Degrees per second to Degrees per minute

Because °/s maps intuitively to human motion. Tilting your phone 90° in half a second means 180°/s — you can visualise that immediately. The same rate in rad/s (π ≈ 3.14) requires mental conversion. Consumer IMU datasheets list full-scale range in °/s (±250, ±500, ±2000°/s) because the target audience — app developers and game designers — thinks in degrees, not radians.

A standard-rate turn in aviation is 3°/s (completing 360° in two minutes), used for instrument approaches. A fighter jet in a hard combat turn can sustain 15–25°/s, and instantaneous snap rates during aggressive maneuvers can exceed 60°/s. At 20°/s in a tight bank, the pilot experiences 4–6 g of centripetal acceleration, which is near the limit of what a g-suit can compensate for.

A basketball spinning on a fingertip typically rotates at about 3–5 revolutions per second, which is 1,080–1,800°/s. The Harlem Globetrotters can push past 2,000°/s for brief showpiece spins. A professional bowler's ball rotates at roughly 300–500 RPM off the hand, which translates to about 1,800–3,000°/s. Spin rate matters for curve, grip, and the physics of the bounce.

PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) camera specs list maximum pan speed in °/s — typically 80–400°/s for preset movement and 0.1–5°/s for manual tracking. A camera that pans at 400°/s can whip from one side to the other in under a second, useful for switching between preset positions. The slower manual range lets an operator smoothly follow a walking person without jerky motion.

A standard-rate turn (Rate One) is defined as 3°/s, completing a full 360° circle in exactly two minutes. Air traffic controllers rely on this predictable rate to space aircraft in holding patterns and instrument approaches. The turn coordinator instrument in the cockpit marks the standard rate with reference lines. Faster rates exist (Rate Two is 6°/s), but standard rate keeps the bank angle comfortable at typical airspeeds.

A full circle is 360° and the minute hand completes it in 60 minutes: 360 ÷ 60 = 6°/min. It is one of those satisfying integer results in everyday physics. The hour hand, by contrast, moves at 0.5°/min (360° ÷ 720 minutes). At any given time, the angle between them changes at 5.5°/min — which is the key to solving those "when do the hands overlap?" puzzles.

The Sun crosses the sky at 15°/hr (360° ÷ 24 h), or 0.25°/min. A single-axis solar tracker matches this rate, adjusting continuously or in small steps throughout the day. Dual-axis trackers also compensate for the Sun's seasonal altitude change — a much slower adjustment of roughly 0.5–1° per week. The daily tracking rate of 0.25°/min is slow enough that you cannot see the panel moving.

Large rotary cement kilns typically rotate at 1–5°/min (roughly 0.003–0.014 RPM). That glacial pace is intentional: raw material needs 30–60 minutes to travel the kiln's 50–100 meter length, slowly heating to 1,450°C. Faster rotation would push material through before it fully reacts. Industrial drum dryers and composting drums operate in a similar 2–10°/min range.

Divide by 360. One full revolution is 360°, so degrees per minute ÷ 360 = RPM. The clock minute hand at 6°/min is 6/360 = 0.01667 RPM — one revolution per hour. A turntable at 33⅓ RPM is 33.33 × 360 = 12,000°/min. For rad/min, multiply °/min by π/180 ≈ 0.01745.

Most revolving restaurants complete one full rotation in 45–90 minutes, which translates to 4–8°/min. The slow rate is deliberate — fast enough that diners get a complete panoramic view during a meal, but slow enough that you do not notice the motion or feel any inertia. The famous revolving restaurant atop the BT Tower in London took about 22 minutes per revolution (16.4°/min) when it operated.