I am testing out this new birthday present I got ages ago and I this set I have got has got male pins and the raspberry pi's GPIO pins are male as well and they obviously appear to not go in.
This diagram explains what the issue is
all of the wires going in are males and the numbered GPIO pins in the raspberry pi are all male as well
These are what the cables look like
Digital_Rookie -- Welcome.
The (obvious) answer would be to get female to female cables. I usually keep all three types of sets M-to-F, F-to-F, and M-to-M handy. eg.
https://www.amazon.com/EDGELEC-Breadboard-Optional-Assorted-Multicolored/dp/B07GD2BWPY
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I am testing out this new birthday present I got ages ago GPIO pins do not appear to go into the raspberry pi
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Snap Circuits is a line of electronic kits manufactured by Elenco Electronics and aimed at children eight years and older.
The kits come in a variety of sizes, offering a range of building experience for the user, and may include motors, lamps and speakers. The kits consist of a breadboard with prewired interconnections, into which the various components can be snapped to easily create a working circuit.
Snap Circuits has been praised for exposing young children to elementary engineering concepts.
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