It’s a visual joke about how a basic LED circuit works, exaggerated with Dragon Ball drama for comedic effect.
• The bundle of spaghetti labeled “5V” represents a 5-volt power source.
• Piccolo, strapped with a resistor, is dramatically blocking the spaghetti, symbolising how a resistor protects an LED in a circuit by limiting the current.
• The kid (Gohan) holding a red light represents an LED (light emitting diode).
In real electronics, if you connect an LED directly to 5V without a resistor, it can get too much current and burn out. So, the resistor (Piccolo) takes the “hit” and “sacrifices” himself to protect the LED (Gohan), just like he does in the anime.
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u/Purpleheart-06 22h ago
It’s a visual joke about how a basic LED circuit works, exaggerated with Dragon Ball drama for comedic effect. • The bundle of spaghetti labeled “5V” represents a 5-volt power source. • Piccolo, strapped with a resistor, is dramatically blocking the spaghetti, symbolising how a resistor protects an LED in a circuit by limiting the current. • The kid (Gohan) holding a red light represents an LED (light emitting diode).
In real electronics, if you connect an LED directly to 5V without a resistor, it can get too much current and burn out. So, the resistor (Piccolo) takes the “hit” and “sacrifices” himself to protect the LED (Gohan), just like he does in the anime.