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| Source - XKCD |
See, today Randall explores and pokes fun at the idea of zinc whiskers, an admittedly freaky phenomenon in which some metals - including zinc, tin, cadmium, and lead - spontaneously grow tiny 'whiskers' from their surface. These whiskers can cause short circuiting in electronic devices, and the mechanism through which the whiskers form isn't well understood.
Sources to learn more about whiskering...
...and a freaky photo of actual zinc whiskers from wikipedia...
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| Source - wikipedia |
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