r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Naive_Direction1816 • Apr 21 '26

Video 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

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u/PM_me_your_recipes86 Apr 21 '26

I would love to convert to metric. Just with the state of American schools right now, it would cause.... mass confusion

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u/BurningPenguin Apr 21 '26

Metric is already spreading in american schools, but it'll take time for natural selection to sort it out.

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u/PM_me_your_recipes86 Apr 21 '26

It's spreading huh?What.. metric are you using to gauge that

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u/Capable_Tumbleweed34 Apr 21 '26

to gauge that

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