Scaffolding: Unconventional Switch - Where's my Fork?

     For my switch, I thought about how some people will bring food to the table and get comfortable only to realize that forgot their silverware. Since silverware is made of metal it was easy to create a circuit based around it. I also used a note card with a cut out of aluminum foil for conductivity to symbolize a dinner mat.

    For the circuit, I used a 5 volt power source provided by an Arduino Uno I had on hand, three resistors: 1K, 470, and 220, a red LED, an alligator clip to attach to the fork, and an alligator clip attached to the aluminum of the note card that attaches back to the ground of the Arduino to complete the circuit.

    A thought I had while making the switch is that if we were to expand the project, It would be interesting to create a dinner mat that can help people learn where certain pieces of silverware are supposed to go in a proper set up. Which would help those nervous about going to fancy dinner parties or those who want to train to be in the food service industry.