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Hard Drive Yo-Yo (video)

Rick writes -

"I made a yo-yo out of a hard drive motor and 6 platters. Here is the yo-yo in use." - Link.

Related:

The 42 gigabyte hard drive mirror - Link.
Harddrive clock - Link.
Hard drive belt buckle - Link.
More hard driving - Link.

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Posted by: japroach on December 18, 2006 at 4:43 PM

Does it spin at the bottom?

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Posted by: Rick020200 on December 18, 2006 at 6:14 PM

It would if I had the right kind of string. As it was I was using kitchen twine and a slip-knot, and as such, it won't spin freely.

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Posted by: stshores24 on December 19, 2006 at 5:34 AM

Yes! That's great!

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