Engineer Your Own Stylus

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[@clayder21]

Biiii

[@syedmushtaqpasha9437]

You are very smart like me

[@Creathrod]

👍

[@criticallook1352]

So what did we end up engineering??!! :

[@Hmm-xp1do]

How to make pressure sensitivity and palm rejection in stylus, sir?

[@ToonDereAnimation]

metals: works my fingers: actually works me: woah, i'm a metal man!

[@ametrinewing]

LMAO

[@kvvrt6869]

@Nebras Asad lol

[@benky8265]

BOBU .....

[@dits745]

Iron man!

[@demeakhvlediani8042]

No metal is finger

[@kuruimushikin9686]

Now all we need is diy pressure sensitivity

[@Akathysia]

from what i know, there's a special sensor that comes with some phones and tablets (Galaxy note, for example) that's called a digitizer and it's what makes pressure sensitivity work. The styluses made with pressure sensitivity on them only work on screens with this thing installed

[@merxellus1456]

@@tattoomafew2316 just buy an Apple pencil lol

[@merxellus1456]

@003 Abhishek gimme ur gpay

[@merxellus1456]

@003 Abhishek i dont use gpay.. sent ur IFSC n Accnt no.

[@merxellus1456]

@003 Abhishek if u dont hve a bank account howd u manage ur gpay lol

[@leiladekwatro3147]

Im typing this with a spoon right now.

[@playsparkanims6540]

harlem shaker lol

[@mr.cubarinogaming8953]

Z😂😂😂😂😂

[@forgottencatt8504]

Geometry King wait wait wait.....does battery stylus works????

[@cgbio]

harlem shaker I'm using a bobby pin 👍

[@bluegold9732]

I’m typing this with a wireless keyboard

[@metal1846]

Actually...im typing using a knife

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[@dat1pengu1n]

WOAH

[@vasilepuscasu3048]

@@funsciencedemos I bet he copy pasted this lol

[@layanabunamous3467]

Who would use a knife

[@MauroDaDrox]

@@layanabunamous3467 its a joke...

[@Oh-VerDrive]

The reason why the pencil and tack didn't work is that. the eraser end is rubber, while the tack is metal causing it to reverse itself so the rubber stops the electricity while the metal conducts it

[@bearrett_8783]

gamingcentralplays good one my boi

[@catturdgt9879]

Good job buddy

[@dareelarnaiz5743]

Nope , actually the tip our finger make it work ! , Our blood contains a lot metal elements such as iron , that's why each touch screen phones nor tablets work , now when he put the thumbtacks on that pencil not working at all , now you're asking thumbtacks is also a metal , well yes it is , but it's not enough to make that write on the screen

[@pamtolinero3815]

Yep! Good one (:

[@danielxu8790]

when the thumbtack is buried more deeply, it will interact with the graphite that comes out the other side of the pencil

[@gacharights504]

2019 anyone ? This really helps artists😂

[@raissa5934]

YA XD

[@blackflag5991]

I am gonna draw my own manga so I just need a stylus actually I don't have enough money for buy one so I craft it

[@Justme-vi6sc]

@@blackflag5991 me too! Are you gonna put your work on Line Webtoon?

[@blackflag5991]

@@Justme-vi6sc no , I'm not ready now 😊

[@user-ne4vh1it6e]

2020?

[@AbdullahB17]

yeah but the problem with the pen and the cotton swab is you've always gotta have your hand on the wire for it to actually work, i reccomend taping together the q-tip and the aluminium foil up to the grip of the pen so it's comfortable to hold in your hand and will work nonetheless. for this style of stylus you actually have to have your hand on the conductive material for it to work.

[@marushard4974]

I found crochet hooks work pretty well and they come in a lot of different sizes only thing I would recamend if your able to is for the smaller ones (I use a 1.5mm) is put some sort of rubber cap on the end or somehow file it down some so it's smoother and has less of a chance to scrach the screen. I find it to be a lot better then using a wet qutip or cotten swab stuffed into a pen.

[@monitoot]

Nothi Worked for me except the cotton swab ad the battery, I've tried crochet hooks but it didn't work either ☹️

[@Gummyoonz]

How did you use a crochet hook???

