
The only thing I understood how it works was the ratchet wheel.

My question is why?
And that needle drop is waaay too slow.
There are 4 more with even better explanations:
Inside i7-8700K - Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Footage (en)
From the same channel:
Catching a single Transistor - We're looking inside the i9-9900K: Prep and expensive equipment 1/3, 2/3, 3/3
https://youtu.be/WOZqoTuAGKYhttps://youtu.be/VBCtsqs8278

Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion & the Nature of Belief | Lex Fridman Podcast #149
Well, we all know what dancing leads to..
The mind, the conscientiousness and anything else is nothing but a driven illusion.

So, just be nice and enjoy existing.