Besides the inevitable headaches that would come from trying to obtain permits to install a 25-story machine with blades that stretch 250 feet, such a turbine would generate more electricity than a typical store needs, Pool says.

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This involves pitching the machine's nose up to reduce its forward velocity and increase the speed of rotation of the blades (and thus the amount of lift they provide) to soften the landing.

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