Around the world, there are people that allege they sense times when significant power is being generated by a turbine from when little to no power is being generated. In contrast, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and its Canadian counterpart (CanWEA) maintain that this is not possible, without these people hearing the turbines or seeing them move. A simple test can quickly clarify these opposing views. Notionally, people who live in residences situated beyond the threshold of hearing (indoors) would be tested in the area that they can sense the wind turbines. They would be told to tell the proctor when they sensed the turbine at power. They would be told the turbine might or might not be turned on in the next X hours. The area of the house they were in would have to be free of any visible or audible clues. No communication would be permitted between the subject and the outside world. The proctor also would not know when or if the turbine would come on. These and other controls like these would make for a quick, simple, unbiased test of some people's ability to sense wind turbines without hearing or seeing them.

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