04 September 2012

Warning! One Million Ohms

An electronic version of an old joke known among physicists and engineers.


Amuse your friends and confuse your enemies! Keep the uninitiated away from your workbench or desk and out of your lab!
  • Great conversation piece or gag gift
  • Big, scary 1,000,000 Ω resistor in the middle of the board
  • Pre-programmed AVR microcontroller (ATtiny85)
  • Arduino-compatible, hackable open-source hardware and software Can be re-programmed with an ICSP programmer, using either the Arduino integrated development environment or WinAVR
  • Runs on two AA batteries (not included)
Pressing the SELECT button turns the circuit on and causes the red LEDs to flash. To change the flashing speed and pattern, press SELECT again. Hold SELECT down to turn the circuit off, or it will automatically turn itself off after five minutes.

1 comment:

  1. I like this. very funny and I know just the place for it.

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