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After initial tests created a series of large holes in the wall of the lab, the higher-power Scanning Tunneling Tennis Ball Microscope project was quickly shut down.

https://explainxkcd.com/3080/

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[-] Technus@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago

I want to see someone build this so badly.

This guy did something in the same vein but tried to make a musical instrument instead: https://youtu.be/yFIxf2gTg_k

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