Gesundheit Radio Sneezes To Remove Dust From Microprocessors

right smart back in ’ 72 , thisGesundheit Radiowas created by an “ observational inquiry group ” at Texas Instruments . Or at least , that ’s what studentJames Chamberswill recount you , who created the back - story for tot “ color ” to hissneezing wireless .

Yes , sneezing . As the confutative narration goes , the radio is force to sneeze every six months to protect the microprocessors from detritus . Users can manually override the bi - annual sneezing , with a SNZ push being added for those day when you really do n’t have time to give the feather duster a workplace - out .

The radio is on display at the Work In Progress exhibition at the Royal Collage of Art in London , though if you ca n’t get down there to check it out in person , hit up the video below to see the radio “ sneeze , ” with the dust being expelled ( visually ) through the front . [ James ChambersviaWe Make Money Not ArtviaSlashgear ]