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4 Responses to “Michigan Engineering Builds Hand-Woven Wind Turbines in Guatemala”


  1. On July 29th, 2011 at 11:47 am Derek Said:

    Michigan looks like a mitten.


  2. On July 29th, 2011 at 11:57 am Derek Said:

    This is a picture of a mitten: http://images.thriftyfun.com/images/articles40/MittenMan262x350.jpg

    This is a picture of Michigan: http://www.bestlodging.com/maplinks/michigan-united-states.gif

    I think you’ll notice the similarities.

    And if you include the upper peninsula, Michigan kind of looks like a mitten caught in a tree branch.


  3. On July 29th, 2011 at 11:58 am Derek Said:

    Guatemala doesn’t look like anything.

    http://travel.state.gov/_res/images/countries/maps/large/guatemala.gif


  4. On July 29th, 2011 at 3:10 pm Joel Goldberg Said:

    This story is incredible. It’s a testament to the community’s strength how the women work tirelessly at their craft of weaving, while the scourge of alcoholism threatens to strip the village bare.

    Two-part question about engineering the turbines: How much energy can fabric blades generate? And is it enough to power an entire village?

    Thanks!

    Joel
    PF Intern

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