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minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·4 days agoAckshually… the blades of wind turbines are usually made of composite material.
minus-squarescutiger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoI know it’s a joke and all, but really they actually are. A fan being spun by the wind will generate electricity. A wind turbine is literally a giant fan that runs backwards.
minus-squareFermion@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoIf they are a collection of wings, would that make them airplanes?
minus-squareMelodiousFunk@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoAnd yet they’re called wind farms.
Ackshually… the blades of wind turbines are usually made of composite material.
Also, they aren’t fans.
I know it’s a joke and all, but really they actually are. A fan being spun by the wind will generate electricity. A wind turbine is literally a giant fan that runs backwards.
If they are a collection of wings, would that make them airplanes?
More like a planted helicopter
And yet they’re called wind farms.