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Also chips are rigid bodies, while tape & ribbon is flexible and can push back and fold in unpredictable ways.
by ashtonkem 6y ago
Also chips are rigid bodies, while tape & ribbon is flexible and can push back and fold in unpredictable ways.
- ehnto 6y agoMaybe part of the success is in pre-packaging the wire and ribbon to act predictably, similar to how ribbons of surface mount components come on uniform tape reels instead of loosely in containers. You can crease or bend things to be predisposed to movement in certain directions.
- pbhjpbhj 6y agoDon't you then 'just' use a ribbon with a plug & socket. PS4 is massive, size constraints can't be that tight?
- Pxtl 6y agoReminds me of an old matsci engineering prof I had "everything you need to know about mechanics is f=ma and you can't push on a rope".