Hobbyist builds a working drone powered by a single motor

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A creator has built a drone that flies using only one motor, documented in a video shared on YouTube. The project was posted to Hacker News, where it gathered 117 points and 15 comments. The source material is a video link and community discussion, so the specific engineering details, flight performance, and control methods are not described in the available text. The item reflects an unconventional approach to drone design that drew interest from the tech community.

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