Here’s an unexpected use for a dead hard-drive: use its motor to power a candy-floss machine:
A Chinese engineer who operates a data recovery and hard drive repair center is being hailed as a genius after inventing a DIY candy floss machine made from a used hard disk. According to the instructions, all that is needed to create your own candy floss maker is a hard drive that can still power up, a round flat metal tin, six bicycle spokes, an aluminum can and a plastic basin. A series of photos demonstrating how to create this candy floss machine have made some sensation across China internet …
The key to the improvised cotton candy maker is the hard drive’s rotating platter. Most commercial cotton candy machines spin at around 3,450 rotations per minute, while modern hard drives operate at 5,400 rotations per minute or higher. We’re really admired this kind of DIY creation from a technical nerd …
Turning an Old Hard Disk Into a Candy Floss Machine [English, MicGadget]
技术宅拯救世界：用旧硬盘自制棉花糖机(图) [Chinese, tt.mop.com]
(via Neatorama)