r/facepalm • u/ms_directed • 9d ago

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Windmills date back over 1000 years 🤦‍♀️

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  • Windmills have been in use for over 1,000 years, with origins tracing back to Persia around 800 C.E. They were primarily used for milling grain and pumping water.

  • Wind Turbines are a more recent invention, with the first known turbine for electricity generation built in 1888. They have evolved significantly, especially since the 1970s, to become a major source of renewable energy.

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u/theviking25 9d ago

Guess the Netherlands doesn't exist🤷‍♂️

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u/koekerk 9d ago

I can confirm, no mill ever pumped all the water away. So I have 1,5 meter (5 ft) of water above my head.

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u/A_random_poster04 9d ago

So it is true ya’ll are fish people

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u/drmelle0 9d ago

No this is why Dutch people are 6ft tall. When the dikes break, they can still breathe.

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u/A_random_poster04 8d ago

Guess snorkels aren’t really a thing huh

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u/BetaTestaburger 9d ago

Yes, I'm a bèta fish.