The fire chief estimated there were 800 gallons of oil in the gearbox...
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What the heck is the size of the gearbox?! The average car’s oil is a few quarts. 800 gallons is the equivalent of over a dozen 55 gallon drums.
If you have a spinning top, and apply friction, the top slows.
Since we have put up these huge windmills, that might cause friction that could slow the Earths rotation.
I have invented a new crisis: GLOBAL SLOWING!