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| RENEWABLE ENERGY -- TOOL OF SATAN? |
| 2013-06-29 |
| h/t Instapundit There had been only eight recorded sightings of the white-throated needletail in the UK since 1846. So when one popped up again on British shores this week, twitchers were understandably excited. A group of 40 enthusiasts dashed to the Hebrides to catch a glimpse of the brown, black and blue bird, which breeds in Asia and winters in Australasia. But instead of being treated to a wildlife spectacle they were left with a horror show when it flew into a wind turbine and was killed. Save the environment, use nuclear power! |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #6 completely tits up Not a zoologist, eh, Besoeker; birds don't have tits (why the titmouse has that name is a mystery.) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-06-29 17:53 |
| #5 Daft and slow o'thought birdie e' was. His synchronization gear experienced a catastrophic in-flight malfunction (completely tits up as it were). Not enough time to manually compute flight speed and beak to blade clearance ratios, correct, etc. Cut it a bit short e' did. Too bad for the onlookers. Oh the bloody horror. Probably won't witness another incident such as that for another 167 years. The Royal Military Aviation Authority (MAA) Military Air Accident Investigation Branch (MilAAIB) report is yet pending. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-06-29 16:53 |
| #4 (quietly withdraws joke about the bird only being brown moments ago) |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-06-29 16:17 |
| #3 ba-dum-dum *rimshot* he's here all week, try the veal and be sure to tip your waitress |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-06-29 15:44 |
#2 Not sure what material they use for the rotor blades on a wind turbine, but I suspect it is irony.
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| Posted by: SteveS 2013-06-29 15:40 |
| #1 Species die every year, it's natural, NOT UN-NATURAL. (If species didn't die, there'd still be Dinosaurs around and nobody wants that). TAKE THAT. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-06-29 15:06 |