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[Electronics]

So trying something new has become a bit of a hobby of mine. As soon as a question pops to mind I've just gotta find out...

The challenges I'm looking for today are in...
      Electronics^{Issue #1}

Background Knowledge
Before this post the most I know about electronics are really what a circuit board is, and by that I mean it's primary function, not how they're made. So, guess what? I know pretty much nothing. Junior electricians are shocked* by my lack of know-how in the field.
*Excuse that pun.

Why?
Interested in modifying my phone's hardware in personal project, genuine curiosity.

Objectives

• Learn about electricity
• Create a few toy circuits, there must be at least one light!
• Try out using pencil led to create circuits...

Side Objectives

• Can I create a light-up greetings card?

Your Input!
I aim to construct some basic circuits, nothing too much more than battery powered functions. But there are a few things you can help me with!

• Educate Me - Any particularly handy sources available on that beautiful thing called the internet? Pass it my way!
• Challenge Me -That's right, challenge me. Providing it's not going to kill someone or my bank account I'll most likely give it a shot - I'll send evidence, too.
• Encourage Me - Everyone loves those friendly words of encouragement - go nuts. I'll love you for it. You'll be my bestest friend for, like, ever.

Extra Note
Depending on how this goes I may just keep throwing you guys these things I want to explore in Challenge Me! issues  ;D But you must be asking why- am I just shamelessly showing off? Man, I bet I am, what a douchebag, ermahgerd come at m- no, no, no, actually I just really would like your help keeping motivated in my pursuits.

Also... Generally, I have had the feeling of time wasted, especially when extraneous circumstances saw me to resit further education twice more than I needed - I felt like one of those bad teen fiction vampires*. Ew. I'm curious about the world; I spend too much time in front of a computer screen and I want to get out there a little more! Explore what the world has to offer. The message is to try something totally new, something you'd never see yourself doing. You may be pleasantly surprised.
*You know, like those ones that would never leave school. Nobody ever wrote about the vampire that dedicated immortality to finding the cure to cancer.

Anyway, I'm not here to persuade you to try new things, but if you'd like to help me along the way by all means!  ;D

I am totally aware this can flop, but we don't know until we try.  8)

[Hello all! And merry Christmas!]

Hello all! And merry Christmas!  8)

What a day to make a reentry to the Fantasy World Creations forums! It's been a long time since I was last here, but I got talking to our good friend Throndir, and you all know of that longing feeling you get when you miss something from a childhood..? That just overcame me during our little chat over Steam (he doesn't know that bit yet). So, I wanted needed to come back ^ASAP.

I'm an aspiring video game designer from London in the UK, currently studying Animation at university, on my first year. In my spare time I love being just purely creative: that being stories, game concepts and ideas, drawing (I'm learning, my current drawing age is 14. Don't judge me) and I've just got a keen mind which wants to see me down avenues of electronics and home-made science experiments, be that computer programming to growing of plants. Basically, my brain won't shut the **** up! I also have a particular taste for Enya when it comes to music, but want to explore the world's music - so far Spanish music has been a real nice appeal to me, as was the very similar Italian music.

Looking forward to future chinwags with you all, and of course, Merry Christmas one and all  ;D

Give me the low down ladies and gentlemen, what've I been missing?  :) And please, don't be shy to recommend me musics !  ;D