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What Happens When You Drill a Hole Saw Sideways Into a Workpiece Spinning in a Lathe?

Spotted on Reddit’s Mechanical GIFs page is this crazy-looking set-up:

Initially I couldn’t figure out why they’re peck-drilling holes into the end of each; at first I thought perhaps these were to be strung together, but the drill does not appear to go all the way through. But now I’m guessing it’s simply to thread in a hook if these are say, Christmas tree ornaments, or perhaps they index these on a pin for some other operation.