[@Gummyoonz]

OMG I TRIED IT. It worked. I put cotton at the hook end and wetted it and it works

[@LSUTigerMom]

I made one from: knitting needle (all metal!), tape, cotton ball, drop of water. Thanks so much explaining the principles behind the stylus! It worked! "Hey Siri! Take a picture!" and the camera opened, I used the homemade stylus and took photos on my iPhone while wearing heavy work gloves. Thanks!

[@ashokkumaryadav5066]

Put your video to work. First Name Last Name

[@nithilanr]

bruv that isn't possible.. it's a capacitive stylus. Contact is required with skin..

[@chronicalthanitizer5308]

I glued a battery to a pencil lets hope my house does not explode

[@marwanbassem5954]

Guy: I only need my hand Girls: 1:05 was pretty fun to watch! :D

[@merxellus1456]

Lollllllll😆

[@tik_taq6658]

Other people have crazy ways but you made it really simple. Thanks and I hope these ideas work.

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[@troy5553]

You can use a banana as a stylus

[@GNU_Linux_for_good]

Finally, someone explaining stuff in-depth.

[@faithistheway.8258]

Great explanation thank you , I’m making one too for my honor pad x8, you have no idea how much I have searched for this video

[@funsciencedemos]

We are so glad to hear that! You're welcome :)

[@strawberrylemonade3899]

I have a sponge I have a pipe cleaner I just need motivation

[@roselopez1937]

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[@prakharmishra3000]

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[@akbarmaulana6551]

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[@BiXiDox]

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[@coolife987gaming7]

Are the comments some type of cult because they are saying bad word but one each 😕

[@meetneetu438]

Sir I am using a plastic pen with a cotton swab attached to the tip and then wrapped with aluminium foil also stick it with electrical tape to hold the foil at a place . Please check if this works

[@tahminaakhter7797]

It also works with the hair pin:)

[@nemoisdead]

I do wish it were explained a bit more scientifically.. for example.. how do you jump from dry cotton swab to wet (without looking at other videos)? There are usually intelligible reasons an engineer would choose to use something that would improve design.. I was hoping this vid would tell me why certain materials work better than other materials vs being another video on the various diy stylus types.

[@bcrem378]

All of the materials must conduct electricity in some way.

[@AnthonyFrank84]

Only things that can conduct electricity work. Electricity actually is generated on low levels from your body. If you think about it from that perspective it will help with choosing materials.

[@NicoleSummerProductions]

So far nothing, besides a regular stylus seems to work with my kindle fire. Not the aluminum foil, cotton swab, thumbtack, etc. Heck I even tried copper wire, but nothing *sigh* If only I could sharpen my finger to a pointed tip

[@notlemon9184]

Ew

[@nat-iv2du]

Gross, Maybe you could save up money to get one

[@AvocadoToast06]

lol imagine gross 😂😂😂😂🤢🤢🤢🤢😬😬

[@cheyneedy289]

Mood

[@MauroDaDrox]

Use a pencil sharpener?

[@vansart7686]

I'm from the future(2020), and this helps me being in quarantine boredom.

[@Delulunancyyuh]

And im from 2024

[@drbosnia779]

I used a pencil with aluminum foil and it works thx

[@ShkouP]

it scratches the screen

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[@rhiannaschannel1067]

Well, there’s such thing as screen protector you know 🤣

[@F1GHTS0NG]

I’m using a tissue which is a bit damp rolled up and secured with tape and it worked!

[@fungalwater3175]

I don't need your fancy solutions, I have a fork! Edit: the fork didn't work well

[@cggc9510]

I was using the metal end of a scale weight. It worked, but only about every 4th or 5th tap. I am going to try the wet qtip and sponge. Water is conductive... I wonder how conductive ice is.

[@fungalwater3175]

@@cggc9510 water is only conductive because of the ionised particles in it which can move freely. If it is frozen the ionised particles can't move freely. Ice probably won't conduct without a super high current

[@rushwithronnie]

"We won't use anything that might scratch the tablet" *5 seconds later* AND HERE WE HAVE A NAIL

[@mordy91]

Tank you for all the ideas. However I don’t understand why the pencil with the thumb tag works. Shouldn’t there be a conductor between the rubber metal case/thumb tag and the fingers? Can anybody explain what I am missing?

[@ayounglad7304]

Ok now I can draw my yuri doujinshi now.

