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A Technology Connections explainer on old thermal car indicator flashers and why their timing drifts, praised as clear and entertaining.

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While all previous replies are correct, a clearer (and certainly more entertaining) explanation is this video from Technology Connections.

Daniel Melendrez on electronics.stackexchange.com, Sept 2022. CC BY-SA.

You're not the only one who is maybe (slightly) obsessed with this;-) surprisingly, someone made a video about this, see:

Bimpelrekkie on electronics.stackexchange.com, Jan 2022. CC BY-SA.

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