[Phillip] wanted to play with the C preprocessor. He decided to do that by creating a 4 bit full adder. We know this is pretty useless in everyday life, but it was a great learning experience.

Instead of going with silicon-based switching (ie: transistors) this 4-bit adder uses mechanical relays. We like it for its mess of wires (don’t miss the “assembly” page which is arguably ...

Herpetology is the scientific study of reptiles and amphibians. An adder was, until Middle English times, naddre, which through faulty separation of "a nadder" became "an adder". From Old English ...

A unique three-fanged death adder has been found in Australia, with unprecedented venomous potency. Discovered during the snake's venom milking, this rare genetic mutation caught scientists ...

The rare feature was spotted in the infamous death adder - one of the most venomous land snakes in Australia and globally - during a venom milking programme at the Australian Reptile Park in New ...