[@music4free434]

Let's goooo

[@ransontham9378]

So now you have a stylus that SEEMS to work very well. [pencil stops drawing and starts drawing a few times]

[@AvocadoToast06]

that is NOT a good stylus

[@V1Salvo]

It’s free doe

[@anastasiaharris1253]

I'm such a weird human lol just thought I'd tell you this video is neat and your lesson is pretty easily understood and if you think about it I guess could be used in so many life lessons for so many different things lol I totally walked away with more than what I had come for originally not sure if I was the only one but thanks for that. Take care keep up the awesomeness

[@father3863]

While I looking for material, I find my Stylus

[@Siriusly2]

Basically what I did was get a wire from a broken charger rap it around a pen the end of the wire should be inside of the pen with the ink removed then use an electric tape to seal the wire and it also works as like the conductor (dont know if that was the right term) then get a cotton bud cut it in the middle get a half then put it inside the pen then dip it in water very slightly and make sure there's little water then boom working ripoff stylus.

[@gi-chic3090]

Hint if you wanna make a stylus i have a easy way 1. Get a pen you can get any pen but the tip of the pen you are gonna use to write make sure its metal 2. Put cotton on the tip 3. Put foil or like a snacks bag that is metal inside use that and wrap it near the tip but not to close it mogut scratch your mobile phone 4. Oh i forgot make sure you take the ink out of the thing that you must take out to put the cotton when your done taking the ink out put the black stick but so the cotton stays and the ink wont go through 5. Make sure to hold the foil well writing or using the stylus or it wont work

[@1Re2my1]

What you really want to do is, focus on the conductivity and to see if you yourself are connected to the conductivity and to watch out for anything that's trying to stop it. Cotton + Water, cotton is absorbent while water is conductive this makes a great combo with aluminum foil with is made out of metal which is also conductive. Get me?

[@roninbugs1524]

5:04 for the pencil tac

[@ew5748]

I can’t believe I’m typing with a tooth brush

[@ivy106]

Lol

[@animationlife150]

Improvise, adapt, *overcome*

[@number1kevinmacleodlistener]

The cotton swob, I just used a regular one and it worked! I didn't even get it wet, I'm very impressed. Edit, thanks but I'm not a teacher. I was trying this out at home, thanks for responding though! 😊

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[@audricrianereyes2347]

C L O U D oooooooo

[@baasanjawshagdar6425]

HOW TELL ME PLEASE!? it will be really nice

[@baasanjawshagdar6425]

thanks! your very cool ok imma go bye!

[@jamesonsgamingchannel2741]

C L O U D I

[@yash7-g]

I am typing with my permanent stylus 😏 My fingertips. 👍

[@Jaypi95]

Woah the battery works well with the display

[@spoopymug6760]

So I couldn’t find a thumb tack but I found this flat metal bead in the shape of a heart and it surprisingly works

[@Randomynous01]

The best way i found out is to buy the very cheapest styluses then modify them to function like an expensive one..

[@zajexy]

Free stylus get a coin put your finger on it and it works!+grab a basic pencil with a rubber bit get tinfoil wrap it around the rubber bit put your finger on it and draw!no need of doing so much hard work!you can also use a spoon on the bottom

[@cggc9510]

This is great to know. I need to find something that acts like a stylus in a freezer and aluminum foil works, but not well. A penny works, now just need to turn it into a pen. Hmmm...

[@deepaklokhande2536]

Wow man I'm literally typing using a used metal pen, tissue paper and some drops of water. We all engineers deep within.

[@Royb-bg8vm]

My science teacher used one of your videos

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[@Royb-bg8vm]

funsciencedemos actually we only watched a couple of videos for a certain subject but sure I'll ask for the next subject

[@jalissa7499]

Royb6333 i love your pfp😂

[@TheeKingRayzor]

Creative Thumbnail! 😁👍

[@jorunningdawgproductions7266]

I found your video as I was looking of tips (literally :) ) to make the stylus that came with my laptop have more 'grip'. As it came, the stylus felt too slippery on the touch screen. I wanted it to have more 'grip' to make it feel like a real pen or pencil on paper. Anyway, after watching your video I got an elastic band and fixed it length ways to the stylus. That is, along the whole length of the stylus but looped so the rubber 'band' fitted over the tip and then stretched over the stylus top at the other end. Perfect. Stylus still works and has a nice 'drag' which makes it easier to write.

[@aviral4080]

This video deserves more likes and views!

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[@shiroshirosaki6874]

Wow This Video Is Awesome. He Gave Ideas On Things That Works So That We Could Try To Build Our Own Stylus Pen...This Is The Most Useful Info I Got In Making A Stylus Touch Pen And I Could Try Engineering Something Simple Too! Nice!

