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[โ€“] Baku@aussie.zone 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Let's all just take a moment to imagine the world if that smart bloke never invented the blue LED. Imagine a world where you don't need to put duct tape over your fucking power board because the led is bright enough to light up your entire bedroom at night

Just change "lawyer" to "blue led"

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago

I freaking love the story behind blue LEDs. That was a really good video breaking down some seriously difficult explanations of why it was so hard