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Nope. I've had enough of 0 to >200rpm in ~2s.
I'm just interested in hearing about the physics involved in a snap situation, not a standing start, as anyone who claims to accelerate better on a smaller ring is talking about jumping from something like 15/20mph to 35/40mph, which happens in the space of a couple of seconds, with the first massive peak burst happening in one or two crank revolutions. There's nothing 'snappy' about a standing start compared to a jump from around 80rpm up to 160rpm or whatever.