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[โ€“] fossilesque@mander.xyz 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Think of it like a tilt-a-whirl. When you don't distribute the load as best as possible and it starts spinning at an angle, someone (a test tube) will puke.

[โ€“] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 17 points 6 months ago

Or in case of a faster centrifuge, it will shatter into jagged metal shards and imbed itself in the next few walls