You might not think that disk drives are obsolete. Increasingly, though, solid-state drives are replacing the types with spinning disks. The solid-state devices (SSDs) are faster, lighter, and consume less energy. SSDs are more expensive, but the other features outweigh the cost for sleek laptops.
In addition, you might have upgraded a desktop system, replacing an old drive with a higher-capacity one.
So, you've got an old disk drive sitting around. What can you do with it?
Make cotton candy, of course.
John C. Wharton, a candy maker, and William J. Morrison, a dentist, received a patent in 1899 for "certain new and useful improvements in candy machines." (US Patent
# 618,428). This bit of hackery builds on that patent with modern tech and spare parts.
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LifeHacker
One of an occasional series of best uses and reuses for old computer gear and related stuff.
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