Fan problem while watching youtube

hi,
my fan starts turning really fast - around 6000rpm - whenever i access a website like youtube which has flash content in it. why is this, and how can i solve it?
thanks!

If you had written down the fan RPM, %CPU usage of the top using processes, and the Video you are viewing, including the browser you are using, and then if your friends would do the same then you would have useful information that we could use to determine whether you have a software problem such as a runaway app or whether you have a hardware problem such as restricted airflow or a discontinuous heat sink. the software problem is fixable without sending your MacBook away. A hardware problem very likely is not. It would be very useful to know which it is.
Without these numbers everything is nothing but a guess. We know almost nothing. For instance, if their CPU percentage is the same as yours, and they are running the same apps and watching the same video BUT their fan speed and temperature both are lower than your then it suggests that your computer is not cooling as well as their when the load is the same. This means you have an airflow restriction OR a poorly functioning heat sink on the CPU or other chip.
On the other hand, If their CPU% usage is much lower than yours while doing the exact same tasks then this means you have a software issue, NOT a hardware issue and it should be fairly easy to solve. but without these numbers, like I say, you can only guess what your problem is.
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