Using nanolithography, Dr. Kelly Morrison and her team at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, England have created the world’s smallest violin, measuring only 35 microns long and 13 microns wide. For reference, the average width of a human hair is about 50 microns. Damn, that’s one small violin! Unfortunately it’s not actually playable, which is a shame because I’d love to bust this thing out and perform ‘My Heart Bleeds For You’ whenever a friend tells me what a bad day they’ve having because the barista at Starbucks spelled their name wrong. I need new friends. Ones with REAL problems that make me constantly think, “Well, at least I’m not Dave.”
Video below that explains the technology in case you aren’t familiar with nanolithography.
