Okay, I have another problem. Anyone who is good at science, or computers or something of the sort may be able to help.
There is a part in my story where my characters will be thrown into a prison cell, but by using the materials on them (they were thrown in carelessly at the time, one of them with a smart noggin and was able to sneak something inside), break out because the lock is an electric lock that opens with an electric current.
I know you can use a light bulb, some wires, and batteries to create a current to make a bulb glow - will that work if let's say, it was a cell phone battery (or does it have to be a regular battery?), metal bed springs (which of course my characters can't touch or they will be electrocuted), and the light bulb in the prison cell? And somehow by applying it to the electric lock, they can pass the electric current to open it?
I don't know if anyone can help, but any links or help from someone who has a better understanding of electricity than I do, I will greatly appreciate your help/tips. Thanks in advance.
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Science/Tech plot help?
Date: 2008-11-13 04:26 am (UTC)There is a part in my story where my characters will be thrown into a prison cell, but by using the materials on them (they were thrown in carelessly at the time, one of them with a smart noggin and was able to sneak something inside), break out because the lock is an electric lock that opens with an electric current.
I know you can use a light bulb, some wires, and batteries to create a current to make a bulb glow - will that work if let's say, it was a cell phone battery (or does it have to be a regular battery?), metal bed springs (which of course my characters can't touch or they will be electrocuted), and the light bulb in the prison cell? And somehow by applying it to the electric lock, they can pass the electric current to open it?
I don't know if anyone can help, but any links or help from someone who has a better understanding of electricity than I do, I will greatly appreciate your help/tips. Thanks in advance.