http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/ Engadget Comments for Melbourne's decommissioned Observation Wheel re-imagined as energy-making windmill http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/Feb 27th 2010 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/
It's still a nice-looking picture. But it isn't any kind of an actual working concept, so don't start lobbying Melbourne City Council for this to actually be considered. :)]]>Feb 27th 2010 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/Who cares? It looks awesome.]]>Feb 27th 2010 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/
I personally have no doubt that it would in fact go and on a really windy day it just might require some sort of governor]]>Feb 27th 2010 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmill_sail]]>Feb 27th 2010 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/
yea sorry buddy but there are a lot of old windmills that didn't move to face the wind like modern ones do. they seemed to work just fine.]]>Feb 28th 2010 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/
Exactly but it makes me want ffxiii to come even faster :(.]]>Feb 28th 2010 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/
1g acceleration to the ground, until terminal velocity.

If they have decommisioned it for being unsafe to ride, eg. not sturdy enough to hold together without extra wind load, how long do you think it will stay up if they add sails for extra windload to gather energy.
]]>Feb 28th 2010 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/Feb 27th 2010 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/Feb 27th 2010 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/Feb 27th 2010 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/Stop crushing the imaginations of our youth. It's people like you that hinder thinking outside of the box to solve problems.]]>Feb 27th 2010 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/
Regardless, install those Flamingos!]]>Feb 27th 2010 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/
Yea, screw science and logic - always getting in the way of doing stuff!]]>Feb 27th 2010 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/
sails most definitely work just as they have for millenniums at sea, and on land, for example, see Jib sails: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmill_sail]]>Feb 27th 2010 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/Feb 27th 2010 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/Feb 27th 2010 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/G'day fellow Melbournian! And yeah I agree... ]]>Feb 27th 2010 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/Feb 27th 2010 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/
But apparently spending hundreds of thousands of dollars converting it into a power-source is fine.]]>Feb 27th 2010 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/Feb 27th 2010 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/Feb 28th 2010 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/Feb 27th 2010 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/melbournes-decommissioned-observation-wheel-re-imagined-as-ener/
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http://www.thesouthernstar.com.au/mediarelease.aspx?id=19

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