they don't explode, if the materials used could just rip themselves apart it would be wildly dangerous
the gif jedoc posted happened as a result of a collision
Anything will rip itself apart under enough strain:
They'd have to spin way faster than anyone ever expected, but that's why they limit their speeds in the first place.
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
True! But the turbine I posted did indeed explode due to a blade smashing into the tower because the unexpected speed caused crazy oscillations.
It's certainly possible for rotating structures to tear themselves apart due to centrifugal forces alone (don't @ me, centripetal nerds) but the RPMs involved are way, way higher than you'd see in an asymmetric system like a wind turbine before blade deformation did the job for you.
they don't explode, if the materials used could just rip themselves apart it would be wildly dangerous
the gif jedoc posted happened as a result of a collision
Anything will rip itself apart under enough strain: https://i.imgur.com/TbdN6CF .gifv
They'd have to spin way faster than anyone ever expected, but that's why they limit their speeds in the first place.
That other gif wasn't really an "explosion" anyways.
If the gearbox and gears are still engaged to the generator they will absolutely catch fire, and generally in hurricane force winds this results in what's happening in that fan due to oscillation, and also, they will be on fire when this happens. Thus, "exploding" (but not actually an chemical explosion, no).
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not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
I've watched a lot of their videos, and still can't figure out what that tower was originally for.
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
In my neck of the woods, it was for training firefighters to run up stairs.
Based on video context, I suspect it was for reproducing Galileo's Leaning Tower Of Pisa experiment for a children's museum audience. You know, the bit where he dropped two balls of different weights and they both hit the ground at the same time, proving that gravity beat God or whatever.
Ya it does seem to be built just for dropping stuff and the increasing width is just to prevent any chance of an upper floor dropping something on a floor below
Per the description, this raft of pumice is some 60 square miles and 6-12" thick. The sound of this stuff being moved by wave motion is something else.
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Anything will rip itself apart under enough strain:
They'd have to spin way faster than anyone ever expected, but that's why they limit their speeds in the first place.
It's certainly possible for rotating structures to tear themselves apart due to centrifugal forces alone (don't @ me, centripetal nerds) but the RPMs involved are way, way higher than you'd see in an asymmetric system like a wind turbine before blade deformation did the job for you.
No joke tho, when the water goes up over the top of the leg and into the leg socket that shit always feels weird.
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That other gif wasn't really an "explosion" anyways.
If the gearbox and gears are still engaged to the generator they will absolutely catch fire, and generally in hurricane force winds this results in what's happening in that fan due to oscillation, and also, they will be on fire when this happens. Thus, "exploding" (but not actually an chemical explosion, no).
Did that windmill cast Fireball at the other windmill?
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I have no idea why any of this happened.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMsv1x55FB0
I've watched a lot of their videos, and still can't figure out what that tower was originally for.
Based on video context, I suspect it was for reproducing Galileo's Leaning Tower Of Pisa experiment for a children's museum audience. You know, the bit where he dropped two balls of different weights and they both hit the ground at the same time, proving that gravity beat God or whatever.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_Discovery_Centre
I don't think it is on the article, but I believe there are facilities up top that let you fill water balloons.
Per the description, this raft of pumice is some 60 square miles and 6-12" thick. The sound of this stuff being moved by wave motion is something else.