A CD shattering in super, super slow-mo is very pretty

The SlowMoGuys have built an enormous YouTube empire out of their love of recording things in slow motion, but this one is especiallygreat.

They bought a new camera - the fastest on they've ever had - and decided to see what it looks like when you spin a CD so fastthat the very material it's made from can't take the force any more.

Apparently, CDs have something called a "critical spin rate" of about 23,000 revolutions per minute.