# The aesthetics of wind turbines

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aesthetics-of-wind-turbines/629508>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 27, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aesthetics-of-wind-turbines/629508 "2012-07-27T00:34:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aesthetics-of-wind-turbines/629508/41 "2012-07-28T00:31:32Z")

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> [@Mangetout](#):
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> I think you might mean _aesthetic_…
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> But unless you’re talking about painting them a different colour, there might not be much that can be done to change their appearance, without compromising efficiency.

Heh, I think you’re right. They could hardly be more ascetic - they’re pretty spare as it is. But why not stripes and poka dots? That could be fun.

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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aesthetics-of-wind-turbines/629508/42 "2012-07-28T00:39:37Z")

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I think solitary ones look quite pretty but the sheer amount of them in parts of Northern Ireland ruins once beautiful landscapes imho. I’m not against wind turbines but I do get a twinge of NIMBYism (for want of a better term) when I see them in rural areas in abundance.

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**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aesthetics-of-wind-turbines/629508/43 "2012-07-28T00:40:37Z")

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> [@Enkel](#):
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> I agree. I’d like to see those big farms that run down a ridge colored like a rainbow. I think that would look very cool. (like the northern most tower/turbine = Red, then they go to orange, then yellow, … until the southern most is purple.)

I find the modern style rather cool as they are (+3 aesthetic), but this would make them at least 20% cooler.

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**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aesthetics-of-wind-turbines/629508/44 "2012-07-28T02:41:00Z")

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+3

I have fond memories of coming over Altamont Pass as a kid and knowing it meant we were close to my grandparents house. Even now I enjoy looking at them driving through central Ca.

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