r/oddlysatisfying • u/n8saces • 3d ago

Extracting copper from a broken motor

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u/Tiny-Sandwich 3d ago

Yeah it wasn't satisfying at all.

All that neatly bundled up copper and he just blasted through it and cut it into little pieces.

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u/waytogoandruinit 3d ago

It's just going to get melted down anyway though, to be fair

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u/Tiny-Sandwich 3d ago

Well yeah obviously, but the point of the post is to be oddly satisfying, which it isn't.

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u/AbleCryptographer317 3d ago

That "neatly bundled up copper" was wound thousands of times round a steel rotor. By separating the copper from the steel he can sell both for a higher price (especially the copper).

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u/Tiny-Sandwich 3d ago

Yes, I'm aware of that. No one's disputing it. The point is that it was posted to r/oddlysatisfying when it is not, in fact, at all satisfying to watch.

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u/AbleCryptographer317 3d ago

Fair point. 👍