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		michael1999 59 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: American solar farms The big ones can be really loud. As the blades get longer, tip speed becomes truly impressive.

justin66 59 days ago [–]

This was interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKgN2G9d0dc

The turbines I saw in Iowa weren't loud enough to drown out distance sounds of the highway. I didn't hear them at all, but I guess there's also tinnitus to be contended with...

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