The Wonderful World of a Nerd

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inothernews:

I suppose most of us never think about what would happen if hurricane-force winds caught the blades of a massive wind turbine — say, in Scotland — and spun them around with such force that the engine catches fire.

This is what it looks like.

(Photo: Stuart McMahon via the Telegraph)

Still, this is more secure than nuclear power stations.

 well, here I thought my imagination was a bit too vivid.

 Seems like it actually DOES happen.

It does happen indeed, but it’s very rare. Such turbines are programmed in a way that the blades are pitched out of the wind when it is too strong and they sort of lock. So if the turbine was built correctly nothing should happen.