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TIL a self-taught hobbyist spent 2.5 years recreating an exploded 3D model of a mechanical watch by suspending over 100 tiny components with fishing line and casting them in clear resin after being inspired by a blog post’s digital animation, he developed the entire technique himself through trial,

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