[@runrurunning-em7dm]

Thanku for your explanation sir!! I tried it with some Cotton and pin it works well

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[@arwoodbt]

7:34 “it’s hard to do this with one hand”....*clearly using two hands

[@comradeakaov408]

i saw three

[@maiesic]

Ariel Kapell really? I saw four

[@jncheng263]

He is meaning he is using one hand to turn the foil

[@agent-lb4hc]

@@jncheng263 woooosh

[@lissyyyhoneybizz4674]

This is awesome!!!! Im literally having fun right now making my own stylus!. Thank you soon much!

[@-TheExposition-]

Very helpful, thank you. The theatrics I could have done w/ out as you knew the pen wouldn't work in advance and you also knew were making a video for people who searched "how to make a stylus at home", but hey, who doesn't want to be an actor right?

[@theclappingboy5603]

the pencil was cool but if you stuck a foil connecting to the thumb tack and use the foil as a grip the thumb tack will take energy away as the rubber stylus pen tip

[@K_OTIKGAMING]

I chopped the tip of my finger off and jammed it onto a pencil works flawless

[@hhhggihavequit9741]

2:17 *takes out battery from remote*

[@SeanAsis802]

Ey yo ima try that

[@costaluna8421]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! NOW I CAN IMPROVE MY DRAWING😊😊😊

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[@mhs014]

Which one did you make?

[@aiSanaul]

It feels like i'm watching Dora The Explorer but its smooth simple and Engineers ver. 🤣🤣

[@PetrusiliusZwack]

It works because it sends a low current electricity all over the screen and from that where you touch it it will carry on to you and because of the drop the tablet will know where you're finger is that's why also an eraser didn't work

[@WARDISWARD]

05:25 Hmm..so the wood from the pencil conducts electricity ?

[@ja-111]

No, the metal around the eraser does

[@h6h8272]

The graphite must be charged when you write with it on paper

[@aasshmangupta9553]

​@@ja-111 But you are not touching the metal part

[@rushabhmhatre4309]

Can u make a capacitive stylus with a fine tip just like stilo 2a or any other capacitive stylus with a battery in it??

[@elmo_sus]

here if you don't have these except for the pen use a normal rubber put it to a metal pen tip or you can just put alumunium foil touching the rubber in the tip of the pen

[@DanzEnglish]

Thank you very much Sir. This is indeed very useful.

[@alfredgwill]

Wow it really works, other people haven't try it yet and commenting all kinds of stuff and making fun

[@lordbeerus3383]

6:38 you could of used the half of the cotton swab that was right in your hands instead of the one that fell

[@nihaareekal1907]

Lord Beerus lol so true

[@im_the_art_idiot3681]

Hurtful yogurt

[@dolapoporianus8150]

Me: asking my engineer for these materials Him:what is this witchery

[@tankohseong7465]

This was so help full especially the battery and the clip

[@tokyo3635]

Thanks iam using right now home made stylus made of a watch battery glued with a metalic tube and all of that are put in metallic pen😁 🖊

[@faridahazali8614]

Thanks 🙏

[@infinitelives1]

So funny to see that Blue Climber keychain clip. I just turned one into a stylus today.

[@sleavluffar3479]

You can use magnet as a pen ball, it works very well

[@erniethegod1630]

Not lying cucumbers work too!

[@bread612]

cucumbers? huh, that's weird but creative

[@idunparks9971]

Hmm let’s see if we can drag barbwire across our screens? Or I know, how about some rusty nails? Debris may fall onto your screen but that’s an easy fix, simply spit on your screen and it will collect the rust into neat little piles we can scrape off with grandpas’ trusty straight razor. Golly gee, engineering is fun!

[@zepbtw4090]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@izzy642]

OMG IT WORKED THANK YOU SO MUCH I wrapped aluminum foil around an empty pen and taped the edges and it worked!! Thank u 🙏

[@whippercream3908]

Yup I did that to but with a pencil

[@izzy642]

Dope 😎

[@jobertvelasquez3036]

I just literally found a stylus while looking for a pen to use as diy stylus haya.

[@tristan_840]

Lucky you

[@tatiana2133]

Actually, the easiest way is to wrap some Aluminum Foil on a cotton swab and draw, the reason why is because the aluminum foil conducts electricity static that the mobile screen detects.

