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When a fan spins, the outside of the blades travel faster then the part of the blade closer to the center of the axis. Would an infinitely thin object at the center of the axis rotate at all? Also, how fast would its rotation be if it does rotate?

by /u/The_Bottom_Rat in /r/askscience

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