This was cool, until it wasn't.

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY
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Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High
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Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:53 EliteMini B550
2:11 What makes it weird.
4:41 The Bracket
5:35 The Cables
7:14 The Big Moment
8:37 Testing and Thoughts
11:16 Outro