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Magnifying glasses can be used to:

  • enlarge small print for easier reading
  • work with sewing materials
  • work with or create pieces of jewelry
  • find and remove a splinter
  • perform microsurgery
  • identify small insects
  • placed in binoculars, we can study aspects of the world from a distance
  • signal a plane from the ground
  • start an emergency fire when lost in the wilderness
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