"<a href=""http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uz6xOFWi4A&amp;t=0m55s"">0:55</a> if turbines in plants are running at THOUSANDS of revolutions per SECOND...they are gonna have a bad day.",(reply>), Reread -- per SECOND. most steam turbines run at around 3000-3600 rpm to generate the 60 hz electricity output we need. "thousands per second = minimum 2000 per second * 60 = 120,000 revs per MINUTE. Giant turbines would rip themselves apart at that speed.,(reply>), No they're having a very good day operating at their normal speeds