The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoNever let it connect, btw... no matter how nicely it asks.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square215fedilinkarrow-up1945arrow-down119
arrow-up1926arrow-down1imageNever let it connect, btw... no matter how nicely it asks.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square215fedilink
minus-squareBeMoreCareful@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·18 hours agoThe way CRTs work is absolutely amazing. You’re basically watching a ray gun shoot you and it’s so quick it looks like a picture. It’s an absolutely wild marvel of engineering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode_ray_tube
minus-squaref4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 hours agoI repair arcade games and often mention to curious onlookers: “Fifty years of putting miniature particle accelerators in every home and business!”
The way CRTs work is absolutely amazing. You’re basically watching a ray gun shoot you and it’s so quick it looks like a picture. It’s an absolutely wild marvel of engineering.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode_ray_tube
I repair arcade games and often mention to curious onlookers: “Fifty years of putting miniature particle accelerators in every home and business!”