[@schon2231]

6:13 why would you want to make something MORE COMPLICATED!

[@fadhiyamohammed361]

Thank you 😊

[@dorothycoleman4834]

Would you happen to know anything about how to recreate the S Pen for the Samsung Notes? I've had so many in the last year break on me and I know there's plastic and a copper wire involved.

[@kyushahero9056]

just used an old vape pen battery without the pod, with a push pin and a sponge, best video ever

[@kixxer.]

I am writing this with toilet paper...

[@julitoorapa3355]

Scrolling through comments using a battery in works

[@KingFaysal991-v8i]

Science is amazing! Thanks for sharing.

[@BlueEnergyRoblox]

How to make a easy stylus pen. 1. Put aluminum foil on a eraser in a pencil. 2. Tape the aluminum foil with transparent tape. 3. To work, place your hand in the aluminum foil.

[@rahulshrivastava99]

you should conclude the videos , like what was the reason some things worked and other did not worked . why paper clip did not worked when it was a metal ? and how did the pencil worked when we attached the tip tip to it , how did the charged go through via wood surface to tip ?

[@breey45]

I’m using a wrench 🔧

[@mkmkothermk6457]

He didnt really explained the concept behind the scenes. Mobile touch works on the concept of conduction. Here he used a conduction wire, but, to have smooth end we either need cotton or sponze, some times, wet sponze. In the case of ear bud, he used wire, why he supposed to use water, because, there is no proper conduction medium. Water works greatly as conductor. Based on this concept, you can innovate great ideas further. Any who thanks for putting this video but could have explained the concept(small dc/ac conduction flow from one place to other place on touch screen) behind the scenes.

[@alpacapotato2867]

A banana peel will work as well. Not joking.

[@bug604]

Hsin Chen Liu Just imagine going in public anamating with a banana peel

[@bug604]

Y u reading dis? Um wut i don't animate yet

[@bearrett_8783]

I use a frickin battery

[@hamburgerjehe1787]

Oh yeah!!! I try that before! It worked! I was about to make a stylus with a banana peel! :-D

[@hamburgerjehe1787]

Trust me it works

[@Umarshams-f7y]

Watching this in 2024

[@lomgshorts3]

Just wet the rubber part of your stylus lightly, and it WORKS ! I just wrote this comment with the slightly wet stylus. You really shouldn't write with anything metal on your tablet, because it WILL scratch your screen. Simple solution for a cheap stylus that cost a buck at General Dollar !

[@simonlinser8286]

this is actually a really great video thank you. very informative and educational and the presenter has great poise. :)

[@funsciencedemos]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mrdotss4967]

Thank you so much.....now i can animate softly with my tablet....by using thumbtacks!!

[@vasilepuscasu3048]

I just made a level 6 groove on my screen 😂

[@g.mehraa]

did this for my final physics project and guess what i got the academic validation from external teachers hehe thank you

[@Jpizzo1995]

Found that the best stylus at home is a full metal pen and a thumb tac like this one in the video super glued to the top of the pen

[@dharrunsingh]

It's all about efficient linear conductivity

[@SyukDiyChannel]

*Thank for the knowledge 👍🏻*

[@303kirishimamcpe_yt8]

The metals work because metals are good conductors of heat and electricity

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[@jannbalingit4344]

Um i actually typed this with a battery

[@barbarianking5920]

Don't type with a battery for it might damage your phone memory and the screen

[@DEEJAYNH10]

Barbarian King how abt a battery that doesnt work anymore?

[@TsunaXZ]

Typing this with my Li-Po battery

[@edithlim5800]

Now we don't want to scratch our tablets so we are going to use a flat smooth surface *brings out nails, safety pins and other sharp objects*

[@miathermopolis9529]

SO ITS ALL ABOUT BEING CONDUCTIVE AND SOFT SO THAT IS WORKS???,I NOTICE THAT SOME WORK ,ONLY IF U USE IT AT AN ANGLE. CAN A MAGNET ALSO WORK?? (Edit:pls dont try the magnet🤣😭)

[@briezeee]

A magnet will disrupt the entire device and basically temporarily malfunction it .... Ik .... Because ... I ... I tried 😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂

[@HI-ho4bj]

Why even let a magnet close to an electronic device and one with a battery inside and frail parts

[@thenutcracker7045]

The magnet works as well only if your device is charging I tried.