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Task · part of 2. An inventor interviewed, or three read about. Do ONE

2(a). Interview an adult who has invented something

Optional May not apply Often forgotten

This may not apply to you. You have not answered "Requirement 2: interview an inventor, or read about three?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

A useful item or process, then report what you learned. Needs your parent or guardian's permission AND your counselor's approval, and an adult who has actually invented something and will talk to you.

Note. Two permissions and a willing adult. This route needs your parent or guardian's permission AND your counselor's approval, plus somebody who has genuinely invented a useful item or process and will talk to you about it. If that person is not already in your family or troop, finding them is the slow part: 2(b) needs nothing arranged at all.

Where this step comes from

  1. Inventing Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 2(a)

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