@KvrmaaTrill @fxzzyshibe @qtZay@OmnipotentSaiyn @shadowfrinkius ESD is only dangerous if the bare components are not grounded. If they're in a case, the conductive surface area of the frame is all ground and it's the first place where a discharge will land. There's a full LTT+ElectroBoom video about this, you should check it out.
Writing a script and editing a section about doing repair work on old mobile devices. I wrote:
"Of the three examples I have in my possession, four of them needed repairs."
And well, if that doesn't accidentally sum up the retro electronics experience I don't know what does.
A friend has just shown me this book "Calculus made easy", published in 1914, and I think it's got one of the best prologues I've ever seen. This is *exactly* what textbooks should be doing. And they should all be honest about how terrifying the topic names are too.
Apparently Italy has a subculture of retired men who stand around watching construction sites with their hands clasped behind their backs that's so common it actually has a name (Umarell).