How to make the simplest electric motor

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You have one drywall screw, one 1.5 V alkaline cell, six inches of copper wire, one small neodymium disk magnet, and no other tools or supplies. You have 30 seconds to make an electric motor running in excess of ten thousand RPM. Here's how. Includes video.

Now I realize how much electrical engineering I've forgotten programming computers. The key is that button magnet (which needs to have a conductive coating). Very cool! I'll have to try it sometime.

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