Monday, July 28, 2008

electri-city

During the past month I've taken apart two old blowdryers, one that doesn't work and one that does. This morning I plugged them in for the first time since they've been just guts and figured out how to fix the broken one. I touched a wire to the right piece of metal, and the fan started spinning and the coils heated up. It was incredibly thrilling to understand why it hadn't worked before and why it was working now. But I am not eager to electrocute myself - I've asked Tim to give me advice on how to reconnect it permanently.

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