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Old 26th June 2009 | 14:26
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ShyTorque

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Just to mention again, messing about with modern power tools can be damaging to your health.
And helicopters, too.

There's a fundamental difference between an electric motor being started (in a drill or elsewhere) then allowed to run "free".

A helicopter's rotor blades are constantly being pushed against the considerable resistance of the air.

The electric drill being used to actually drill a hole in a material, which will cause a resistance to the drill bit, therefore makes a better comparison.
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