"Joerg" wrote in message
m...
Hello John,

Or you can just bend all but the ground pins outward from the base
of
the chip (e.g., www.speakeasy.net/
~jmiles1/ke5fx/492ap/large/close1.jpg). The pins won't break if you
don't flex them more than once or twice.

But then I won't have an excuse to eat another Haagen Dasz bar :-(

You don't need an excuse. We give you permission. ;-)

BTW, you can go to Michaels or other hobby/crafts store and buy a whole
handful of ice scream sticks for a couple bucks. You don't have to wash
'em, then. :-P

Every year the Engineering Club has a model bridge building contest.
They make them out of ice scream sticks. They support the ends of the
bridge on some bricks and suspend a bucket from the middle. Then fill
the bucket with sand until CRACK! the bridge crumples. Pretty neat!

You could come on over afterward and get some free slightly used ice
scream sticks. :-)


Regards, Joerg

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