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Ugh. This again. The Ben Eater drawing is wrong - the feedbacks are crossed.

Even with the ‘corrected’ drawing below, know that this is a latch, and it doesn’t work correctly. Why? When both inputs are ‘1’ the output oscillates.

Seriously, try it here: http://www.falstad.com/circuit/circuitjs.html?cct=$%201%200.000005%2010.634267539816555%2050%205%2050%0Aw%20336%20224%20336%20240%200%0Aw%20336%20160%20336%20176%200%0Aw%20432%20224%20432%20256%200%0Aw%20432%20224%20336%20176%200%0Aw%20432%20144%20432%20176%200%0Aw%20432%20176%20336%20224%200%0AM%20432%20144%20496%20144%200%202.5%0AM%20432%20256%20496%20256%200%202.5%0Ax%20422%20117%20440%20120%204%2024%20Q%0Ax%20424%20305%20442%20308%206%2024%20Q%0Aw%2032%20112%2080%20112%200%0Ax%2030%2047%2042%2050%204%2024%20J%0AR%2064%20336%2032%20336%201%202%20120%202.5%202.5%200%200.5%0Aw%20336%2064%2080%2064%200%0Aw%2080%2064%2080%20128%200%0AL%2032%20256%2032%20224%200%201%20false%205%200%0Ax%2024%20193%2040%20196%204%2024%20K%0Aw%2064%20336%2064%20256%200%0Aw%2064%20256%2080%20256%200%0Aw%2080%20144%2064%20144%200%0Aw%2064%20144%2064%20256%200%0Aw%2032%20288%2032%20256%200%0Aw%2032%20288%2080%20288%200%0Aw%20336%20368%2080%20368%200%0Aw%2080%20368%2080%20272%200%0AL%2032%20112%2032%2080%200%201%20false%205%200%0A150%2080%20128%20160%20128%200%203%200%205%0A150%2080%20272%20160%20272%200%203%200%205%0Aw%20432%20256%20432%20368%200%0Aw%20432%20368%20336%20368%200%0Aw%20336%2064%20432%2064%200%0Aw%20432%2064%20432%20144%200%0A153%20352%20144%20432%20144%200%202%205%205%0A153%20352%20256%20432%20256%200%202%200%205%0Aw%20336%20240%20352%20240%200%0Aw%20336%20160%20352%20160%200%0Aw%20352%20128%20160%20128%200%0Aw%20160%20272%20352%20272%200%0Ao%2025%2064%200%204102%205%200.00009765625%200%202%2025%203%20J%0Ao%2015%2064%200%204102%205%200.00009765625%200%202%2015%203%20K%0Ao%206%2064%200%204102%205%200.00009765625%200%201%20Q%0Ao%2012%2064%200%204102%205%200.00009765625%200%202%2012%203%20clk%0A

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