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mc-lovin on May 23, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google Acquires Makani Power And Its Airborne Wind...

can't they just turn whatever is holding the tether in place on the ground?

lingben on May 23, 2013 [–]

sure, but you can't turn the actual wire itself indefinitely or it will shear eventually

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