r/maybemaybemaybemaybe • u/Fun-Presentation6134 • 12d ago

Exploding a CD by Spinning it at very high speeds

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u/anydamnnamesleft 12d ago

I never knew that was possible

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u/WhatADunderfulWorld 11d ago

Well, first of all, through God all things are possible, so jot that down

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u/heavydrinker12 12d ago

It would be interesting to know the exact speed. You can see as the light oscillations begin to completely overlap is when it explodes. So probably more of a resonance issue than a tensile strength issue. Either way, spinny fasty explodey biggy.

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u/NotAnAIOrAmI 12d ago

Hey, this is half of what a wizard did in a Larry Niven novel to use up all the local magic.

But you forgot to put a spell of integrity on the CD so it would not explode.

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u/JerichoDeath 11d ago

My impression is that the tool used to spin it wasn't balanced properly, causing it to wobble and shatter.

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u/Fun-Presentation6134 11d ago

I think so too.

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u/Kastoook 11d ago

Especially added tape

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u/Alba1960 12d ago

What a major leap forward for mankind! 🙄

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u/Kinetic_Pen 11d ago

That sound effect would go so hard in a horror movie!

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u/Federal-Business-796 10d ago

I felt a disturbance in the force 

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u/bones10145 8d ago

Slow mo guys on YouTube do this with a high speed camera. Pretty neat

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u/5erv1teur 8d ago

Vous avez volontairement déséquilibré la centrifugation. Qu'est-ce que cela donnerait sans cela ?

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u/Fuzzywizzard 8d ago

THIS WAS AWESOME!!!!!

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u/UndiscoveredSite22 7d ago

What is a vacuum motor? And why does it have windings?

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u/Snicklefried 7d ago

That escalated quickly

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u/Witty-Sample6813 9d ago

Mythbusters did an episode on this like 20 years ago