[Archived] Wind Turbine Damage

[benhben]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/7817378.stm

Wonder what did it?

One thing that does annoy me though is that everytime someone mentions UFO, its met with ridicule and as a joke, which ultimately stops any serious investigations into the matter gaining any credibility.

[tony gale's mic]

...But when the organisation is called the Flying Saucer Bureau, you can't blame us

[Paul]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/7817378.stm

Wonder what did it?

Ice fell off a plane, hit the turbine and then melted.

[Ste B]

Thats what THEY want you to believe

[Paul]

........but we know the truth is out there

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

The thing that always gets me is that everybody seems to associate UFO with flying saucers and nothing else.

Unidentified Flying Object. Be it meteor, Brad Friedels dodgy goal kicks or lanterns with balloons on, it doesn't have to be a circular saucer with neon lights on the bottom.

[grizfoot]

Whatever it was it must have been hit the turbine with some force. It seems that ice thrown from a neighbouring turbine seems to be the likely conclusion.

[colin]

Definately a UFO. There will be bits of it scattered all over the place.

But the Government will have gathered up all the remains and taken them to a secret location. Then scientists will try to work out how aliens from another planet have managed to cross space & time yet crashed into a windmill.

It's a right puzzler isn't it?

[Shevchenko]

Definately a UFO. There will be bits of it scattered all over the place.

But the Government will have gathered up all the remains and taken them to a secret location. Then scientists will try to work out how aliens from another planet have managed to cross space & time yet crashed into a windmill.

It's a right puzzler isn't it?

Hey, some people find parking difficult.

Who knows, some things may just be universal (ahem).

[dave birch]

Have a look for a dent in the TARDIS.

[Flopsy]

nah it was seagull getting lost.

If a UFO, or plane for that matter had hit it, there would

1) Be bits of turbine spread all over the place, not a slightly dented turbine blade; and

2) A large smoking hole where the plane/UFO crashed.

Or its something a lot less exciting and much more plausible.

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

You've been watching too many action movies Flops.

Not all crashes result in humongous explosions.

Plus, who says this "UFO" is made of metal, or has turbines. Might not even be visible. Might not even be solid.

[Flopsy]

who said anything about a humongous explosion? its all about kinetic energy and the effect that has on something. Planes usually scatter around a bit if they crash.

Also if it wasnt solid, it wouldnt have damaged the turbine

[Rovers in America]

who said anything about a humongous explosion? its all about kinetic energy and the effect that has on something. Planes usually scatter around a bit if they crash.

Also if it wasnt solid, it wouldnt have damaged the turbine

A tidal wave of water is liquid but it surely could damage the turbine. Just because it's not solid doesn't mean it can't do damage.

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

Aye. And gas, say wind, has never damaged anything either.

Oh wait.

And the kinetic energy part isn't what I meant. You referred to a smoking hole. Looks more like something crashed into it from an angle rather than shooting down from above (which would almost certainly leave a mark).

[Billy Castell]

It was a 300 foot swan in a really bad mood.

[stuwilky]

It was a 300 foot swan in a really bad mood.

because the Goose just battered him?

[Billy Castell]

Nah, he battered the goose but was thrown out of the pub because of the fight.

[benhben]

A tidal wave of water is liquid but it surely could damage the turbine. Just because it's not solid doesn't mean it can't do damage.

Aye. And gas, say wind, has never damaged anything either.

Oh wait.

And the kinetic energy part isn't what I meant. You referred to a smoking hole. Looks more like something crashed into it from an angle rather than shooting down from above (which would almost certainly leave a mark).

If it was gas or water then its likely that the whole turbine would be damaged rather than specific blades. The media seem to have lost interest now. Guess well never know what it was.

[BuckyRover]

Ice fell off a plane, hit the turbine and then melted.

Most plausible reply.

It's like killing somebody with a vegetable then eating said vegetable. No evidence! (Partridge).