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Didn't realise that windmill blades are serrated (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Took the weans a walk away up the back of The Three Towns in Ayrshire where they are installing these big bad boys.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trailing edge you say? So not designed to mince up birds, that's a relief.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh they’ll still mince birds, just with the blunt side

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Most of the bird deaths are not actually physical strikes - it is a result of the massive change of air pressure as the blades pass at speed. Evidently painting one of the blades black - or some contrasting colour - keeps a lot of the birds well away.