I just read that a standard washing machine drum can spin at over 1000 RPM, which is faster than a helicopter's main rotor at cruise speed.

Matthew Miller · 2026-04-05T21:15:03.808854+00:00

Found that wild comparison in an old service manual for a Whirlpool direct drive model I was working on yesterday, and now I can't un-hear it every time a spin cycle starts up.

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I just read that a standard washing machine drum can spin at over 1000 RPM, which is faster than a helicopter's main rotor at cruise speed. | Appliance Repairers - Vivisector