How does wind spin those giant turbines? It seems like even high-speed winds wouldn’t move it very quickly with how heavy the turbine blades must be.

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How does wind spin those giant turbines? It seems like even high-speed winds wouldn’t move it very quickly with how heavy the turbine blades must be.

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It’s a similar principle as to how a plane gets up into the sky despite being really heavy. The blades generate lift when the wind passes over them.

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