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		tobylane on Oct 3, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An Australian researcher has worked out how to sto... 52x speed has been the limit for a long time because the outside edge of the CD gets to speeds where it could damage itself. I guess it would need a cushion, like a nearly applied (car/bike) disc brake.

harwoodr on Oct 3, 2014 [–]

Okay - but I'm not talking about changing the rotational speed.

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