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[[Special:Contributions/87.179.191.141|87.179.191.141]] 21:46, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
 
[[Special:Contributions/87.179.191.141|87.179.191.141]] 21:46, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
 
:No idea. What I was thinking was who reads books like that?
 
:No idea. What I was thinking was who reads books like that?
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:He refers to the NE555, the most famous IC, used mainly to create timers and oscillators. Its use matches perfectly the comic's theme. In fact, I came to this Discussion section expecting a reference to the NE555. [[User:Ajgelado|Ajgelado]] ([[User talk:Ajgelado|talk]]) 05:33, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
  
 
(There again who responds to sites like this?)
 
(There again who responds to sites like this?)
 
And: Shouldn't the mirrors be at a slight angle to one another?
 
And: Shouldn't the mirrors be at a slight angle to one another?
 
[[User:Weatherlawyer| I used Google News BEFORE it was clickbait]] ([[User talk:Weatherlawyer|talk]]) 18:06, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
 
[[User:Weatherlawyer| I used Google News BEFORE it was clickbait]] ([[User talk:Weatherlawyer|talk]]) 18:06, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
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:He refers to the NE555, the most famous IC, used mainly to create timers and oscillators. Its use matches perfectly the comic's theme. In fact, I came to this Discussion section expecting a reference to the NE555. [[User:Ajgelado|Ajgelado]] ([[User talk:Ajgelado|talk]]) 05:33, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
 
  
 
:A slight angle would amplify with each reflection breaking the chain. It would make more sense for them to be parallel but off-center from one another. [[User:Flewk|flewk]] ([[User talk:Flewk|talk]]) 07:38, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
 
:A slight angle would amplify with each reflection breaking the chain. It would make more sense for them to be parallel but off-center from one another. [[User:Flewk|flewk]] ([[User talk:Flewk|talk]]) 07:38, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

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