Frankly I was hoping to see a lot more… Back in the early 2009’s my employer was hit hard by the capacitor plague - we had something like 700 server motherboards recalled. Before the recall we had a handful of servers suffer “thermal events”. Long story short, the on-board video chip would erupt in a geyser of smoke & flame about 6-8 inches high.
besselj@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
The magic smoke comes out so that you know its working. It’s a very human design.
IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 1 day ago
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 1 day ago
The magic pixies are escaping.
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I always wanted a novelty 5 inch bay device that was release a small wisp of smoke from the front of the pc case. It could be a command, or randomized and it would councide with a BSOD or just a power-off command.
seaQueue@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You could probably build a lookalike using an ultrasonic vaporizer. Just fire it up and have it emit a puff of vapor on command.
emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 hours ago
You could probably do it with a vape from the gas station… theyre basically just mini fog machines with nicotine added.
TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 day ago
Random would be great for when someones over and you're playing a game.
echodot@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Smoke? I want the entire thing to explore like a Star Trek console.
surph_ninja@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Only problem is the residue buildup. I think the smoke is a type of glycerine. It builds up on surfaces.
echodot@feddit.uk 1 day ago
You could use isopropyl alcohol and a piezoelectric speaker.