How does a CD work?

The Jolly Leader on Instagram: "The Death of the CD: 30,000 RPM 💿💥 ​Ever wonder why we stopped using spinning discs? ​In this demo, a standard CD is pushed to the limit. As it spins past "safe" speeds, it doesn’t just wobble—it develops standing waves from aerodynamic flutter. ​At 30,000 RPM, the "hoop stress" becomes too much for the plastic to handle. The result? Total catastrophic failure. The disc doesn't just crack—it effectively vaporizes into thousands of microscopic shards in a fractio