1. fat electrons
Old-time hacker David Cargill's theory on the causation of computer
glitches. Your typical electric utility draws its line current out of the
big generators with a pair of coil taps located near the top of the dynamo.
When the normal tap brushes get dirty, they take them off line to clean
them up, and use special auxiliary taps on the bottom
of the coil. Now, this is a problem, because when they do that they get
not ordinary or ‘thin’ electrons, but the fat'n'sloppy
electrons that are heavier and so settle to the bottom of the generator.
These flow down ordinary wires just fine, but when they have to turn a
sharp corner (as in an integrated-circuit via), they're apt to get stuck.
This is what causes computer glitches. [Fascinating. Obviously, fat
electrons must gain mass by bogon absorption
—ESR] Compare bogon, magic
smoke.
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