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« on: May 05, 2007, 12:42AM »
I was watching Mike&Mike in the morning on ESPN one day this week and Golic gave some of his strange facts during that bit they do for the show. Windmills turn counter-clockwise in all countries of the world....except Ireland, where they turn clockwise. I have several thoughts on this. First, is it true? I did find another web page that said the same thing, so maybe there is something to it. Second, doesn't clockwise & counter-clockwise depend on point of view? But even so, that just means Ireland windmills turn counter-clockwise while the rest turn clockwise. Ireland would still be different. Third, why is Ireland different? Maybe there is some interesting reason.
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« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2007, 07:21AM »
Being contrarian is part of Irish nature.
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« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2007, 02:00AM »

This is Blennerville windmill in County Kerry, it turns clockwise:



Here is a windmill in Holland, the blades indicate that it also turns clockwise.
I don't think I've ever seen one that turns counter-clockwise.
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« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2007, 06:39AM »
http://www.windmillworld.com/ - has a lot of info about windmills
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« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2007, 07:00AM »
Thank you, Sassy.  That's an informative site.
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« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2007, 07:02PM »
wouldn't it depend on the angle of the blades?

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« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2008, 05:30AM »
I need to see them enlarged so I can see them clear enough.
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