Circuit bending

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Invention

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Arts and letters

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What Wikipedia says

Circuit bending is the modification of circuits in electronic devices such as children's toys and digital synthesizers to change or control their sound output, usually by dismantling the machine and adding components such as switches and potentiometers.

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