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That's just one blade? Bay Boy Jun 2013 #1

Just one. n/t Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #2

Note also that despite its size it didn't do all that much damage. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #3

of course if it bounces off a child's head elehhhhna Jun 2013 #16

As would just about anything else blown by a tornado that bounced off a baby's head. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #17

They are, the large ones, the size of a 747 wing nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #43

The large blade are twice the size of a 747 wing Brother Buzz Jun 2013 #77

Didn't a lot of other stuff get knocked down too? Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #4

There are a number of pictures at the UKMail link. freshwest Jun 2013 #13

That implies the blade was inside the building Fumesucker Jun 2013 #5

Imagen if it hit a a small or trailer home. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #7

I have a lot of trees around me, many of which could crush my home and me Fumesucker Jun 2013 #9

This is a better headline and heh, look at the other photo I found. uppityperson Jun 2013 #25

that thing is huge Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #6

The active voice in that OP subject cracks my shit up. Brickbat Jun 2013 #8

"So a turbine blade went into a daycare.... Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #15

lol HiPointDem Jun 2013 #33

Let's not start this shit again! sgtbenobo Jun 2013 #10

Indeed, they can pick up anything. Items thrown aren't relevant, but it's a good picture. freshwest Jun 2013 #12

No kidding. lol. laundry_queen Jun 2013 #51

The first wind farm I saw was on I40 west of OKC Warpy Jun 2013 #55

That storm system could throw a semi into a building. One of the tornadoes here (dial-up warning): freshwest Jun 2013 #11

Roughly estimating from Google Maps, it looks like the turbines are 500-800' away petronius Jun 2013 #14

From the Gmap snaps JetJaguar Jun 2013 #66

epic anti wind energy propaganda fail frylock Jun 2013 #18

+ 1000 quinnox Jun 2013 #21

Blah Blah Blah!!!! Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #23

Do you even realize this was from a tornado, not "breakdown"? Found another picture of surviving tur uppityperson Jun 2013 #26

Oh yes, better than anyone. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #30

You know this was from a tornado "better than anyone"? Let me ask my OK friends who were IN IT uppityperson Jun 2013 #35

I know what a tornado will do better than anyone. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #44

you know what a tornado will do better than anyone? Again, let me ask my OK friends or even myself uppityperson Jun 2013 #49

You WANT to know my credentials? I'll give them! Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #71

Really you do? Then why the misleading title? Katashi_itto Jun 2013 #65

I am a surviver or the Joplin Mo EF-5 tornado. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #68

Why post such a misleading title? Katashi_itto Jun 2013 #70

I saw the after effect first hand. I saw the blood. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #72

A bad experience with a Twister, still doesn't make you an expert in anything. Katashi_itto Jun 2013 #74

You are just out to hurt me. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #75

I see, so going out with a meteorologist makes you an expert? Katashi_itto Jun 2013 #79

And when it doesn't we are all looking forward to your mea culpa. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #73

there's a wind turbine in the background, unharmed. i guess it's our dumptrucks that need to HiPointDem Jun 2013 #34

That is another building on the campus that didn't have kids in the daycare when the infrastructure uppityperson Jun 2013 #36

what are you talking about? sounds like nonsense to me. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #37

Riffing off a post upthread... uppityperson Jun 2013 #40

It's an International Harvester model 9800 Cabover tractor. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2013 #58

Not a word about poor maintenance in the OP Fumesucker Jun 2013 #28

And what, as report come out, this was due to strait line winds, something.. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #42

Well then your OP was very badly worded Fumesucker Jun 2013 #60

... SammyWinstonJack Jun 2013 #56

Just like many of our dames???? MADem Jun 2013 #63

+1000 Katashi_itto Jun 2013 #67

OMG - a wind turbine can be damaged by a tornado? Shut them all down, NOW! GO SAFE NUCLEAR! leveymg Jun 2013 #19

Since that is not what the OP said. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #48

Airplane went into Tech Center! Don't know if anyone inside. uppityperson Jun 2013 #20

OMG, something must be done about this flying wind blades menace! quinnox Jun 2013 #22

In all seriousness, this is something to be looked at. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #27

oh, sweet jesus, yea sure, I have to fucking dodge gigantic flying wind turbine blades every day quinnox Jun 2013 #29

In all seriousness, "Dame"s are part of American Infrastructure? uppityperson Jun 2013 #31

lol, in a way, sure quinnox Jun 2013 #32

OK. But we are NOT in the same category as roads and bridges. OK? uppityperson Jun 2013 #39

lol. agreed! quinnox Jun 2013 #41

I just hope you're upkeeping yourself and keeping up with your inspections pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #47

"They do need better upkeep and replacement with newer and better technology." uppityperson Jun 2013 #50

There is nothing like a dame. Nothing in the world. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #38

There are no books like a dame. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jun 2013 #62

there is nothing you can name that is anything like a dame. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #78

There ain't a thing that's wrong with any man here..... A HERETIC I AM Jun 2013 #80

what a voice you have. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #82

These gentlemen seem to think so.... MADem Jun 2013 #69

I don't understand how Dames like Judi Dench are part of US infrastructure. Apophis Jun 2013 #54

Did it, like, literally fly a mile to fall in the building? Apophis Jun 2013 #24

Some of us do, including the very much at danger of going extinct nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #46

I'm pretty sure lots of things besides wind turbines get blown into daycares during tornadoes. n/t Ian David Jun 2013 #45

Good thing it wasn't a cigarette smoking, breast feeding pitbull! MADem Jun 2013 #52

But they aren't weaponized until you bread them in corn flakes pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #57

...in an Olive Garden!!! MADem Jun 2013 #61

More anti-wind nonsense rightsideout Jun 2013 #53

... SammyWinstonJack Jun 2013 #59

Misleading Title. A Storm caused this. Katashi_itto Jun 2013 #64

Phew, I thought it broke of on its own, not due to a major storm usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jun 2013 #76

Ha! You wind suckers look really foolish now! geomon666 Jun 2013 #81

Self -Locking because many don't get it Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #83