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I really approve of this project to build 98-metre objects *in a place where no one can see them*:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/...BNStory/Science/home

I approve as well, being a dutchie.
Just 3 snags:
1) a 23 km boat ride.
2) salt water landing
3) not sure if access is possible (unfortunately, the dutch tend to lock up things once completed)
Ronald

4) If you are inside and the windmill is not turned off, you will not be alive anymore.

Bummer.

Hmm, maybe a helicopter as well as a good boat? :-)

Oh, Why? we were pretty ok. Shaking but climbable...

 This type of windmill??

My Room mate works on them and said if they are not in shut down mode, being inside will kill you. It would be great if that's not true.

Useless Trivia: Many field fires are caused by windmills.

PS: I just looked up Dutch Wind Turbines and it they appear to be the same.... HMMMmmmm

yea...that type. height of 88 metres...ladders inside. when you are up, its very shaky, but duable. you have to climb over the generator to the rooftop...then you have to hold a bit beacause of the shake... Sometimes they stop and then you got better chance to jump because you dont have to hold on to anything...

hope this helps...

the FastOne :)

Maybe they will "kill you" in the same way you should "never, ever" climb an antenna tower when the antennas are active.

You know, like the signs say near the antenna tower. It's deadly.

yep. i have heard about antennas...its said that they are very risky...radiation and everything....very very dangerous...

what if they are turning from a slight wind and you have a 180?

1) turn around
2) don't jump on the blade side

does that help ?

yeah, but being hit by a huge spinning blade would result in a pretty spectacular death.

Wouldn't it though!

You know what would be cool ? If a skydiver was was standing in front of the wind mill with the blades turning and you walked up to him and pulled the reserve ripcord and the reserve launched and got sucked into the blades... yeah, that would be cool.

"My Room mate works on them and said if they are not in shut down mode, being inside will kill you. "

?? Why? AFAIK there is no danger from electromagnetic fields generated by the turbine, so it can only be the moving parts inside (shaft).
I have jumped some moving wind turbines without problem.
Ronald

Jump in front of the blade, in a wingsuit.

How about this ?

The Propeller Photo is Awesome!
Thanks Mahle!
Take care,
space

really nice....wow