Got wind turbine blades? Build bridges.

[bcp]

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Engineers are using old wind turbine blades to build bridges

Old blades still have a lot of life left in them.

www.theverge.com

Bruce

 

[MossRoad]

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Engineers are using old wind turbine blades to build bridges

Old blades still have a lot of life left in them.

www.theverge.com

Bruce

That bridge is kinda artsy. Looks good.

 

[bmaverick]

The bridge is fine, just the side rails are tacky with really no hand rails. But, the bridge is in Poland. In the USA, communities have walk bridges that are disabled friendly.

Good use and ideas really. I wonder if the blades could be used in the creek below to help prevent soil erosion by making little pools for water-life to flourish.

 

[MossRoad]

The bridge is fine, just the side rails are tacky with really no hand rails. But, the bridge is in Poland. In the USA, communities have walk bridges that are disabled friendly.

Good use and ideas really. I wonder if the blades could be used in the creek below to help prevent soil erosion by making little pools for water-life to flourish.

Like stop logs in a trout stream?

Probably. I used to work at a man-made whitewater course. Our "boulders" were fiberglass cubes.

 

[BleedingOrange]

Government regulations should state that if the manufacturer cann,t come up with a safe way to re-cycle the product they make, then it should not be allowed, by law, to manufacture them.

 

[orezok]

Government regulations should state that if the manufacturer cann,t come up with a safe way to re-cycle the product they make, then it should not be allowed, by law, to manufacture them.

Would that apply to children

 

[sea2summit]

Would that apply to children

Well they eventually decompose…a lot faster than fiberglass unless embalmed.

 

[bigtiller]

Government regulations should state that if the manufacturer cann,t come up with a safe way to re-cycle the product they make, then it should not be allowed, by law, to manufacture them.

So will nuclear power plants be shut down until they come up with a way to re-cycle nuclear waste?

 

[MossRoad]

Well they eventually decompose…a lot faster than fiberglass unless embalmed.

And that reminds me of when my dad and I were shopping for caskets for my recently deceased mother. The salesman was telling us about the different levels of seals. Airtight for 30-40-50 years depending on what you bought. And sitting in a cement vault. And under 6' of earth. My dad looked at the salesman and said "Who's gonna check?"

We went with a nice mid-range casket in a color she was fond of. She'd have thought it was silly, too.

 

[Rustyiron]

Government regulations should state that if the manufacturer cann,t come up with a safe way to re-cycle the product they make, then it should not be allowed, by law, to manufacture them.

The government is the only reason they get built. Tax credits make it work for investment groups.
Without the huge subsidies from the taxpayers they wouldn't exist.

 

[oosik]

The government is the only reason they get built. Tax credits make it work for investment groups.
Without the huge subsidies from the taxpayers they wouldn't exist.

Kind of like ethanol.

 

[BravoXray]

And that reminds me of when my dad and I were shopping for caskets for my recently deceased mother. The salesman was telling us about the different levels of seals. Airtight for 30-40-50 years depending on what you bought. And sitting in a cement vault. And under 6' of earth. My dad looked at the salesman and said "Who's gonna check?"

We went with a nice mid-range casket in a color she was fond of. She'd have thought it was silly, too.

I went to the funeral of a pilot friend a couple of weeks ago, and it was the first time I have ever seen a wooden casket. It was white with wooden hand rails and some decorative art, very tasteful.
I don't know if price was a factor or that was his wish.

 

[workinonit]

So will nuclear power plants be shut down until they come up with a way to re-cycle nuclear waste?

They are being shut down at a breakneck pace. So are coal fired plants. After all, with electric cars, tractors and UTVs who needs electric fossil and nuclear power anymore...oh wait!

 

[Valveman]

They are being shut down at a breakneck pace. So are coal fired plants. After all, with electric cars, tractors and UTVs who needs electric fossil and nuclear power anymore...oh wait!

I think they have like 600 coal fired plants being built in China right now. They need the electricity to manufacture all those batteries and wind turbines to send to the US. Lol!

