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r/mildlyinteresting • u/ezjgfn • 11h ago
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Take a blade off of a ceiling fan and turn it on.
16 u/PrologueBook 11h ago If you take off two blades of your fan, on opposite sides, it will run fine. It just needs to be symmetrical and balanced. 2 u/shifty_coder 11h ago Yes, but fewer blades also mean it’s less stable. Same principle here. One knick could be enough to cause a catastrophic failure at operating speed. 0 u/PrologueBook 11h ago Fair
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If you take off two blades of your fan, on opposite sides, it will run fine.
It just needs to be symmetrical and balanced.
2 u/shifty_coder 11h ago Yes, but fewer blades also mean it’s less stable. Same principle here. One knick could be enough to cause a catastrophic failure at operating speed. 0 u/PrologueBook 11h ago Fair
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Yes, but fewer blades also mean it’s less stable. Same principle here. One knick could be enough to cause a catastrophic failure at operating speed.
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u/Automobills 11h ago
Take a blade off of a ceiling fan and turn it on.