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Very interesting, although I take some issue with the thought that gasoline is more dangerous than a fly wheel. Different dangers perhaps. In spite of what the
by TrevorJ 18y ago
Very interesting, although I take some issue with the thought that gasoline is more dangerous than a fly wheel. Different dangers perhaps. In spite of what the movies say, the energy in a gas tank can't be expended instantly in the explosive way a disc can come apart.
- eru 18y agoI had a CD come apart in a very cheap drive once. I remember calculating that the outer regions of a CD spin at almost the speed of sound in a modern CD drive. (But do not take my word for it - until I do the calculation again, it's been some time.)