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Illustration showing that wind turbines with more blades produce more torque but also experience more drag.

Illustration showing the undesirable bending forces (black arrows), drag (gray squiggles), and cost (green dollar signs) experienced by a wind turbine as a function of its number of blades.

Illustration showing happy stick figures next to 3-bladed wind turbines as opposed to the 2-bladed variety.

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