as the sun’s UV does them in.


19 posted on 09/04/2013 6:11:27 AM PDT by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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Calling on Arnold to do what he does best...


20 posted on 09/04/2013 6:12:05 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (“Life is hard, but it’s harder when you’re stupid.” John Wayne)
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