# Why no use of "wind channels" to direct more wind at wind turbines?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 10, 2014, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-use-of-wind-channels-to-direct-more-wind-at-wind-turbines/695223 "2014-08-10T08:03:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-use-of-wind-channels-to-direct-more-wind-at-wind-turbines/695223/18 "2014-08-12T13:28:33Z")

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> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#):
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> Wasn’t that one of Jethro’s crazy ideas from The Beverly Hillbillies?

Wouldn’t you know it? There’s a (short) [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=394840) on smog tunnels. And apparently they did mention it on _The Beverly Hillbillies_:

> [@Smog tunnels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smog-tunnels/379060/7):
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> I first heard about this watching the ‘Beverly Hillbillies’. Some con man was trying to scam the Clampets out of ther money. I thought it was just a joke, the idea seemed so idiotic it was funny. People actually took this seriously? Wow!

But it actually was proposed, as shown in [this list](http://www.aqmd.gov/home/library/public-information/publications/unusual-smog-busting-ideas).

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