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How to make a CPU

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    VoidSage
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    I thought this was both funny and surprisingly informative, thought others on tildes would enjoy it :)

    I thought this was both funny and surprisingly informative, thought others on tildes would enjoy it :)

    6 votes
    1. SirNut
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      I kept waiting for the punchline because it was so short, and then I finished the video with my mind actually blown Kudos for the find

      I kept waiting for the punchline because it was so short, and then I finished the video with my mind actually blown

      Kudos for the find

      4 votes
    2. anadem
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      Si is such pretty shiny! And all those tiny little bits in there, sooo tiny. I had Pentium cufflinks once! Seriously though, thank you for this; my kids will learn from it. Knowing how many...

      Si is such pretty shiny! And all those tiny little bits in there, sooo tiny.
      I had Pentium cufflinks once!

      Seriously though, thank you for this; my kids will learn from it. Knowing how many billions it takes to build a factory to make modern CPUs leaves me breathless, but somehow seeing an actual CPU chip reminds me of seeing a city from high altitude: all the invisibly minute stuff that does so much.

      4 votes
  2. Glissy
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    Semiconductor manufacturing is one of those things that I often think about (showerthoughts) that are so incredibly complicated that they perfectly serve as an example of how any sufficiently...

    Semiconductor manufacturing is one of those things that I often think about (showerthoughts) that are so incredibly complicated that they perfectly serve as an example of how any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

    Then I think about that theory that if humanity suffered some sort of nearly complete civilisation destroying event that we'd likely never reach this level of advancement ever again...

    2 votes