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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when the wind gets to strong, they have to lock them down. it’s not pretty when they spin too fast and fail catastrophically. well…it kinda is- but not if you own or insure it. or if you happen to be in too close a proximity to it.

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