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Re:Painting Wind Turbine Blades Black Help Birds Avoid Deadl... by hnbad on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:14AM (#37480663)
People already complain about the pulsing shadows, the droning hum and the optics. I can't wait to hear them also complain about the nightly LED flicker.

More seriously though it should be possible to use LEDs just bright enough to deter birds while also not totally annoy most humans. At that point light pollution and insects might still become a problem though.

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Re:Painting Wind Turbine Blades Black Help Birds Avoid Deadl... by discussDev on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:18AM (#37480730)
Ooo, we could use LED's that project an image as it goes around and sell that image space to advertisers. /s
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Re:Painting Wind Turbine Blades Black Help Birds Avoid Deadl... by ibejoeb on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:38AM (#37481048)
Then we can calculate a literal cost per impression, and the unit is birds.
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Re:Painting Wind Turbine Blades Black Help Birds Avoid Deadl... by BurningFrog on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:41AM (#37481090)
Actually sounds like a cool art project!
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Re:Painting Wind Turbine Blades Black Help Birds Avoid Deadl... by hinoki on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:15AM (#37480688)
Maybe using UV LEDs? Birds can see higher wavelengths than us.
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Re:Painting Wind Turbine Blades Black Help Birds Avoid Deadl... by beretguy on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:23AM (#37480808)
People will start complaining about cancer risks.
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