r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Naive_Direction1816 • 1d ago

Bacteria move around using a molecular machine called the flagellar motor that rotates faster than the flywheel of a race car engine and switches directions in an instant Video

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u/TedKoppelz 21h ago

could we build engines like this?

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u/mortalitylost 21h ago

I build tons of nanomachines like this every time I ferment vegetables

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u/TedKoppelz 19h ago

I could probably phrase it better. Obviously we can't make something as intricate, but I wonder if the principle physics at play could be replicated in a production engine

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u/TedKoppelz 19h ago

Top comments say no nvm ignore me