Watch Pittsfield, Illinois Windmill Come Crashing to the Ground

The bigger they are, the harder they fall and that includes windmills. A wild video shared by the city of Pittsfield, Illinois shows the moment a huge windmill came crashing to the ground and it was quite a sight.

This is the "before" moment for a Pittsfield, Illinois windmill

The city of Pittsfield, Illinois shared the full video for the planned takedown of a large wind turbine located close to a nearby road. Spoiler Alert: no people or animals were harmed in this video, but it didn't end so well for the windmill.

Why did the Pittsfield, Illinois wind turbine have to be taken down?

I haven't seen a conclusive statement by the city of Pittsfield, but the chatter online is that there was a choice to either repair the wind turbine or take it down and it was decided repairs were too costly so down she went.