<p>Can a spinning galaxy be &quot;out of balance&quot; like wet towels in the spin-cycle?</p>

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2023-09-29T13:59:02.870Z
Nice question! But can you please specify what do you mean by "out of balance" like in the analogy you gave?
Arjun
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2023-09-29T16:43:40.853Z
Related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_segregation_(astronomy)#Evaporation & https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/a/22710/16685
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2023-09-29T17:30:37.497Z
I was thinking, could the mass get unevenly distributed, perhaps when galaxies move into the gravitational field of another galaxy.
TimR
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Are there any galaxies that spin "out of balance" as wet towels sometimes do in the washing machine spin cycle?
TimR
# Are there any galaxies that spin "out of balance" as wet towels sometimes do in the washing machine spin cycle?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-09-29)

Can a spinning galaxy be "out of balance" like wet towels in the spin-cycle?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Nice question! But can you please specify what do you mean by "out of balance" like in the analogy you gave?  
> **username_2**: Related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_segregation_(astronomy)#Evaporation & https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/a/22710/16685  
> **username_0**: I was thinking, could the mass get unevenly distributed, perhaps when galaxies move into the gravitational field of another galaxy.  

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