5:55 video released on May 5th, as per description :)
For something feeling like a fairly specific IC, I remember seeing many projects that use it throughout the years in wacky ways - and seeing it makes me happy to know that the sentiment for this little piece is shared.
nom•27m ago
also today's date is 5.5. and the video is 5m55s
davidwritesbugs•20m ago
Oh god I feel old. I remember being an excited schoolboy thinking how magic this was when it debuted.
davidwritesbugs•19m ago
I also remember being amazed, and did a forehead slap, when an old army bomb disposal man explained how, what I thought was an innocent device, was used by the IRA in bombs.
nickcw•8m ago
Ha. When I was a teenager I used to build 555s into timers for the same purpose using a no PCB rats nest construction.
Though surprising the family at dinner with a small explosion was a much more innocent purpose.
tuvix•18m ago
Built an atari punk console using these with my late father. Still have it hanging on my wall in a shadow box.
3form•32m ago
For something feeling like a fairly specific IC, I remember seeing many projects that use it throughout the years in wacky ways - and seeing it makes me happy to know that the sentiment for this little piece is shared.