Although it's not directly classic computer related, I got a kick out of this
email I received today.  Some of you may enjoy it...  Remind me to tell you
about the fun I had a few years back with surface mount MIL-SPEC 0 Ohm
resistors. (Yes that is a zero).
  There is currently a worldwide shortage of very high
value ohmite resistors
 in the range of 100 - 10,000,000 Mohms (yes, up to 10^13 ohms - they
 actually do exist!). The best lead time is ~18-20 weeks.
 If anyone has a resistor of this type, I need the 10^13 ohms value, which I
 would borrow for a few tests if possible. 
Eric