schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agoxkcd #3047: Rotary Toolxkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1188arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1187arrow-down1external-linkxkcd #3047: Rotary Toolxkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
It was great until my thumb slipped and I accidentally launched my telescope into the air at Mach 8. https://explainxkcd.com/3047/
minus-squareTheOakTree@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoBig centrifuges are quite scary. Think of how much mass they are moving at those speeds. In comparison, a small drillbit turbine being rotated by compressed air seems less scary.
Big centrifuges are quite scary. Think of how much mass they are moving at those speeds. In comparison, a small drillbit turbine being rotated by compressed air seems less scary.