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whage
13y ago
All this done by one man? How much time in total? This is awe-inspiring
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whage
13y ago
let James enlighten you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs2wczJXETM
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whage
13y ago
That's right, the above formula is just the power of the wind, the amount of energy you are able to harvest from it does depend on the characteristics on the blade. The swept area is still a key factor. (see Betz limit for another inte
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whage
13y ago
don't be silly, you just claimed that it doesn't matter whether you have 3 meter blades or 30 meter ones. Of course the swept area matters. P = 1/2 x ρ x A x v3 where ρ = air density, A = swept area and v = velocity of the w
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whage
13y ago
The swept area of regular wind turbines seems enormous compared to sheerwind's turbine's. Even the combined area of those 8 entrances look much much smaller. How in the world is this going to compete with those giants? What am I m
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whage
13y ago
I'm pretty sure the 'universe' on the last slide should be 'galaxy'
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whage
13y ago
I wonder why they begin to settle there in the first place. After the first few houses were up, they were probably aware of the lack of sunlight. So why would they suddenly need it? Probably because it looks cool, which I agree with.
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whage
13y ago
Only I think that all this 'leaving a name here' / 'leaving a stupid trail there' seems just way too stupid for someone maintaining such a business for so long? I think there is a decent chance that all of this was
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whage
14y ago
The web is evolving and it is just beautiful
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whage
14y ago
I honestly hope i can keep this advice in mind for the rest of my life
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whage
14y ago
+1
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whage
14y ago
my thoughts too :D
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whage
14y ago
This is the best thing I've seen on the web in 2013 so far. Amazing amazing job
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whage
14y ago
This looks really good. Can we expect new features soon?