This Is The Fastest Rotor Humans Have Ever Built, And It's Bending Our Understanding of Physics

Science Alert ^ | 24 JUL 2018 | DAVID NIELD

[ETL]

60 billion RPM’s. How do you measure that?

Seems to me some Einstein-like "Time Dilation" could be involved here, in one form or another.

[JimRed]

What force powers rotation at such a speed?

[I want the USA back]

Careful with those theories! if they’re not good, reality rears its head and embarasses you!

[ETL]

Correction to my earlier post...

“The star rotates 716 times per second [2,577,600 per min]”

Make that: 42,960 per min.

I mistakenly multiplied by 3,600, instead of 60.

3,600 = number secs in an hour

[Boogieman]

They just bring in a good mechanic and he can tell by the way she “purrs”.

[NorthMountain]

What force powers rotation at such a speed?

The momentum of photons, apparently.

Incidentally, visible light is generally light with a wavelength between 390 to 700 nanometers. This "rotor" is the length of mid to long wavelength ultraviolet.

[snarkpup]

What are the odds of that happening?

Probably pretty good ... at least on the time scale of an evaporating black hole—say, 10¹⁰⁰ years.

[Two Kids' Dad]

That’ll wring every last drop out of the items in the washing machine.

[Jewbacca]

That’s nothing.

Mitt Romney can rotate fundamental positions way faster than this.

[Cold Heart]

Count how many times it turns in a second and multiply by 60

[Jewbacca]

You should see the tiny tachometer cable.

[colorado tanker]

Not sure what list ping.

[Pride in the USA]

How cool is this?

[neverevergiveup]

“One of the advantages of getting a nanoparticle suspended and rotating in a vacuum like this is that very precise measurements can be made, unaffected by the standard variations in air flow and temperature.”

Trying to negate the observer effect.

[Joe Bfstplk]

For a perfect vacuum, train the laser on
Pelosi’s head.

[wally_bert]

When can I get one at Harbor Freight?

[Noumenon]

If the usual shitlib rats get violent after their epic losses in November, 2018 is going to look more like 1789.

[blackdog]

Something tells me the torque will be proven to entirely insufficient for anything other than a hard drive for an aemoeba.

[sageburn]

Lol, I have a flea circus that is a lot more fun to watch than what they have. I’ll sell it for only 50 million.

[right way right]

We will build an army of Tasmanian devil Amoebas.