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		tomcam 4 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Quartz crystals > according to [2] a train crashed in 1972 due to a badly designed crystal oscillator spontaneously jumping to its third overtone New fear unlocked

jacquesm 4 days ago [–]

More interesting: amazing sleuthing to figure out that that was the root cause.

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