How Do You Make A Light Bulb?
There are millions of light bulbs, mass produced today on a regular basis. It is possible to make your own light bulb with a battery and a few materials. Though this won’t make you a famous inventor like Thomas Edison, it can be a fun experience and give you a hands-on lesson on just how light bulbs work. This article describes how to build a light bulb like the ordinary incandescent ones that use filaments to produce light. Step 1 Place the cork stopper on top of the jar. Make two holes through the cork by pushing the nail into it. Push the copper wire through the holes until 2 inches of wire stick out from the underside of the cork stopper inside the jar. Step 2 Remove the cork stopper from the jar and fold the ends of the wires to form hooks. Step 3 Twist a few strands of the picture hanging wire together. Place them in the gap between the hooks of the copper wires to form the filament. Step 4 Place the cork stopper back on top of the jar. The wire elements and the filament will be
