Finally, an application that allows the user to start up the Spinning Beachball of Death at any time. Great for switchers who are used to the Blue Screen and miss system crashes. Cool!
Has it got anything to do with that patent Apple filed earlier in the year for a case design that could change colour or project something, maybe a movie?
Have no idea how it works, but perhaps the whirling effect is caused by heat/airflow in the machine?