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This made me think of a cool sci Fi post apocalyptic idea. A colony that has its base in the middle of violent tornado or storm country but it has a huge array
by polishdude20 1y ago
This made me think of a cool sci Fi post apocalyptic idea.
A colony that has its base in the middle of violent tornado or storm country but it has a huge array of wind machines that harvest the storm for energy. On the leeward side of the array, where the colony lives, the air is calm, robbed of its energy.
- m-r-r 1y agoThis sounds a lot like the plot of The Horde of Counterwind by Alain Damasio
- OutOfHere 1y agoThis has in the past been scientifically proposed as a legitimate way to cure the US of tornadoes while yielding significant energy in the process.
- SlowTao 1y agoSounds like an idea that is technically sound but economically a dead end. Like harvesting lightening for electricity. It might not seem it locally but the energy is too defuse at a large scale.
- freeone3000 1y agoA Valley Without Wind 2…