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2014-05-29 Europe

Metal thieves pillage French wind turbines

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Posted by Squinty 2014-05-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Probably bird lovers upset over the number of birds killed by wind turbines each year.

Posted by Squinty 2014-05-29 01:03|| 2014-05-29 01:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Humanity resists its enemies.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-05-29 02:45|| 2014-05-29 02:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Probably Roma (gypsy) immigrants. They have initiative.
(It was just sitting on the side of the road...)

Posted by ed in texas 2014-05-29 07:31|| 2014-05-29 07:31|| Front Page Top

#4 they have to sell the metal to someone. Someone who knows where it came from despite assertions to the contrary. Put some of those in PITA prison and that shit will taper off

Posted by Frank G 2014-05-29 08:04|| 2014-05-29 08:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Recycling them into something useful.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2014-05-29 08:30|| 2014-05-29 08:30|| Front Page Top

#6 the ring stole metal from wind farms in sparsely populated areas, where they had less chance of being caught.

Anyone got pics of these in highly populated areas? medium populated areas?

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-05-29 08:30|| 2014-05-29 08:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Would think the 400 lbs of rare earths per windmill would be the sweetest part of the haul.

Posted by Iblis 2014-05-29 11:17|| 2014-05-29 11:17|| Front Page Top

#8 *snicker*

Posted by DarthVader 2014-05-29 11:37|| 2014-05-29 11:37|| Front Page Top

#9 Iblis, that requires some level of knowledge to be aware of it.

Posted by 3dc 2014-05-29 11:38|| 2014-05-29 11:38|| Front Page Top

#10 Would think the 400 lbs of rare earths per windmill would be the sweetest part of the haul.

The world can only use so many refrigerator magnets.

Posted by SteveS 2014-05-29 12:30|| 2014-05-29 12:30|| Front Page Top

#11 The worlds refrigerators are less than 17% covered in magnets by area. Great areas of South America have bare-ass Kelvinators and untouched Kenmores for the exploitation thereof. No. And China, think of China, if every ChinaPerson bought just 3 cute magnets a year rare-earth prices would asplode! Get on the ground floor of the (wait for it) cool opportunity nao!

Posted by Shipman 2014-05-29 15:57|| 2014-05-29 15:57|| Front Page Top

#12 I hate to have to admit this in public, but Shipman's comment was humorous...

Posted by Steve White 2014-05-29 16:17|| 2014-05-29 16:17|| Front Page Top

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