Rod puppets are controlled by a stick or wire attached to the puppet's main body parts.

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And since consumers do not think about power consumption when choosing a phone or laptop, manufacturers tended to stick with copper wire.

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My first day fishing, I brought a twisted stick and a piece of wire I had found under a truck.

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Will they stick to the approach they've taken so far and took to the wire at the end of 2012?

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