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BIgDaddyChia
June 16th, 2009, 12:51
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/726251/turn_a_pencil_into_a_light/
IslanderOffRoad
June 16th, 2009, 14:03
Intersting, but I'd rather not start tearing my wiring out
Darky
June 16th, 2009, 14:18
Pretty cool. Now I'll have to stock up pencils and spare wire.
cal
June 16th, 2009, 14:36
Does that still work with pencils that have graphite instead of lead? ;)
kujito
June 16th, 2009, 15:35
^ Only if you soak them in leaded gasoline first. :D
wheelin79cj
June 16th, 2009, 15:47
Does that still work with pencils that have graphite instead of lead? ;)

Yes...In fact, IIRC, pencils have never contained lead. I'm not sure where the name came from.

Ok....I went and looked it up. They always used graphite, but back in the 1500's when they first started making "pencils" they thought the graphite was a form/type of lead. The name just stuck.

BTW, cool post...Probably not my first choice to try and get some light, but you never know when you might need an idea like that. Most people would never think it was useful to know you can "inflate" a tire with a lighter and starting fluid. :dunno:

-Aaron
muddyrocks
June 16th, 2009, 16:06
Good to know in a pinch. I'll wager it would be a rapid fire starter too.