EL Wire Heartbeat

This is an easy project for everyone! It requires (total cost = $50):

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	Arduino UNO			Buy from Newark Buy from store.arduino.cc Buy from Adafruit Buy from Arduino Store Buy from CPC
	El Escudo Dos from Sparkfun
	Pulse Sensor
	EL Wire
	JST connectors
	An appropriate inverter

The pulse sensor can take pulse from your earlobe or your finger. Creative ways to use this include sewing the el wire into your clothing, creating pulsing EL wire jewelry, or adding EL wire to your treadmill or excercise equipment to monitor your heartbeat.

Note that soldering EL wire can be difficult and requires a steady hand. I recommend reading this first: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Solder-EL-Electroluminescent-Wire