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Strobeshnik: probably the most awesome hard drive clock of all time
Turning aged hard drives into clocks has been a common occurrence for years now, but there's still something magical about this rendition. Designed and crafted by Svofski, the Strobeshnik relies on the stroboscopic effect to create the illusion of a persistent numeric display. The HDD platter itself has ten digits, colon and dash marks cut all the way through it, and by carefully timing the light strobes, the illusion is perfected. Check out a video of the startup just below the break -- and be patient, the payoff is spectacularly sweet.
Hard drive clock combines endless march of time, inevitable data loss
What to do with a busted hard drive, except mourn the loss of your janky Apple rumor renderings? Throw in the mechanism from an old analog clock and a CD-R, and it looks like you can get yourself a nice ersatz hard drive clock. This one from Ishai Gun is actually held together by melted pen plastic, which raises the hack factor a little, but we're holding the +10 bonus for the true sexy.