 

[MossRoad]

I went to the funeral of a pilot friend a couple of weeks ago, and it was the first time I have ever seen a wooden casket. It was white with wooden hand rails and some decorative art, very tasteful.
I don't know if price was a factor or that was his wish.

Sounds very elegant. IF I was going to get buried, I'd like a wooden coffin and be planted directly in the dirt so I eventually rot back to dirt. That probably isn't gonna happen, so I've left instructions to be cremated, and have some of my ashes left on our pet cemetery, some interred with my wife preferably in the cemetery near my in-laws, and the rest dumped into the creek on our property. That creek connects to the Kankakee River, then the joins the Des Plaines River to form the Illinois River, which dumps into the Mississippi and finally the Gulf of Mexico. That should get me through the gap between Florida and Cuba, eventually into the Gulf Stream, and then a tour of the Atlantic. Woo Hoo!!!

(I've thought about that way too much over the years )

 

[sea2summit]

And that reminds me of when my dad and I were shopping for caskets for my recently deceased mother. The salesman was telling us about the different levels of seals. Airtight for 30-40-50 years depending on what you bought. And sitting in a cement vault. And under 6' of earth. My dad looked at the salesman and said "Who's gonna check?"

We went with a nice mid-range casket in a color she was fond of. She'd have thought it was silly, too.

I remember when my grandmother died (first death I remember) my mom made a big deal about how she'd be buried and look exactly the same as for however long it was. I think she was trying to make me okay with it in some way but I ended up more confused about why and what the purpose was. I still don't get it. I'll probably get hacked apart for any viable bits and bobs someone could use then cremated and spread somewhere other than a cemetery but only because there doesn't seem to be a reasonable composting operation where I could give something back.

 

[PuffyC]

The government is the only reason they get built. Tax credits make it work for investment groups.
Without the huge subsidies from the taxpayers they wouldn't exist.

So you're saying it's just like farming and the oil and gas industry then. Won't argue that one.

 

[MossRoad]

I remember when my grandmother died (first death I remember) my mom made a big deal about how she'd be buried and look exactly the same as for however long it was. I think she was trying to make me okay with it in some way but I ended up more confused about why and what the purpose was. I still don't get it. I'll probably get hacked apart for any viable bits and bobs someone could use then cremated and spread somewhere other than a cemetery but only because there doesn't seem to be a reasonable composting operation where I could give something back.

Yep. I'm an organ donor too. Brain will go for a premium because it's hardly been used. (insert rimshot here).

When one of my grandmas passed away, one of my nephews, maybe 6-7 years old, went up to the casket with his grandmother to have some thoughts. His grandma, trying to make it easier on him, said, "Well, maybe we could just say that she's sleeping." To which, my nephew replied, "Or, we could just say that she's dead, grandma." Several of us heard it and started snickering. I think my grandma smiled down on him. At 6-7 he knew the truth. Wasn't being a smart***. He's always had the gift of reality. Grown and married to a great gal now.

 

[PILOON]

And that reminds me of when my dad and I were shopping for caskets for my recently deceased mother. The salesman was telling us about the different levels of seals. Airtight for 30-40-50 years depending on what you bought. And sitting in a cement vault. And under 6' of earth. My dad looked at the salesman and said "Who's gonna check?"

We went with a nice mid-range casket in a color she was fond of. She'd have thought it was silly, too.

I believe casket sales people are the worst 'upsells' out there.
Sure rank them above used car salesman.

 

[MossRoad]

I believe casket sales people are the worst 'upsells' out there.
Sure rank them above used car salesman.

Ahh, they weren't too bad. They handed us a price list, took us to the casket showroom, and left us alone to shop. Told us they would be in the office if we had any questions, which we did. No pressure sales. I think he said something about not being allowed to be in the showroom with us unless we had questions. Maybe a company policy. I know the family that owns the funeral home where most of my family was buried. 3rd generation. My mom taught their kids and I went to school with them. No pink lights over the casket, either. My dad said those remind him of the butcher shop... putting the meat on display.

I just recently learned that the difference between a casket and a coffin is that a casket has 4 sides and a coffin has 6 sides. That classic western tapered look to the box. Wider at the shoulders.