"I'm functional at this point, " said Lee, demonstrating a metal coin wrapper that can no longer turn because its bearings have seized from corrosion.

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His hand-held vacuums are outfitted with blazing-fast digital motors, his washing machines (no longer in production) with Formula One race-car bearings.

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Jumping into gameplay, our first instinct was to move the gun around and get our bearings with the camera, but it was immediately apparent that swinging to the left and right had no effect.

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