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[–] lemmyng@piefed.ca 7 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Why is the motherboard resting on a towel??

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 21 points 1 month ago

When I work on stuff with tiny parts, it helps to do it on a towel. If you drop something, it tends not to bounce too far, things don't roll as much, etc., and it's easy to see stuff on a white towel.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 8 points 1 month ago

I'd guess it's the anti-static bag that one of the components came in. That said, the kind of person who has a copper heatsink probably also has a load-bearing towel.

[–] kensand@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

They don't want to scratch up their desk with the solder joints on the back of it? I'd normally use cardboard, but a towel probably works too 🤷

Or maybe it just has muddy paws that need toweling off 😜

[–] hayvan@piefed.world 3 points 1 month ago

OP is a hoopy frood.