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[–] skydivekingair 21 points 11 months ago (3 children)

In Artillery you call it bracketing/straddling.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's called bracketing in electrical engineering as well for troubleshooting.

[–] Witchfire 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"Hmm still no magic smoke, double the current will you Jeeves?"

[–] khannie 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fried electronics have such a unique ""oh fuck" smell

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

The smell of the magic smoke that gets released from the electronics, preventing them from working.

[–] CynicRaven 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Called half splitting in troubleshooting terms when I was in the Navy.

[–] ErrorF002 4 points 11 months ago

Half split bracketing was the term I learned in aviation electronic school in the Navy.

[–] khannie 7 points 11 months ago
[–] sfbing 7 points 11 months ago

That's an analogy that might appeal to the LE types.