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Originally Posted by Oberon
I think the only two truly safe sources of energy at the moment are solar and perhaps windpower, although if you're standing underneath a wind turbine when a blade comes off then it's going to hurt...
Unfortunately neither of those outputs enough power to feed our hungry empires.  |
Though it does not happen often wind turbines have been known to (I assume) to over speed and tear themselves apart not really that risky unless you are right under it.In my experience I have only seen turbines in Germany and there they where surrounded by a perimeter fence which would keep you safe from a turbine disintegration.At least the one in the middle of a forest that I rode my bike to had the perimeter fence keeping you about 300 feet away from the structure.