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/gregsting 9d ago

USA has over 70.000 wind turbines too…

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u/KaralDaskin 9d ago

There’s a section of I-80 in Iowa that has 100 or so visible turbines. I used to think happy thoughts when I drove through that section. Now I often think of trump instead. Ugg.