Advice please what bulbs, and how to change a light bulb on a boat

[bigcol]

How many forum members does it takes to change a light bulb on a boat

 

 

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed

14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently

7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs

1 to move it to the Lighting section

2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section

7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs

5 to flame the spell checkers

3 to correct spelling/grammar flames

6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid

2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"

15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct

19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum

11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum

36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty

7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs

4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's

3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group

13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"

5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy

4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"

13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

Sent from my iPad

 

Col

[koukouvagia]

And 93 who point out that they've seen this before on umpteen different websites.

[carlt]

I recall the wonder of the dawning of a new age, when I first went online in 1988.

 

The fact that we now have vintage internet jokes makes me feel old.

[Alan de Enfield]

I liked it so have a "greeny"

[Ray T]

You've forgotten one or two to take the thread

[WotEver]

The fact that we now have vintage internet jokes makes me feel old.

On which subject...

 

People say I look a lot like Brad Pitt:

[steelaway]

On which subject...

 

People say I look a lot like Brad Pitt:

 

 

 

Is that because you ate him???

 

Alex

[Tiny]

Is that because you ate him???

 

Alex

 

or sat on him - ouch

[mattlad]

By the way, I don't know if many people know this, but a 'light bulb' doesn't actually work by emitting light. It works by sucking in the surrounding dark. If you were to touch a 'light bulb' that has been working for a while, you will notice it is quite hot. This is because of the friction generated by the dark passing through the glass. Obviously, when a bulb 'blows', it is simply full to capacity with dark and needs to be replaced. Different wattages are simply a measure of the distance from which dark can be effectively sucked, more energy being required to suck dark from a longer distance. This is because dark is quite heavy, a fact easily illustrated when deep sea diving - the deeper you go, the darker it gets, because the heavy dark sinks to the bottom and the lighter light floats on the top. That's why light is called light, not because it is brighter than dark, but because it is not as heavy.

Another interesting fact is that the speed of dark is faster than the speed of light. A simple way to prove this is to stand in a fully lit room and open a closed cupboard. You will see the light going in there, but the dark is so fast you won't see it coming out.

[NB Lola]

What colour bulb?

[Tam & Di]

By the way, I don't know if many people know this, but a 'light bulb' doesn't actually work by emitting light. It works by sucking in the surrounding dark. If you were to touch a 'light bulb' that has been working for a while, you will notice it is quite hot. This is because of the friction generated by the dark passing through the glass. Obviously, when a bulb 'blows', it is simply full to capacity with dark and needs to be replaced. Different wattages are simply a measure of the distance from which dark can be effectively sucked, more energy being required to suck dark from a longer distance. This is because dark is quite heavy, a fact easily illustrated when deep sea diving - the deeper you go, the darker it gets, because the heavy dark sinks to the bottom and the lighter light floats on the top. That's why light is called light, not because it is brighter than dark, but because it is not as heavy.

Another interesting fact is that the speed of dark is faster than the speed of light. A simple way to prove this is to stand in a fully lit room and open a closed cupboard. You will see the light going in there, but the dark is so fast you won't see it coming out.

 

I thought you had to reverse the positive and negative cables to get it to do that. I believe you can make ice in your kettle that way too.

[Ray T]

By the way, I don't know if many people know this, but a 'light bulb' doesn't actually work by emitting light. It works by sucking in the surrounding dark. If you were to touch a 'light bulb' that has been working for a while, you will notice it is quite hot. This is because of the friction generated by the dark passing through the glass. Obviously, when a bulb 'blows', it is simply full to capacity with dark and needs to be replaced. Different wattages are simply a measure of the distance from which dark can be effectively sucked, more energy being required to suck dark from a longer distance. This is because dark is quite heavy, a fact easily illustrated when deep sea diving - the deeper you go, the darker it gets, because the heavy dark sinks to the bottom and the lighter light floats on the top. That's why light is called light, not because it is brighter than dark, but because it is not as heavy.

Another interesting fact is that the speed of dark is faster than the speed of light. A simple way to prove this is to stand in a fully lit room and open a closed cupboard. You will see the light going in there, but the dark is so fast you won't see it coming out.

 

Have you been taking science lessons from Bizzard?

Edited October 31, 2011 by Ray T

[Bob18]

Not too forget the 23 "Told you so's"

[DustyDave]

Does this just apply to light bulbs on a boat? I changed the light bulb in my bathroom at home last night.

 

Dave