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Dec 2020
36m 23s

What are LEDs and how do they light up?

Melissa and Jam, Bleav
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Happy holidays, we hope you have a wonderful season whatever you celebrate! We've got a holiday related episode for you: LEDs. Well I guess we use them all year round, but they get an extra spotlight this time of year. What are they? How do they work? How are they different from other lights? Let's find out! 
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