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Old 12-16-2008, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by mgburg View Post
I would have said "...a hot dog at batting practice..." due to the actual speed those blades take to rotate one revolution...

Besides...who's going to "chum" the sharks anyways?
Can't say for sure but I've read many times that the earlier, smaller windmills, such as the well known installation on Altamont Pass in CA-CA are much harder on birds than the newer large models. The smaller ones move much faster and slice and dice pretty regularly.
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