Hello there,
This is no joke, but it is kind of nutty. The guy was a woodworker who wanted to combine his woodworking with electronics. The result was a giant desktop 555 timer using regular parts and housed inside a wooden case with giant IC pins that you can actually connect to a real circuit and the function is the same as a regular 555 timer IC chip.
Eat your heart out SMD
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/20/all-hail-your-new-giant-555-timer-overlord/
Next up: A two story building that functions as a cell phone.
This is no joke, but it is kind of nutty. The guy was a woodworker who wanted to combine his woodworking with electronics. The result was a giant desktop 555 timer using regular parts and housed inside a wooden case with giant IC pins that you can actually connect to a real circuit and the function is the same as a regular 555 timer IC chip.
Eat your heart out SMD
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/20/all-hail-your-new-giant-555-timer-overlord/
Next up: A two story building that functions as a cell phone.