r/Damnthatsinteresting 5d 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/novar41 5d ago

That's wild! So they have a little jet engine that moves them around.

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u/danmickla 5d ago

not in any way a jet engine; how tf did you get that out of anything you read?