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Old 01-23-2016, 10:23 PM   #6 (permalink)
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That picture is really poor, but it was handy. I suspect it would be shaped more like one of Colani's three-blade windshield wipers that sweep closely over the zenith. Else...

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I now understand these are fixed vanes with a Darius rotor concealed underneath.

Then there's also R B Fuller's rotating ventilator with it's wind powered vacuum cleaner.
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