This was a bit of silliness as a one off for a “sock hop’ dance to give my toe tapping some visual impact.
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The red Aluminium Gallium Indium Phosphide LED is rated at 8,000 mcd and is visible through a light pair of socks. It is flashed with a microswitch as your foot hits the ground.

Hey, your toes probably look funny close up too….

Close up of the toe ring. This is a 3 V battery and has a 39 ohm current limiting resistor to drop it down to about the 2.2 V that the red LED drops.

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External links

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Photo Date: 2002