Unconventional Switch: Electronics Team 4 Tyler Cook & Matthew Polfer

 

For our unconventional switch, we went with something that we didn't expect or think of, but it turned out really well and works like a true switch. We hooked up alligator cables to each blade on a pair of scissors. The scissors carry current at certain points depending on if the blades are touching each other. So if the scissors are closed then the circuit will be complete, but if the scissors are open then the blades do not touch and carry no current to complete the circuit. The basic concept behind this unconventional switch is that you can use the scissors to break or complete circuits if you do not have any other resources or switches to use. It is an outside the box tool that not many people would think of using but is surprisingly effective at filling that role.