THIS is why I hate tall things that move

Xcaliber003 · 03-24-08, 09:36 PM

If you live near one don't watch.

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That thing fall down go boom.

AustinForester · 03-24-08, 09:44 PM

that had to have been a test or something to see how much wind it can withstand. Those things dont just do that randomly. there are hundreds if not thousands in west texas.

plus, they dont put those things nexts to peoples houses. haha they are usually out on a hill or in a big open field, were the wind is not restrained

Xcaliber003 · 03-24-08, 09:59 PM

I hope you're right, but this is the part that concerns me

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were the wind is not restrained

I won't be going to west texas any time soon.

Not on a windy day atleast.

AustinForester · 03-24-08, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Xcaliber003

I hope you're right, but this is the part that concerns me I won't be going to west texas any time soon.

Not on a windy day atleast.

ya, the wind can be brutal. but anywhere where its flat for miles, the wind will build up. Also they put them in valleys

bl420 · 03-24-08, 10:43 PM

had to be a test either that or you're just at the wrong place wrong time.

ATLfoKuS · 03-24-08, 11:37 PM

i'm tall and i move

AustinForester · 03-24-08, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ATLfoKuS

i'm tall and i move

me too

Xcaliber003 · 03-24-08, 11:41 PM

No worries. According to the title I hate myself as well.

jigga225 · 03-25-08, 12:32 AM

that was crazy it just shattered

5'6" yyeah

samblaze · 03-25-08, 12:36 AM

yea look like it was carbon/glass fiber of some sort so perhaps it would not cause too much damage. But I would still hate to be near one when that happens!

*Daddymac117* · 03-25-08, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jigga225

that was crazy it just shattered

5'6" yyeah

At least we can both hide behind Wyatt if one of those ever shatters near us lol

Xcaliber003 · 03-25-08, 02:44 AM

^

(jolly green giant commercial popped in my head)

I did some more research and found out it wasn't a test guys.

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The braking mechanism that limits the speed of the wind turbine broke during a storm in Denmark. This was the outcome. 02/22-2008.

jp.dk - Minister demands explanation for windmill collapse

Bonus info:

-The tower of the mill was 60m high
-Wind speed was probably around 30 m/s
-The mill had been evacuated 400m in each direction.

Xcaliber003 · 03-25-08, 03:03 AM

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Minister demands explanation for windmill collapse
By The Copenhagen Post

Published 25.02.08 00:00

The climate minister will begin an investigation into two separate cases of Vestas wind turbines collapsing within the past week

The climate minister, Connie Hedegaard, is calling for an investigation to determine the cause of two violent wind turbine collapses in Denmark in the past week.

Both of the windmills were produced by Vestas, and Hedegaard's request to the Energy Board comes after other breakdowns both here and abroad have been reported in the past two months.

'The problems with the turbines abroad have had to do with poor maintenance, and if that's the case here, then I expect a clear report on how we can ensure this problem is rectified,' Hedegaard told Berlingske Tidende newspaper.

Her comments come on the heels of the government's new energy agreement ratified by parliament last week, which calls for the country to have 20 percent of its energy produced by sustainable sources by 2011.

In first of the two collapses, near the city of Århus, a 10-year-old windmill began spinning out of control during high winds. A recording of the explosion-like collapse shows one of the wing blades breaking off, casting debris into the three other wings and shearing the 60- metre tower nearly in half.

Vestas itself will also now conduct an internal investigation to determine why the wind turbines have been breaking down.

'We've still got about 35,000 wind turbines across the globe that are operating fine,' said Peter Wenzel Kruse, Vestas's spokesperson. 'But they're not infallible. We're doing what we can and learning from our mistakes.'

Farmer Keld Boye, who lives in Vig where the latest incident occurred on Sunday, was clearly shaken by the wind turbine's implosion.

'I drive my tractor and my wife rides horses out there,' he said. 'Just think if we'd been out there when it happened.'

chamkila911 · 03-28-08, 12:17 PM

nothing big the governer just failed. Its the pitching mechinisim that controls the speed of the aircraft........i mean the prop. just to lazy to press the backspace button.

Xcaliber003 · 03-29-08, 12:05 AM

Nope. I found out it was Chuck Norris. He did a rundhouse kick a few hundred yards away and the thing couldn't take it.

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AustinForester AWDriftin yo moms whip Join Date: May 2006 Location: Austin tx Posts: 11,991 Car 1: 2005 Subaru Forester 2.5 XT Turbo! iTrader: (15)	that had to have been a test or something to see how much wind it can withstand. Those things dont just do that randomly. there are hundreds if not thousands in west texas. plus, they dont put those things nexts to peoples houses. haha they are usually out on a hill or in a big open field, were the wind is not restrained __________________ Dirty Legends meet pics Wanna See Legend meet history?CLICK HERE

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samblaze Sherwood GS Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lakewood, OH Posts: 2,129 iTrader: (10)	yea look like it was carbon/glass fiber of some sort so perhaps it would not cause too much damage. But I would still hate to be near one when that happens! __________________ 86 Saab 900S Coupe 5MT 94 Acura Legend GS 6MT 04 Subaru Forester XS A/T

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Xcaliber003 Eh...What up Doc Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,261 Car 1: 1989 Acura Legend LS 4Dr iTrader: (0)	Nope. I found out it was Chuck Norris. He did a rundhouse kick a few hundred yards away and the thing couldn't take it. __________________ "love em all,trust a few,and fear none". . .Mos Def "Don't look at your car as it is now, see it the way it'll be when you're done fixin it up." "ridin down the block like what else should a brotha do."

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