How do Computer Keyboards Work? 🤔⌨⌨🛠

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You probably use a computer keyboard for dozens of hours a week, but have you ever wondered what it looked like inside of them or how it worked? Also, what's the difference between a basic and a mechanical keyboard? And what makes that clicking sound? Well, in this video, we're diving into both basic keyboards and mechanical keyboards, so stick around!

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Table of Contents:
00:00 - Exploring Computer Keyboards
01:06 - Teardown of a Basic Computer Keyboard
02:09 - How do Basic Keyboards Work?
04:22 - Scanning Through the Computer Keyboard
06:21 - Sponsored Section
07:39 - Exploring Mechanical Keyboards
09:58 - Laptop Keyboards
10:32 - Outro

Key Branches from this video are: How does your Mouse know when you move it? How do Scroll Wheels Work? How does Computer Hardware Work?

Erratum:

Animation: Mike Radjabov
Script: Teddy Tablante
Twitter: @teddytablante
Modeling: Prakash Kakadiya
Voice Over: Phil Lee
Sound Design: www.drilu.mx
Sound Effects and Music Editor: David Pinete
Supervising Sound Editor and Mixer: Luis Huesca

Animation built using Blender 3.5.1 https://www.blender.org/

References:
A Beginner's Guide to Switches https://www.theremingoat.com/blog/beginners-guide

Apple's Butterfly Keyboards vs. Scissor Switch Keyboards https://www.macrumors.com/guid....e/butterfly-keyboard

How Do Mechanical Keyboards Work: Guides to Pick the Right Switch https://fittingchairs.com/how-....to/how-does-a-mechan

Wikipedia contributors. "Keyboard Matrix". "Keyboard Technology". "Computers". Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, Visited May 10th 2022