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Add turbine blades, generator, transmission cables, and
power these remote areas.
Keeping them in good repair will be up to the wizened
lighthouse caretaker as a revived trade.
Darrieus wind turbine
https://en.wikipedi...rrieus_wind_turbine Elegant [8th of 7, Sep 02 2016]
Abandoned lighthouses not all the same.
https://www.google....v&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi google image search [popbottle, Sep 04 2016]
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//not considered eyesores//...//Add turbine blades,
generator, transmission cables// |
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Concealed inside top of structure. |
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Any seagulls that get whacked will provide improved fishing
opportunities. |
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Hard to bury transmission cables. |
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// Hard to bury transmission cables. // |
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It's easier if you disconnect them first. |
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Most lighthouses around here sit in rocky areas. |
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Linear cutting charge, like Blade or Catenax. |
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That'll certainly disconnect them. |
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How many abandoned lighthouses are there? I feel this is something a zealous intern should be able to get a definitive answer on. |
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In twenty years, while we're all freezing our arses off
at the start of the next ice age, somebody will look
at the remains of one of these wind turbines and say
"Hey, you know what? We stick a light on that thing
it'd make a great lighthouse." |
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