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Grouse Mountain Installs Wind Turbine With ViewPod

Oct 26, 2009 Becky Lomax, Associate Editor

Grouse Mountain installed a wind turbine with a 360-degree observation pod, offering the highest views in the area. Full article

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• by RossMacintosh Oct 26, 2009
  I wonder if they ever saw that youtube clip of a wind turbine ripping itself to shreds! (search "wind turbine accident" at youtube). In it one blade became damaged, the whole thing became unbalanced and tore itself apart sending large chunks of blade flying at high volocity. Even the tower was distroyed. If you were standing in a glass booth behind it you'd most likely be dead.
  
  I expect they'll make visitors sign waivers before accending....
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• by igotdatsnowman Oct 26, 2009
  Wow, you're a regular ray of sunshine, Ross.
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• by RossMacintosh Oct 26, 2009
  LOL. Actually I'd stand in line to go up there - looks like fun - but I do wonder if all the risks were assessed by the designers (and the insurer). Hopefully we'll never see them reporting "Well it seemed like a good idea at the time."
  
  Maybe the bit of risk involved will make the experience all the more exciting.
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