Irrelevant link of the day - Tarrsk
We all have computers. All of our computers use computer chips. However, very few of us have probably ever even thought about taking a closer look at those chips... a much closer look. Today's irrelevant link lets you take a peek at some of the cool stuff that people have found on computer chips using some of the most powerful magnification technology available...

Ever wonder what's lurking within the dark corners, nooks and crannies of your computer? Is some gremlin responsible for all those crashes---you know, the ones that happen when you are trying to save that critical document you've been working on so diligently for the past three hours? We wondered too, so we took a look to see what we could find. And guess what? When we put the computer chips under the microscope we found some very interesting creatures hiding there. Our search has led to a new collection of photomicrographs (photographs taken through a microscope) featuring many of the interesting silicon creatures and other doodling scribbled onto integrated circuits by engineers when they were designing computer chip masks. The tiny creatures are far too small to be seen with the naked eye, so we have provided
high-magnification photomicrographs to share these mysterious wonders with our visitors. Engineers designing modern computer chips have a very rich sense of humor as you will discover when you visit our Silicon Creatures Gallery that we keep corralled in the Silicon Zoo. We hope you enjoy your adventure!

The URL, in case you didn't see the link above, is http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/creatures/index.html.

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