555 chips? Bet you can’t eat just one

Craft & Design Technology

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Every wirehead knows about breadboards, prototyping board, circuit design software, and other tools for circuit designing, but what about Lifesavers, SweeTarts, and Twix components on a graham cracker substrate? It takes the “differently wired” high domes over at Evil Mad Scientist Labs to dream up the idea of modeling circuits out of candy snacks. Models of functioning circuits you can eat! Just make sure you keep a watchful eye on ’em…

“Where’s my 555 circuit layout?”
“Wi’m ewing wit.”
“You’re EATING my schematic!?”
[Hilarity ensues.]

Circuitry Snacks – Link

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Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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