From Wikipedia:

As a general rule, the smaller the engine the higher the rotation rate of the shaft(s) needs to be to maintain top speed. Turbine blade top speed determines the maximum pressure that can be gained,this produces the maximum power possible independent of the size of the engine. Jet engines operate around 10,000 rpm and micro turbines around 100,000 rpm.

So wait – it is _normal_ for a micro-turbine to spin at 100,000 RPM? WTF Dyson? Next you are coming to come out with your new ball shaped device and claim you invented the sphere? Or would you start with a round object and claim you invented the wheel…. I mean, you are old, but not that old. And your quote is ridiculous “ten times as fast as a commercial aircraft, five times as fast as a Formula 1 engine and more than twice as fast as the most powerful industrial milling machines.”

So to keep this straight – you are comparing a small, handheld electric motor with ONE moving part to a Formula 1 engine that has hundreds of moving parts that revolve and reciprocate and also comparing to a milling machine that can’t spin too fast because then it wouldn’t be able to mill. Hype has surpassed intelligence at this point. You are truly a doucebag. Or should I say “Sir” Douchebag.

CrunchGear further states “Remember that rumor that was floating around last year about Dyson wanting to get into cars? Well, it looks like it could happen in the future. According to Dyson, the technology is scalable and there’s a team of 50 motor engineers at the Wiltshire HQ and many of them have automotive backgrounds.” Which means that we have another fullofhimselfnoreallyhaveItoldyoulatelyhowawesomeIam Elon Musk type on our hands.

This new technology is not new. RC Cars have been using it for years. Dyson is doing nothing novel here, just relentless self promotion and hype. Here is a video of a 121mph RC car with a brushless motor –