Date   : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:47:13 +0200
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: Free Stuff Tranche III [Results]

On 10/08/2010 00:44, Andrew Hancock wrote:

> "which is why maybe, circuit board tracks are curved and not right angles,
> because electrons don't like corners!"

Oh no, it isn't because electrons don't like corners, it is because they 
like them a little too much. They start to function less like a copper 
circuit trace and more like an antenna, which involves all sorts of 
scary maths and Dark Magic to understand. It can play havoc with rise 
time in logic circuits.

Have a look at this:
http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00aeNQycpRvtzh/Bluetooth-CSR-BC4-RF-V2-0-Module-202M-.jpg


Best wishes,

Rick.

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