How does an Etch-A-Sketch work? (1 Viewer)

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I'm really curious.

 

[Bill Catherall]

Here's your answer.
I once completely "erased" an Etch-A-Sketch so I could see its inner workings. It's tedious, but less destructive.

 

[Jesse Skeen]

Ha ha, I did that too, then I got scared when I saw what was actually inside!

BTW I also had a Skidoodle, which came out around 1980, which was about the same thing except it drew on a circle that you could rotate, and the control was a joystick-like thing. It worked the same way; I cleared the screen to see inside it too.

 

[James RD]

I always thought it was magic.

 

[brentl]

Useless bits of trivia ... thanks

Brent

 

[Charles J P]

Cant find any web articles or pics right now, but has anyone seen that guy that does etch-a-sketch protrates for like thousands of dollars, then he takes the etch-a-sketch apart and somehow makes it permanant.
wait, it may be this guy http://www.gvetchedintime.com/

 

[Stacy Huff]

Fairies.

"Some day, I'm going to grow up and make money with my Etch-A-Sketch, just you wait and see."