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Lesson from a Wind Miller at a Windmill in Holland

I was in Holland a few weeks ago and had the opportunity to speak with a real life windmiller. I thought that wind mills in Holland were used for grinding grain or creating some type of power. Boy was I way off base. The lowest lands in Holland sit about 4 meter below sea level and each of the windmills was used to pump the water out and into dykes.  In 1633 there were about 52 windmills in...