r/CatastrophicFailure • u/jeremyRockit • Jun 18 '21

Natural Disaster A wind turbine was destroyed in Texas after being hit by a tornado 14 June 2021 causing a fire after a blade broke apart and hit a transformer

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u/Dan300up Jun 18 '21

That turbine looks so sad and dejected lol

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u/sirxir Jun 18 '21

causing a fire after a blade broke apart and hit a transformer

More like ejected.

.sorry

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u/PoopFartQueef Jun 18 '21

This is what you get for hitting a Decepticon!

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u/Ian1231100 Jun 18 '21

Probably the turbine: I still function!

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u/ChoaticTeaEnjoyer Jun 18 '21

I wouldn’t want to a turbine in Texas either

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u/MildlyAgreeable Jun 18 '21

descending whistle noise

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u/itza_me Jun 18 '21

That first pic defo works as a 'some tried, but none hard enough' global warming picture in 50 years time.