How a Hard Drive works in Slow Motion

How a Hard Drive works in Slow Motion - The Slow Mo Guys

2012-06-10

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Here is a previously unreleased video which was shot almost 2 years ago for our original trailer. Inside a hard drive. Plus a bit of unnecessary destruction.

Shot at 1000fps

THIS IS A 500GB HARD DRIVE.
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TO READ AND WRITE DATA, THE "ACTUATOR ARM" MOVES VERY FAST OVER THE SPINNING DISCS
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IT IS ALSO WELL KNOWN THAT ALL HARD DRIVES ARE WATERPROOF
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