Bill Sudbrink wrote:
>
> > Some people have all the luck -- I've never seen (or heard) a
> > noise-emitting diode. Lots of smoke-emitting diodes and
> > light-emitting resistors in the past, however. And of course the
> > occasional glop-emitting capacitor.
>
> Take a 3.5 volt top hat LED. Spread the leads to the proper
> width and apply (I would recommend using a pair of pliers)
> to a fresh 9 volt transistor radio battery. I got shards of
> red plastic embedded in my fingers that way once.
Ah, a shrapnel-emitting diode. Safety glasses and gloves would
seem to be recommended.
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Received on Mon Dec 07 1998 - 11:31:17 GMT