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xkcd #3047: Rotary Tool (xkcd.com)

submitted 5 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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It was great until my thumb slipped and I accidentally launched my telescope into the air at Mach 8.

https://explainxkcd.com/3047/

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[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (10 children)

Stupid question… are these RPMs true??

[–] felbane@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Maybe I'm dense but shouldn't the clock be:

H: 0.01667
M: 1
S: 60

Yep, I'm a dumb, realized after a cup of coffee. Confirmed by the reply below.

I think I'm just going to go back to bed and skip today

[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 months ago

Yes, you're dense lol. The speeds are correct: the second hand that does one full Revolution Per Minute, the minute hand does one full Revolution Per Hour and the hour hand does one Revolution Per 12 Hours.

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