No Jokes...
They are SOO very often misunderstood...
"Or maybe to make a joke about the google search time I need a patch that holds together the glasses."
I am certain that glasses have some relevancy to your original post because clearly you could see well enough and long enough to post the message to begin...
and if you didn't do it... ask the one who did to do the search BECAUSE that is the source most of us would have used to answer your questions and IF you read the results I am positive you will find a direct answer to the question you asked as the NE555 is the most commonly used non dedicated IC ever used for that task. IMNSHO
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