Turn a pencil into a light

[fish]

http://youtu.be/1IyTMvH4wJU

[f0rm4t]

Ha! Would never have thought it :)

[paul standley]

I think the proliferation of comments on that You Tube video says it all :shocked:

[JEEP]

Which is why I carry a Leatherman Monarch 200 on my keychain, a Led Lenser P5R on my belt and a Led Lenser P3 AFS P as a backup in my pack.

Maria also carries a Leatherman Monarch 200 on her keychain - and in addition to that we keep a Petzl Tactikka 2+ and a Leatherman Monarch 300 in the glove compartment of her car.

[Tigger004]

I remember years ago it was easy to split down a pencil but not these days, ormay be i'm buying the wrong pencils...:mad2:

[David_JAFO]

hello,
Very nice find. I was taught that on Selection uses for all pieces
of kit on your person in a survival situation :wink:
Regards
David
T^

[JonnyP]

That reminds me of when I was green laning in an old 4x4 of mine once.. I was miles out down a lane when all the power went in my old suzuki sj 410. Engine died and the lights went out. It was pitch black and I did not know where the fuse box was. I spent ages looking for it by feeling about, but to no joy.
So I decided to walk to a pub that I knew of in the nearest village. It took me a while to get there, but I scrounged some matches and a candle off them. I walked back to my car and lit the candle and started to look. As I held the candle below the dash, I noticed my keys hanging from the ignition.. I also noticed the mini maglite also on the keyring..!! DOH I soon found the broken fuse and repaired it with a chewing gum wrapper, just to get me home..
It was annoying but funny to look back on..

Good trick that with the pencil though..!

[Adam Savage]

This guy is lucky he can still see. Short circuiting a battery with a graphite pencil lead, is a shore fire way to knacker your battery (as the comments state), and get the graphite to it's most unstable condition. I've done a similar thing in the past, and every single "lead" exploded into shards. That was using a 12v bench top power supply.

[Old Guard]

Find the pencil, in the dark ...... stripping the pencil and breaking the lead, in the dark .... finding suitable wiring and stripping it back, in the dark

anyone see a pattern forming. If you can do all that clever stuff, you may as well fix the flaming car, in the dark

still it is a clever trick :-)

[CanadianMike]

Not every problem is an electrical one...... ;)

[alvino78]

jesus if only someone could invent a battery operated or wind up lighting device,i mean we built a car............hang on a min!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5x-Electronic-Refillable-Lighters-with-LED-Torch-Light-5-Different-Colours-B-NEW-/300731240277?pt=UK_Collectables_Tobacciana_Smoking _LE&hash=item4604fa8f55
3 for a quid at £land!!!!!! lol

[Adam Savage]

jesus if only someone could invent a battery operated or wind up lighting device,i mean we built a car............hang on a min!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5x-Electronic-Refillable-Lighters-with-LED-Torch-Light-5-Different-Colours-B-NEW-/300731240277?pt=UK_Collectables_Tobacciana_Smoking _LE&hash=item4604fa8f55
3 for a quid at £land!!!!!! lol

Also, if you have a length of wire long enough to reach from the battery to the area you need illuminated, just take the interior light bulb out and use that. it's designed for 12v and it won't explode :D