Umm, sitting here,

and Ohhhhh Dear.

I have destroyed two LED lights and I had to mellow,

as I killed a beautiful Green and Magical Yellow.

I was building my first electrical circuit thing,

and I wanted to _ssssimplify_ all the wiring.

I didn't know I _trully_ needed a resistor on the line,

but I was smart enough to pay attention to the plus sign.

It was in the blood flowing through my veins,

to know the longer leg marked all the electron gains.

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And you know, it glowed for a little bit,

it made me think I made it.

But then darkness came,

as the little LED died, _currrrsing_ my name.

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My third light is still glowwwwwwing,

and now I can sense the electrons cheerfully flowing.

But, shoot, I don't actually know how to calculate the needed resistor yet,

I am kind of waiting for my third LED to get upset.

I am poking the resistor I did plug in there with my finger, hoping not to make it pop, or yeet,

well, I know that the electrons it stops turn to heat.

I could increase the voltage to 5,

but I expect the LED won't survive.

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But you know what, I love it, I love it so deeply,

and the whole thing was just 11 dollars - I bought it very cheaply.

Even thought my LED is not very bright,

it is not dim as I am, about the source of my glowing delight.

I _know_ I used the wrong resistor number,

but it has not fallen yet to that perpetual dark slumber.

I poked the resistor to run another test,

I didn't get shocked, I must say I am impressed.

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Gosh, I am impressed with my new curiosity,

even though the circuit I created is only little short of atrocity.

I learned something from the way my resistors are numbered,

R is the same as Ω, as you can't type Ω without being encumbered.

I also have an 1 "M" resistor packet,

that puts it the 1,000,000 Ω resistor bracket.

Even though I don't have an engineering degree,

I keep admiring at my beauuuuutiful and dangerous LED.

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I just tried a 10 Ω resistor and I think the LED seemed somewhat brighter,

but it didn't burn out, I think this one is a real fighter.

Dangerously, I tried a 100, 220, and 330 Ω,

even though I am sitting here all lonely at home.

But I am OK,

I did finally get it noticeably dimmer and made my day.

Yeah, 51,000 Ω and the electrons didn't like that at all,

it certainly looked like they were hitting a wall.

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But we do have a huge problem, here to my favorite subject we turn,

because messing with wires is how you _really_ learn.

I didn't calculate the Ω I needed on purpose _and_ frankly, out of spite,

because learning formula-first is stupid, it is real blight.

Once you burn out your LED,

and figure out that a resistor will set you free.

You whip the resistors out on the table,

and frankly _ignore_ the gosh darned label.

You just go in a sequence and play like Maxwell did,

_you want to notice_ the external properties like a curious kid.

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You have to get stuck,

and then set yourself free and run amok.

Just use a battery, so that you don't end up being permanently blocked,

by getting horribly shocked.

Remember, at first, try it all by yourself,

at first _leave_, all the books on the shelf.

You are just as much of an inventor as all the greats were,

you should absolutely become an entrepreneur.

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You genius _needs_ you, so without any further adieu,

get yourself a multimeter too.

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(bonus: Free Phone Ring featuring the hoots of The Midnight Owl)