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Levitating Graphene Is Fastest-Spinning Object
techbeat writes "A flake of exotic carbon a few atoms thick has claimed a record: the speck has been spun faster than any other object, at a clip of 60 million rotations per minute. Previously, micrometre-sized crystals have been spun at up to 30,000 rpm using an optical trap. It is thanks to graphene's amazing strength that the flakes are not pulled apart by the much higher spinning rate, says Bruce Kane at the University of Maryland in College Park. Spinning could be a way to probe the properties of graphene, or manipulate it in new ways."
The size of the engine doesn't matter, you can do the same on cars with tiny engines if you're careful. The wussiest car I ever drove was the 16v 1.2 that my instructor had, and even that was fine starting off even up up a slight slope with no throttle.
which is totally what she said