why cant we just add more blades to propellers and rotors to increase thrust?

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why cant we just add more blades to propellers and rotors to increase thrust?

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Each additional blade lowers the efficiency of the rest of the blades because they travel a smaller distance to the air disturbed by the blade in front of it.

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