Page 2 | To find huge off shore wind turbines unsettling?

BlackOrangeFrog · 2024-10-27T09:44:31+00:00

So, I'm all for the wind power etc don't get me wrong. And I don't mind them "interrupting" the view. It's the sheer size of them. Currently sitting on a beach in Norfolk, looking out to see, the wind turbines look closes but are actually 2 miles away. It's because of the sea distorting distance. But also, mainly they so freaking MASSIVE. Its all a bit freaky and they creep me out a bit. Same with any big engineering tbh

TentEntWenTyfOur · 28/10/2024 14:27

Looking at wind turbines would freak me out far less than if I were looking at a nuclear power station.

Mochudubh · 28/10/2024 14:25

I'm OK with wind turbines at a distance but pylons and high bridges freak me out. A PP mentioned the QEII bridge upthread, I hate crossing that, not least because of the 2 huge fuck off pylons beside it at either end.

Fairislesweater · 28/10/2024 11:56

I’ve been on a boat trip to see them and they are fecking gigantic up close. I find them a bit eerie.

rainfallpurevividcat · 28/10/2024 11:13

If they impacted me with a noise disturbance, I wouldn't be such a fan. And if they are not friendly to the environment, I'd equally be anti.

I'm a big fan.

To find huge off shore wind turbines unsettling?

stargirl1701 · 28/10/2024 10:49

@the80sweregreat

The Kelpies are in Falkirk in Central Scotland; nowhere near the Borders!

MayWelland · 28/10/2024 09:40

This is a fascinating thread and I’m glad I stumbled on it!

I love them and think they are beautiful but this thread has definitely given me some food for thought: I definitely hadn’t really considered their scale (like a PP said, they look smaller when they are far away. I feel like Father Dougal in that Father Ted sketch!) and I hadn’t much considered their impact on wildlife, just that green energy must be good.

Without sounding all ‘screaming in the Sistine Chapel’, I think I might be a meglophile, as I find these big man-made structures strangely moving and I don’t know why.

notbelieved · 28/10/2024 09:21

BlackOrangeFrog · 27/10/2024 21:16

Don't even get me started on empty swimming pools...

Ooooh, yes, that one isn't great either

Chocbuttonsandredwine · 28/10/2024 09:12

FarFarWay · 27/10/2024 21:31

I remember this happening (or at least, reading about it on reddit), and have always wondered why on earth there is not an escape option, an abseiling attachment for example. I hate to imagine how they must have felt.

I drive past a small wind farm quite often - only 5 turbines - think about those men every time I go near.

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Without going into too many details as 2 men lost their lives, there is a self rescue option on all turbines, rescue kits, hook on points etc. it’s a legal minimum requirement:

in some cases in the past technicians have taken their harnesses off as they are heavy and can be awkward. If you don’t have a harness on then you cannot self evacuate unfortunately

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 28/10/2024 08:15

Something giving one the heebie jeebies is a mental health issue? Mkay

TheKoalaWhoCould · 28/10/2024 06:46

@PumpkinSpiceMuffins just a reminder that Facebook and YouTube are NOT scientific research.

Nettleteaser101 · 28/10/2024 06:37

ThinkerNotATalker · 27/10/2024 22:04

I think they are majestic. I love seeing them spin, looking at them and thinking about all the clean energy they are making from a natural force. So simple, yet pretty amazing.
So much better than fossil fuel powered plants, or nuclear.

I agree I think they are very lovely looking and call them windmills.

the80sweregreat · 28/10/2024 06:33

I felt a bit odd when we went to see the Kelpies on the Scottish border. They are freaky , especially as you can see the heads from the motorway.
Wind turbines don't bother me as much , but I do get the uneasiness at seeing such big ( man made ) objects.

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BlackOrangeFrog · 28/10/2024 06:29

GoldCat255 · 28/10/2024 00:14

Looks like some kind of mental health issue.
I remember having watched a documentary about phobias and this woman would get extremely distressed when being closed to a big isolated building, like a windmill.
I would make an appointment with a psychologist as soon as possible.

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GoldCat255 · 28/10/2024 00:14

Looks like some kind of mental health issue.
I remember having watched a documentary about phobias and this woman would get extremely distressed when being closed to a big isolated building, like a windmill.
I would make an appointment with a psychologist as soon as possible.

Normallynumb · 27/10/2024 23:05

They give me the creeps
I've just learnt that I have megalophobia too!

ForGreyKoala · 27/10/2024 22:53

Alpolonia · 27/10/2024 12:51

Yes, I think this is where my fear started. Remember the 70s safety ad about the kite being caught in the them?! Scared me half to death.

There was a tv programme in the 80s called The Tripods which also reminded me of them.

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I remember The Tripods programme. I loved it. 😀

Nomither · 27/10/2024 22:40

HangryBear · 27/10/2024 10:12

I love big things. I find them fascinating. Anything huge fascinates me- whether it’s man made or things like whales or prehistoric megafauna.
I think it’s amazing we can manufacture something do enormous.

Have you ever seen the nasa building in Florida? And the size of the rocket boosters? Mind boggling. I also love big church bells!

1dayatatime · 27/10/2024 22:21

@Singleandproud
@Laiste

I think this is it:

Wind turbine fire in North Sea self extinguishes www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-66510193

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 27/10/2024 22:15

Oh no 😢 that's awful

OrwellianTimes · 27/10/2024 22:13

BlackOrangeFrog · 27/10/2024 21:15

Still fucking creepy

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I suggest you take a drive around Merthyr and the valleys and look at the slag heaps and see if you feel the alternative is less creepy.

As far as I’m aware no one has ever been killed by wind turbines falling over or collapsing, which is certainly not true of the coal industry.

ThinkerNotATalker · 27/10/2024 22:04

I think they are majestic. I love seeing them spin, looking at them and thinking about all the clean energy they are making from a natural force. So simple, yet pretty amazing.
So much better than fossil fuel powered plants, or nuclear.

Laiste · 27/10/2024 21:57

Have you seen the video of one with one of it's propellers on fire and still spinning?

I'll see if i can find it ...

Threepointfive · 27/10/2024 21:54

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 27/10/2024 21:42

Please say there was a happy ending for them?!

Sadly not 😞

Singleandproud · 27/10/2024 21:49

I suspect I live near that beach, one of them caught fire one summer whilst it was turning and the smoke spiralled.

I like the wind turbines to look at, certainly better than the gas power station that is nearby. But there is one in the car park field of Africa Alive and it is huge, and that is a small one.

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 27/10/2024 21:42

Please say there was a happy ending for them?!