[Info-vax] OT: the Daily WTF for today is a VAX/VMS story

[Steven Schweda]

> But yes, "instantaneous" is a strong word here. The inertia
> makes it impossible to really be instantaneous. But the
> acceleration is violent, and the physical forces are large.

   Yes, where "strong" = "wrong".  Just as "zero" and
"non-zero" are different, and "finite" and "infinite" are
different.

> An RP06 takes about 30-45 seconds to spin up... It is no
> where near the way you can get an AC motor to work.

   Still nonsense, but you're free to believe in any nonsense
you wish to.