"Things got out of hand at that point."

[DaveB]

This whopping 16-bit computer processor is being built by hand, transistor by transistor

Pics A bloke in Cambridge, UK, is building a computer processor using 14,000 individual transistors and 3,500 LEDs – all by hand, piece by piece.

And you thought building scale models of ships with matchsticks was fiddly.

[BrilloPad]

Even if he does pull off the massive engineering feat, Mega Processor will need a room large enough to accommodate its size.

"It needs to go somewhere; my house isn’t big enough for the two of us," he said. "I’d be interested in hearing from someone who could give it a good home."

I wonder what his wife thinks?

[DaveB]

Even if he does pull off the massive engineering feat, Mega Processor will need a room large enough to accommodate its size.

"It needs to go somewhere; my house isn’t big enough for the two of us," he said. "I’d be interested in hearing from someone who could give it a good home."

I wonder what his wife thinks?

I'd be prepared to bet a substantial sum that he doesnt have one