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by sscaryterry 45 days ago
Try this with a tantalum capacitor. Careful not to lose an eye...
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Uncle_Brumpus 45 days ago
Luckily our eyes tend to be closed when we're asleep. Evolutionary safety squints.
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mc3301 45 days ago
I'd like to see a study on the threshold of projectiles versus safety squints. I searched around, but couldn't find a paper.
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RetroTechie 45 days ago
LEDs also work if you've got enough energy to dump into them. Think bulky high-voltage cap + beefy MOSFETs.
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