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[EternalOptimist]

I dunno.

I think, on reflection, it was a bit of both, though, I suspect, rather more of the first.

As time went on, and technology advanced, most of the really interesting stuff became buried in little bits of black plastic.

And the little bits of black plastic became smaller & smaller.

Eventually, of course, they'll disappear altogether & all that's left will be grey goo.

My bosses gas went off two days ago. He came in yesterday and said 'It's the thermistor, whatever that is.'

So I told them. Years and years of useless knowledge. It wont get me a payrise will it ?

[EternalOptimist]

Probably not.

Did he mean thermocouple?

I find it amazing that such a device can generate enough current to keep a solenoid pulled in.

no, deffo a thermistor. resistance changes with temperature, so you can use it to slowly turn things down as they get hotter