How to Build a 17-ft Wind Turbine

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How to Build a 17-ft Wind Turbine

Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 13, 2005 @06:47AM from the perfect-for-annoying-neighborhood-pets dept.

agentfive writes "The people over at Treehugger have found an amazing little article on how to build a 17ft - 3kW+ output Wind Turbine. Apparently this is the latest project of OtherPower.com and the site has a variety of other engergy saving/producing projects including a Homebrew Maytag Gas Battery charger."

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Beautiful! by 0110011001110101 · 2005-07-13 06:49 · Score: 4, Funny

I'll take 2 please, mounted side by side, in opposite directions, my current window fan just isn't cuttin the mustard...

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Slashdot is brought to you by Sears Craftsman by TripMaster+Monkey · 2005-07-13 06:51 · Score: 5, Funny

DIY stories so far today:
Homebuilt 19" Mini-ITX Server Rack
The Floating Powerbook
A Practical Guide to DIY LCD Projectors
How to Build a 17-ft Wind Turbine

And it's only 2:45pm EST.
Did Bob Vila donate a large sum of money to Slashdot or something?

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1. Re:Slashdot is brought to you by Sears Craftsman by spun · 2005-07-13 09:01 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Hmm, more like "Tool Time" with Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor.
  
  Tim: So today we're going to overclock a Pentium 3 to over 4,000 Jigahertz using this vat of liquid nitrogen. Wough, wough, wough.
  Al: Careful with that, Tim. That's minus 320 degrees you know...
  Tim: I know that, Al, now help me here, I can't quite... reach... AAAAIIIII! My balls! My balls have frozen solid!
  Al: Oh no! Let me just... (CRASH! TINKLE, TINKLE.) Sorry about that, Tim.
  
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Wind Tunnel Usage by LeoDioxide · 2005-07-13 06:52 · Score: 3, Funny

It's obviously for your dog! Now you can simulate the head-out-the-window-of-your-car experience right in your very own studio apartment.
3 KW....pfffft by charnov · 2005-07-13 06:53 · Score: 4, Funny

Hey, all I want to know is how many birds it'll kill...we have a real starling problem where I live.

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1. Re:3 KW....pfffft by raygundan · 2005-07-13 07:00 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  You don't want a 17' turbine, then, I think. The bigger they are, the slower they spin-- you want a nice little 3' turbine that spins like an airplane propeller. It has to be fast enough that it blurs, and they think it's just air.
  
  Alternatively, you could just get a big picture window. Or a cat.
2. Re:3 KW....pfffft by NormalVisual · 2005-07-13 08:18 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Starling McNuggets....mmmmm....
  
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3. Re:3 KW....pfffft by PakProtector · 2005-07-13 13:32 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Doctor Lector, I presume?
  
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Perfect! by mogrify · 2005-07-13 06:53 · Score: 4, Funny

I've been looking for something like this. Now I just need a death ray to use on my homeowner's association and I'll be good to go.

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apparently they need another wind turbine by Ubergrendle · 2005-07-13 06:53 · Score: 4, Funny

... to power their websites.

slashdot effect in... er... effect.

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... those windmills will keep them cool... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-07-13 06:55 · Score: 1, Funny

Windmills Do Not Work That Way!
Re:Otherpower.com Rules! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-07-13 06:59 · Score: 1, Funny

Wasn't aware they allowed the Unabomber to post from jail.
Re:Yes, but can I use it as a heatsink? by RabidJackal · 2005-07-13 07:02 · Score: 2, Funny

Just when we thought they had run out of insane cooling techniques, they tell us how to build a 17ft wind turbine. It wont just cool your computer, it will blow it down the street too!
Dammit! by serutan · 2005-07-13 07:08 · Score: 3, Funny

Nice, but I need plans for an 18-ft turbine.
Article text by MyLongNickName · 2005-07-13 07:12 · Score: 1, Funny

In order to make your own 17' wind turbine, you will need the following items:

1) Seventeen tubes from paper towel rolls.
2) A roll of Duct tape
3) Ten cans of Bush Beans

Next week, we put it all together.

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1.21 Gigawatts!!! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-07-13 07:17 · Score: 1, Funny

Sweet, I just need 403333 of these for my delorian and I'm outta here!
Re:Wind Power by Anonymous Coward · 2005-07-13 07:26 · Score: 1, Funny

I'm sorry, but you appear to be insane.
Windpower is out by s_p_oneil · 2005-07-13 07:46 · Score: 2, Funny

Hamster power is where the real future is!
Iiiichh by chrisnewbie · 2005-07-13 07:49 · Score: 2, Funny

My landlord had a stroke when i installed a dish, i imagine he'll implode with that 17 feet fan.
I love birds... by Gruneun · 2005-07-13 08:39 · Score: 2, Funny

That's why my turbine has solid, plastic shields on the front and back.

It generates far less energy than expected, so I'm in the process of building several more.
Re:Bird Strike Myth... by spewey · 2005-07-13 10:03 · Score: 2, Funny

They just need to put some of those inflatable plastic owls on the end of the rotors. Problem solved.
WTF? by Some+Random+Username · 2005-07-13 11:29 · Score: 2, Funny

What kind of cat or dog would be good for deflecting bird chunks dropping from the sky, and isn't it going to be heavier to carry above your head anyways? I really think the umbrella is better suited to the task.