Scented ICs

[Matthew S. Padden]

Hi..

R. Fahl wrote:

>
>Couldn't manufacturers start making opamps and transistors with a variety
>of aromas?  Everybody lets the smoke out of an IC once in a while, might 
>as well smell good.
>

This reminded me of a spoof paper published a while ago, that gave a 
detailed theory on how smoke was actually the prime force in electronic 
circuits, _not_ electrons, etc. This explained the fact that, if the smoke 
escapes, the circuit stops working properly.....
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