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Paper Circuit!

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 – running time 03:54
Can I borrow your pencil? It's time to make our very own circuit!

Today we are going to not only create a resistor using paper and pencil but also a circuit!


Here are the items you will need.

1. A number 2 pencil (Better if you get a 2B pencil from the art store)

2. A thick piece of paper

3. A single LED

Graphite is a pretty terrible electric conductor but it works well enough to do some cool stuff with paper. We can actually make a fully working circuit as well as a flashlight using the 3 items above. Check it out and let us know what you think!

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