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ELI5: How do cotton candy machines work?
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Sugar is poured into the center of a spinning drum and is heated to melting point. Once the sugar melts the spinning of the drum forces the liquid sugar through small holes outward towards the sides of the drum in small strings (imagine spider webs). These small strings of liquid cool and become non liquid sugar and then are wrapped around sticks as fluffy candy.