Danish wind turbine eats itself

You know how we love wind turbines around here, but we love carnage even more -- so we can't get enough of this 200-foot tall Danish wind turbine shearing itself to bits after its brakes failed during a recent storm. The 10-year old windmill is the one of two different Vestas windmills to fail in Denmark in the past week -- the company is launching an investigation, but might we suggest selling tickets instead?

[Via BoingBoing]

[Chris @ Feb 26th 2008 5:01AM]

Wow, ill give you $20 bucks to try and jump through the blades while in the beginning stages of the video.

[The Cadet @ Feb 26th 2008 5:47AM]

Done.

[AlexP @ Feb 26th 2008 6:23AM]

pics or it didn't happen.

[The Cadet @ Apr 9th 2008 5:11AM]

@AlexP

Here Ya Go

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg55/thaelf/Haha.jpg

[DarkLightConnection Unbanned @ Feb 26th 2008 5:03AM]

Fail.


Gotta love hot it bends after the blades fly away :-P

[DarkLightConnection Unbanned @ Feb 26th 2008 5:04AM]

Err, typo, gotta love HOW it bends

[LordFarkward @ Feb 26th 2008 5:34AM]

looks more like it was blended

well at least that answers a lot of n00bs' "will it..." question.

[DarkLightConnection Unbanned @ Feb 26th 2008 5:53AM]

OK, my fail joke is fail (AlexP's words, see below)... but you can't blame me, it's 3:50am here

PS. Exactly how is my avatar gay?

[Zorque @ Feb 26th 2008 6:46AM]

I don't want to sound like a homophobe, but calling people "hun" sounds pretty gay too. Assuming you're not female, but we all know there are no girls on the internet.

[Timm @ Feb 26th 2008 6:47AM]

Let's not put up a hypocrite sign AutoTom.

The term 'gay' is ignorant and uncalled for.

Too bad you're not American, for you'd be classified under that most recent blog post of yours (just without the missiles and satellites, and intellect). Guess not only the Americans are bastard hypocrites ?

Hypocrisy and irony.

[Aprime @ Feb 26th 2008 6:52AM]

You like it when things bend, don't you?

[giuliop @ Feb 26th 2008 7:33AM]

It's the ultimate auto-blending machine.

[tiuk @ Feb 26th 2008 10:30AM]

Come on, I don't think the phrase "epic fail" has ever been more justified than it is as a reply to this video.

[mOe @ Feb 26th 2008 5:05AM]

Dang, I was all like "whoa," and it was all like "bang," and then it was gone. (Almost) better than a monster truck rally.

[DarkLightConnection Unbanned @ Feb 26th 2008 5:14AM]

This one has more detail, for those who care: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u14tBwO5QVQ

[AlexP @ Feb 26th 2008 5:56AM]

Doh, didn't see you posted it. Sorry.

[ReggieXuk @ Feb 26th 2008 5:16AM]

*RED CARD* Wind gets sent off

[Ben @ Feb 26th 2008 5:20AM]

Noticed that truck just down the turbine ? Is anyone inside at that moment ? Youhou !! sound exciting ;)

[r3loaded @ Feb 26th 2008 5:28AM]

"Danish wind turbine eats itself" - that has to be one of the best-written post titles by Engadget :p
We'll now be getting proclamations from nutters about how renewable energy is dangerous compared to fossil fuels....

[Mobius_1 @ Feb 26th 2008 7:00AM]

Dangerous? I dunno about that,but it sure is a lot more fun

[Robotochan @ Feb 26th 2008 5:38AM]

As Michael Bay Would Say "AWESOME WIND TURBINE!"

[Prey521 @ Feb 26th 2008 5:44AM]

HAHA! I love FIOS, but I hate those commercials. Bay needs to blow himself up.

[AutoTom @ Feb 26th 2008 5:43AM]

totally awesome video, but what does it have to do with the apple store going down?

[wlp @ Feb 26th 2008 5:55AM]

lolzors

[sdh @ Feb 26th 2008 5:43AM]

Wtf! I just lost power to my jacuzzi..

[AlexP @ Feb 26th 2008 5:44AM]

Fail joke is fail.

[sdh @ Feb 26th 2008 5:52AM]

Danish dude AlexP eats himself out.

[AlexP @ Feb 26th 2008 5:55AM]

Are you trying to rival EFG's fail?

[sdh @ Feb 26th 2008 6:00AM]

I just heard from an erlier post above that the term 'fail' is gay.
Just letting you know, sit down and think about it for a while.

[AlexP @ Feb 26th 2008 6:04AM]

Okay, this guy has to be EFG.

[AlexP @ Feb 26th 2008 6:07AM]

After observing his comment history, I can hereby confirm that this man or thing is indeed...
EPIC, FAIL, GUY.

[sdh @ Feb 26th 2008 6:12AM]

Yeah whatever.. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go, this jacuzzi fucking freezing.

[AlexP @ Feb 26th 2008 6:19AM]

You don't have a jacuzzi.

[sdh @ Feb 26th 2008 7:00AM]

I do so! I did all my posting in the jacuzzi, look at my picture if you doubt me: http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5713/engadgetjacuzziak3.jpg

[Aprime @ Feb 26th 2008 7:02AM]

EFG is a tiger now?!

[sdh @ Feb 26th 2008 7:09AM]

No silly.... I've always been a tiger. Now I suggest you call me by my proper name; Epic Fail Tiger. Thank you, rawr.

[Aprime @ Feb 26th 2008 7:13AM]

Sorry, but EFG can't be a furry.

[Andir3.0 @ Feb 26th 2008 7:34AM]

WTF, where did you two come from? When are you going back?

[Aprime @ Feb 26th 2008 7:42AM]

The same uterus that conceived you, but I'm over 9000 times more awesome.

[sdh @ Feb 26th 2008 8:34AM]

Oh but I'm not going anywhere Andir3.0, I've set up a tent and really settled down. I even got a bonfire thing going on here. Aprime, I welcome you to snuggle with me in my sleeping bag, I'm toight like a baby tiger.

[Blaktornado @ Feb 26th 2008 12:24PM]

When Engadget met 4chan...

[AlexP @ Feb 26th 2008 5:54AM]

I'd also like to point out that this video of the event (or another one, but they look the same) is superior:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u14tBwO5QVQ

And no, this isn't a marketing trap or anything, I don't make a living with spam and I denounce spammers everytime I see them on Blogsmith's websites.

[DarkLightConnection Unbanned @ Feb 26th 2008 5:57AM]

Yeah, because I didn't post that one above

[sdh @ Feb 26th 2008 6:02AM]

Yeah, the dude with the gay avatar is right.
Isn't this what you would call 'Fail', eh AlexP?

[AlexP @ Feb 26th 2008 6:04AM]

"Doh, didn't see..."

[AlexP @ Feb 26th 2008 6:05AM]

Holy shit I'm being followed by EFG, what an honor.

[Abuzar @ Feb 26th 2008 6:19AM]

What the fuck is wrong with you guys? I just read all your comment, you all are so weird.

[AlexP @ Feb 26th 2008 6:21AM]

Don't worry, we're from the Internet.

[sdh @ Feb 26th 2008 6:29AM]

Hey Abuzar, don't ruin our special moment.

[Aprime @ Feb 26th 2008 6:33AM]

I'm so gay for you.