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DIY Confectionery Cookers

The Cotton Candy Hard Drive Concept is Made with Tech Products

— April 2, 2013 — Lifestyle
This DIY cotton candy hard drive concept has been developed on behalf of an anonymous Chinese engineer. The design makes use of a discarded hard drive, a plastic bowl, a soda can, several bike spokes and a random metallic disc.

While the steps involved in this process may be slightly treacherous for some, the idea is perfect for tech enthusiasts who have remaining stacks of hard drives, and especially for those with a sweet tooth.

Swaths of pink cotton candy have been whipped up amid the featured stacks of digital equipment. Various sweets can be swapped in here however, dependent on the taste buds of those who attempt to replicate this complex at home project.
Trend Themes
1. DIY Confectionery Cookers - This trend highlights the opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating DIY projects that combine technology and confectionery.
2. Creative Use of Discarded Tech - This trend highlights the opportunity for disruptive innovation in repurposing discarded technology equipment to create something new and useful.
3. Food Technology Hacks - This trend highlights the opportunity for disruptive innovation in combining food and technology to create fun and useful projects.
Industry Implications
1. Technology Equipment - The trend of repurposing discarded tech equipment to create new and useful projects presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for technology companies to offer DIY kits for various projects.
2. Confectionery - The trend of combining technology and confectionery presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the confectionery industry to develop products and DIY kits that allow consumers to create fun and unique treats.
3. Education - The trend of creating DIY projects that combine technology and confectionery presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the education industry to develop educational kits that teach children about technology and food in a fun and interactive way.
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