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]

[(Unverified) Posted 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.

[(Unverified) Posted 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.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:47AM]

Done.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 6:23AM]

pics or it didn't happen.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 9th 2008 5:11AM]

@AlexP

Here Ya Go

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

[Blacklight Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:03AM]

Fail.


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

[Blacklight Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:04AM]

Err, typo, gotta love HOW it bends

[Lord Farkward Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:34AM]

looks more like it was blended

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

[Blacklight Posted 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 Posted 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.

[(Unverified) Posted 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.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 6:52AM]

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

[gp Posted Feb 26th 2008 7:33AM]

It's the ultimate auto-blending machine.

[tiuk Posted 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.

[Blacklight Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:14AM]

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

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:56AM]

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

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:16AM]

*RED CARD* Wind gets sent off

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:20AM]

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

[(Unverified) Posted 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....

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 7:00AM]

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

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:38AM]

As Michael Bay Would Say "AWESOME WIND TURBINE!"

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

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

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:43AM]

Wtf! I just lost power to my jacuzzi..

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:44AM]

Fail joke is fail.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:52AM]

Danish dude AlexP eats himself out.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:55AM]

Are you trying to rival EFG's fail?

[(Unverified) Posted 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.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 6:04AM]

Okay, this guy has to be EFG.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 6:07AM]

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

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 6:12AM]

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

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 6:19AM]

You don't have a jacuzzi.

[(Unverified) Posted 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

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 7:02AM]

EFG is a tiger now?!

[(Unverified) Posted 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.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 7:13AM]

Sorry, but EFG can't be a furry.

[Andir Posted Feb 26th 2008 7:34AM]

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

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 7:42AM]

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

[(Unverified) Posted 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.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 12:24PM]

When Engadget met 4chan...

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:43AM]

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

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:55AM]

lolzors

[(Unverified) Posted 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.

[Blacklight Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:57AM]

Yeah, because I didn't post that one above

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 6:02AM]

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

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 6:04AM]

"Doh, didn't see..."

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 6:05AM]

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

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

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

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 6:21AM]

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

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 6:29AM]

Hey Abuzar, don't ruin our special moment.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 6:33AM]

I'm so gay for you.