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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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Wind Turbine Self Destructs!!!

Check this out!! The turbine got stuck in overspeed due to a valve failure and dientigrated upon itself!!! The two techs got out in time and took the video.

We had this happen last summer less than 5 miles from where I work!! Those two techs did not get out in time. One was at the top, and was killed. The other was half way down and went for a wild ride!!

http://www.break.com/index/windmill-...struction.html
 
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 11:43 PM
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Cool video...Are you sure that you did not throw a wrench into the cogs?
 
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 11:48 PM
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Ha! Ha!! Ha!!! I knew I should have put my hair up in a ponytail!!!
 
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 11:54 PM
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Talk about what hits the fan will not be evenly distributed!!
 
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 11:56 PM
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Someone had to go change there shorts. What a ride.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 12:07 AM
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If you lived through tht you didn't yell where when someone yelled duck!!!
 
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 10:30 AM
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Holy crap!!!
 
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 10:25 PM
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Giggiddy Giggiddy!!!
 
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I've seen big gasers self destruct and they shoot some serious shrapnel but it's real scary to watch that big piece of pipe fracture and come down. And I thought the tree on my truck was bad. OUCH.
 
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