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[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's ok you can swear on Lemmy

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

While I still don't know what that thing is, this is much better. The edit makes it look like some VR headset holder or something.

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

its a mercury arc rectifier. They look quite neat under load

[–] Xey@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The last picture shows a mercury arc valve, which behaves like a diode, for anyone curious.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-arc_valve?wprov=sfla1

[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

Like the runes!

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not to be confused with this disasterpiece.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

https://youtu.be/H7lWCqbgQnU

In case people want to learn more

[–] antsu@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 month ago

FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER!!!

[–] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Any sufficiently reliable magic is indistinguishable from science.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago

Science is just when magic sublimates onto the current space-time substrate.

[–] MiraculousMM@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What's the bottom right pic?

[–] ark3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

mercury-arc valve/rectifier

[–] Virtvirt588@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Has the power to ~~level~~ power entire cities

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Oh yeah if it's not magic explain bees