The fan or drive on my MacBook revvs up when I'm looking at photos or video

I have a 2006 MacBook white. Love it. When I'm streaming video or looking at multiple photos or working with several applications open the fan or the drive revvs up and I'm worried I'm doing some damage or I'm about to. Has anyone else had this experience? Is it a bad thing? Is there anything I should be doing to prevent future damage?
Thanks Apple people,
Eddie

Streaming video is going to make your fan speed increase because more processing power is in use.
If you open Activity Monitor in Applications>Utilities, you'll probably see your browser using at least 40% CPU.
As long as the fan is running, and the exhaust isn't blocked, your computer should be fine.
~Lyssa

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