How does a touch lamp work

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Your hand conducts electricity and sets off a change in the electric property of the lamp, causing it to turn on or off.

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A touch lamp detects your touch by looking for changes in the electric properties of the lamp's surfaces. It monitors these MORE?

Aug 10 2009, 01:59am | Source: How Things Work - Incandescent Light Bulbs | howthingswork.virginia.edu

Nearly all touch lamps work because of a property of the human body called capacitance, which is the ability to store more?

Jul 16 2009, 01:51am | Source: The Straight Dope: How does a touch lamp work? | www.straightdope.com

A touch-lamp is interesting because it uses a combination of "static electricity" and electric current to sense your touch. ChaCha

Apr 22 2009, 10:49pm | Source: Re: How does a touch lamp work? | www.madsci.org