70,000 rpm golf ball
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 at
2:05 pm
Taking compressed air and spinning a titleist golf ball 70,000 rpm. watch for it, but its there. The loud noise at the end is the ball. We used an actual optical tachometer. Speed calculated out to be 270 mph.
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Filed under: Golf Balls
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no safety glasses
no safety glasses
@LMF5000 …
@LMF5000 Interesting post! I was wondering the same thing (RPM v Hz), although to my ear, the sound SEEMS higher than 1166Hz range. However, your statement sounds well founded, so I’ll take your word for it.
used to do that …
used to do that with a pressure washer when washing golf balls. If i hit the ball dead on with the washer, the ball would melt.
do you know what …
do you know what pressure you were running? i did this, just with my hand and not a funnel… at about 100 psi. i guessed it to be about 17000 rpm, but not sure.
Better be careful. …
Better be careful. high rpm = high strain = explosion.. see cd rpm explosion
aha^^
aha^^
@ragonamuffin no …
@ragonamuffin no kidding i would of thought that the ball would of gone splat on that plate but…. holy crap.
that thing just …
that thing just doesnt stop rolling
@matrixmechine …
@matrixmechine Looking at the video I just saw before, I would have to say a golf ball is insanely durable.
watch?v=AkB81u5IM3I&feature=related
If you go over …
If you go over 70,000 rpm, it divides by zero
my friend and i did …
my friend and i did this until the golfball went up my driveway into a gutter
WOW! lol it just …
WOW! lol it just KEPT SPINNING!
Heh, even BMW …
Heh, even BMW dealer techs have a golf ball in the toolbox when they wana make a hand operated turbo sound.
The 70,000 RPM funnel, Geez yall are lucky the ball didn’t explode into shards into your faces.
Who get’s to go next?
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?oo? ?????d s,????
hahaha nice one …
hahaha nice one must of been pretty bored
@ccssdxdx i did …
@ccssdxdx i did this and… no burns….
This is what you …
This is what you need on spin if you go golfing
he was being …
he was being sarcastic and rather funny, dumass
its possible it …
its possible it would burn straight through his hand if there wasnt enough friction to make the ball stop
your right, i just …
your right, i just did and now i am typing right side up WTF?!
There is Sharcasm …
There is Sharcasm and Orcasm
Don’t delete system …
Don’t delete system 32
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Impressive. I’d be …
Impressive. I’d be scared that it would explode right in your hand.
@HsAssCrack Then it …
@HsAssCrack Then it would have hit the back of the sandpaper at a low RMP and bounced out of his hand …
Were you thinking about a nuclear explosion of some kind?