Help with 5V Circuit & 3x 100 OHM Resistor LED

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Hello, I need help with this circuit. I didn't post this in the homework section because it isn't homework I'm just doing this for fun.
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http://imgur.com/i5fSX
image isn't working so here's a direct link: http://imgur.com/i5fSX

It is a 5 V input and three 100 OHM resistors in series and one LED. I can't measure current through it because fuse on multimeter died. I'm sure that 5 v is coming in because I tested that and the resistors are 100 +- 5 ohms I tested that too.
I have these leds (http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062588) from radio shack and people on the website say that I need around 300 ohms at 5 volts to run turn them on but nothing.

I hope you guys could help out a circuit noob
 
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You know you have 100Ω resistors, measure the voltage across the resistor, then calculate using:

[tex]I=\frac V R[/tex]
 
Weird, I'm getting zero voltage across the resistor
 
It looks like you are off by one hole in a couple of places. Rows of holes are connected, columns are not.
 
the_emi_guy said:
It looks like you are off by one hole in a couple of places. Rows of holes are connected, columns are not.

Thanks a lot man. Yea this breadboard is different from the one we use in class. I was looking at everything else but it was just this simple fix.
after I measured the voltage now I'm getting 0.1667 like expected :)

thanks all for input