I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it my self. Hand soldering a 0201. A miserable young whelp of an Electronics Technician. Proved me wrong. Photographic proof submitted to boot:
He did use a microscope. And a JBC station with a 0.2mm tip. But still, it can be done. Misery upon us all who don't have young eyes and steady hands.
I've been thinking about scoring.
+ 50 points for attempting this project (or being foolish).
+ 10 points for getting one LED to blink (you got the Attiny in correctly and can tell the polarity of an LED).
+ 5 for the 0805 lighting up (Give me a break, it is not much smaller than a 1206).
+ 10 for the 0603 (so you have an unfortunate set of tweezers on hand).
+ 10 for the 0402 (alright, we getting serious up in here).
+ 15 for the 0201 (you got lucky, punk).
- 5 for using a microscope unless you are over 50.
- 10 for using a paste and a mask (hey it works, but you cheated).
By this method, my young unfortunate friend scored a 95.
And I have scored an 85 and 90. Yes, I used a mask, but I need to prove the circuit and code worked, right?
So, to break the record, submit miserable proof of all LEDs blinking, without a mask, and without a microscope, unless you are unfortunate to be over 50 years of age.