An especially powerful wind causes a windmill to rip apart in spectacular fashion.
Windmill going wild and finally break [YouTube] : Spluch
Categories: Splosion, Weather, Nature, Clips
Posted at 2:20 pm on February 25, 2008
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So THIS is what Ted Kennedy is afraid of…
Comment by Robert — February 25, 2008 @ 3:45 pm
These spot the landscape across the Mojave, particularly around Palm Springs, and each and every time I drove past I willingly endangered my vehicle while staring at the horizon holding out for a glimpse of the destruction portrayed above.
This video delivers.
Comment by Narkalant — February 25, 2008 @ 5:44 pm
from watching the video a few times, it seems it wasn’t a direct result of the on the blades, but rather a flying object striking them. if you pause right after the first ticking sound (RIGHT before it goes boom), you’ll notice one of the blades is split in two…
Comment by Exor — February 25, 2008 @ 9:55 pm
1.21 Gigawatts!
Comment by Evil Jim — February 26, 2008 @ 4:26 am
I think Exor’s right. I’m pretty sure I saw something strike one of the props.
Comment by Peregrine — February 26, 2008 @ 10:01 am
It is entirely possible that something hits one of the blades, but I’m not seeing it. It looks to me that just before the blade breaks they all start to wobble a bit, finally culminating with the one twisting and breaking. The sound seems like it would be the noise of the blade breaking. Perhaps I’m just not pausing on the correct frame. Can anyone find anything definitive on this clip?
Comment by Ross Rosenberg — February 26, 2008 @ 10:15 am
Sorry Ross, it’s hard to say at such a low resolution. But my line of thinking is that if one of the blades had indeed nicked the support column, it would’ve buckled sooner… but there’s no damage on the column after the first blade goes boom.
I wonder if it was a bird
Comment by Exor — February 26, 2008 @ 11:07 am