Stop in for a cup of coffee

The ground doesn't have to be at the battery. Could be anywhere there is a good ground.

Example:
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Take your pencil and follow the path to complete the journey from the battery Positive to the Negative.
It has to be a full circle for the lamp to light.

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That path your pencil followed is what the light is testing. That's it. No more, no less.