And another windmill bites the dust

[pjclarke]

What about deaths per erg? If a windmill blade falls off, it might hit a sheep. If a reactor goes wrong, it can poison a whole load of sheep

And on average, 6 people die every day mining coal ...

[GlenW]

And on average, 6 people die every day mining coal ...

Only 6? That's okay then.

[Paddy]

And on average, 6 people die every day mining coal ...

and on average 12 people die every day mining rare earth metals for windmills.

[quackhandle]

Indeed it was

"An erg is approximately the amount of work done (or energy consumed) by one common house fly performing one "push up", the leg-bending dip that brings its mouth to the surface on which it stands and back up.[2]"

But that doesn't take into account a house fly with arthritic knees.

qh

[xoggoth]

It seems very strange that my bird table also fell over on Friday. Maybe my neighbour did both.

[darrylmg]

"An erg is approximately the amount of work done (or energy consumed) by one common house fly performing one "push up", the leg-bending dip that brings its mouth to the surface on which it stands and back up.[2]"

But that doesn't take into account a house fly with arthritic knees.

qh

What if it's just eaten some sh17? Wouldn't it be heavier?
Or is that why they used house flies, because they don't get out much?

[d000hg]

It seems very strange that my bird table also fell over on Friday. Maybe my neighbour did both.

An eco-warrier who also hates birds?

[GlenW]

An eco-warrier who also hates birds?

May be a vegan

[tomtomagain]

It's lucky fossil & nuclear power facilities never go wrong.

And there is an unlimited amount of the them, there's no issue with pollution or waste management, and fortunately the raw materials are not predominately located in unstable parts of the world.

[d000hg]

May be a vegan

I don't think vegans refuse to eat birds because they hate them.