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[–] 68 points 2 years ago (1 child)

It depends, sometimes milspec is very demanding. For example, crayons need to be non-toxic even if you eat the entire box.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Specifically in electronics there are actually milspec versions of some microchips, different from the consumer grade ones (they have a wider range of operating temperatures plus I also believe higher resistence to electromagnetic radiation and mechanical vibration, similar to microchips "for automobile automotive use"), but I suspect that when it comes to actual consumer electronics devices the words "military grade" are not a protected tag (as in, electronic devices said to be "military grade" are not forced by regulation to have certain characteristics) so those words are generally marketing bullshit.

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