It's a bad idea to gobble down cotton candy while repairing computers, but who among us hasn't done so anyway?
Once you've made a mess inside the computer, you might as well go all the way, as one Chinese engineer did:
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.
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