So...I'm assuming your average everyday washer has some sort of inbalance sensor that'll stop that from happening and he bypassed it.
Pretty awesome to watch. Damn if that motor was going to spin that sucker no matter what you threw at it. Kind of makes me thing that might be the dryer to buy (assuming again it has some sort of imbalance sensor).
I too, wondered if my 2 minutes of life were spent wisely. When it came unglued, I really enjoyed it. After decades of protecting and repairing machinery, it was neat to see one destroy itself.