The 555 Timer just Stayin' Alive

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨ruffsl@programming.dev⁩ to ⁨science_memes@mander.xyz⁩

https://youtube.com/watch?v=mDhNQPt8An0

The beloved 555 Timer, a legendary IC helping us keep with the beat since the 1970s:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/555_timer_IC

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TomMasz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Picture it: A thousand years in the future, mankind is exploring the stars, and somewhere in their starships lies a 555, doing 555 things.

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- CADmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Dimmer switches and motor controls?
  
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ruffsl@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Perhaps, is there an engineering meme community I could cross post this to?

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- bajabound@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Go over and tell the electricians this is the real triple nickel.
  
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fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Boogie machine

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