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[[Special:Contributions/87.179.191.141|87.179.191.141]] 21:46, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
 
[[Special:Contributions/87.179.191.141|87.179.191.141]] 21:46, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
 
:No idea. What I was thinking was who reads books like that?
 
:No idea. What I was thinking was who reads books like that?
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:He refers to the NE555, the most famous IC, used mainly to create timers and oscillators. Its use matches perfectly the comic's theme. In fact, I came to this Discussion section expecting a reference to the NE555. [[User:Ajgelado|Ajgelado]] ([[User talk:Ajgelado|talk]]) 05:33, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
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(There again who responds to sites like this?)
 
(There again who responds to sites like this?)
 
And: Shouldn't the mirrors be at a slight angle to one another?
 
And: Shouldn't the mirrors be at a slight angle to one another?
 
 
[[User:Weatherlawyer| I used Google News BEFORE it was clickbait]] ([[User talk:Weatherlawyer|talk]]) 18:06, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
 
[[User:Weatherlawyer| I used Google News BEFORE it was clickbait]] ([[User talk:Weatherlawyer|talk]]) 18:06, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
  
 
:A slight angle would amplify with each reflection breaking the chain. It would make more sense for them to be parallel but off-center from one another. [[User:Flewk|flewk]] ([[User talk:Flewk|talk]]) 07:38, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
 
:A slight angle would amplify with each reflection breaking the chain. It would make more sense for them to be parallel but off-center from one another. [[User:Flewk|flewk]] ([[User talk:Flewk|talk]]) 07:38, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

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Am i the only one who think of the ne555? 87.179.191.141 21:46, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

No idea. What I was thinking was who reads books like that?
He refers to the NE555, the most famous IC, used mainly to create timers and oscillators. Its use matches perfectly the comic's theme. In fact, I came to this Discussion section expecting a reference to the NE555. Ajgelado (talk) 05:33, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

(There again who responds to sites like this?) And: Shouldn't the mirrors be at a slight angle to one another? I used Google News BEFORE it was clickbait (talk) 18:06, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

A slight angle would amplify with each reflection breaking the chain. It would make more sense for them to be parallel but off-center from one another. flewk (talk) 07:38, 5 January 2016 (UTC)