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Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories writes -

If you work with electronics, you have probably at some point come across chips that have gone bad. The usual strategies to deal with these include (1) writing "DEAD?" on them in large letters (2) throwing them out, and (3) hiding the evidence. I once heard about a lab student who, whenever he came across a dead chip in his circuit, would dutifully file it back in the drawer with the new chips of that variety-- just in case it turned out to be good after all.

Here's an alternative solution: Turn your chips into Chip Bugs: cute, tiny sculptures that leave no doubt as to which components are which.