Report, edit, etc...Posted by Kow on 2006-09-18 at 18:26:18
Light bulbs are not actually "light bulbs" but dark absorbers. When you turn them on, they suck the dark out of the room. You can prove this by holding your hand under a "light bulb". The dark will stack up under your hand where its path to the absorber is blocked by your hand. When they quit working and turn a dark color, it's not because they burnt out, it's because they're full.
Discuss.
Discuss.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by T-MaStAA on 2006-09-18 at 18:37:36
Wiierd...
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Arbitrary on 2006-09-18 at 18:40:00
lol propaganda
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Doodan on 2006-09-18 at 18:45:28
While I never thought of anything like this, I used to like thinking up wierd explanations about the way things worked. 
But I have to take the scientific stance and remind you of the vast amount of evidence proving that photons are being emitted by the bulb and are radiating around the room and bouncing off objects so you can see them.
But I have to take the scientific stance and remind you of the vast amount of evidence proving that photons are being emitted by the bulb and are radiating around the room and bouncing off objects so you can see them.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Xx.Doom.xX on 2006-09-18 at 19:01:17
Wow, never knew this....Thanks Kow
I thought there was just electricity in there and poof, ya get light lol
I thought there was just electricity in there and poof, ya get light lol
Report, edit, etc...Posted by xMCx on 2006-09-18 at 19:03:41
That's strange.
I also learned the world's supply of Tungsten, the element which is usded to make the electricity fuel the light bulb, will run out in close to 19 years. Thoughts?
I also learned the world's supply of Tungsten, the element which is usded to make the electricity fuel the light bulb, will run out in close to 19 years. Thoughts?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Xx.Doom.xX on 2006-09-18 at 19:05:42
O_O
And those curvy ones last about 7-8 years....wow.
And those curvy ones last about 7-8 years....wow.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Voyager7456(MM) on 2006-09-18 at 19:15:03
QUOTE(xMCx @ Sep 18 2006, 07:03 PM)
I also learned the world's supply of Tungsten, the element which is usded to make the electricity fuel the light bulb, will run out in close to 19 years. Thoughts?
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Source?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Felagund on 2006-09-18 at 19:15:32
Get fluorescent, not incandescent.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by CheeZe on 2006-09-18 at 19:27:51
This better be a joke... 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by DT_Battlekruser on 2006-09-18 at 19:33:39
Darkness is the abscence of light.
Light is not the absence of darkness.
Light is not the absence of darkness.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Felagund on 2006-09-18 at 22:10:33
Are you so sure about that?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by xMCx on 2006-09-18 at 22:33:24
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Source?
School, they taught me wrong...
QUOTE(Wikipedia)
World tungsten reserves have been estimated at 7 million t W. Unfortunately, most of these reserves are not economically workable so far. At our current annual consumption rate, these reserves will only last for about 140 years.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Doodan on 2006-09-18 at 23:19:39
This is feeling more and more like a misc. conversation, as there's no real discussion taking place. Just "You're wrong" or "Hmmm... odd idea"
>>Moved to Misc.
>>Moved to Misc.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by O)FaRTy1billion on 2006-09-19 at 14:41:45
]Then why is it when you stick a pencil near a flame the side near the light gets dark? 
My biology teacher last year read us this article...
My biology teacher last year read us this article...
Report, edit, etc...Posted by JaFF on 2006-09-19 at 14:46:52
QUOTE(Kow @ Sep 19 2006, 01:25 AM)
Light bulbs are not actually "light bulbs" but dark absorbers. When you turn them on, they suck the dark out of the room. You can prove this by holding your hand under a "light bulb". The dark will stack up under your hand where its path to the absorber is blocked by your hand. When they quit working and turn a dark color, it's not because they burnt out, it's because they're full.
Discuss.
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Discuss.
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A good joke.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by O)FaRTy1billion on 2006-09-19 at 14:47:34
QUOTE(xMCx @ Sep 18 2006, 05:03 PM)
That's strange.
I also learned the world's supply of Tungsten, the element which is usded to make the electricity fuel the light bulb, will run out in close to 19 years. Thoughts?
Wiki says otherwise.I also learned the world's supply of Tungsten, the element which is usded to make the electricity fuel the light bulb, will run out in close to 19 years. Thoughts?
QUOTE(Wikipedia)
At our current annual consumption rate, these reserves will only last for about 140 years.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Kow on 2006-09-19 at 15:21:16
QUOTE(O)FaRTy1billion @ Sep 19 2006, 02:47 PM)
Wiki says otherwise.
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QUOTE(Wikipedia)
At our current annual consumption rate, these reserves will only last for about 140 years.
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QUOTE(xMCx @ Sep 18 2006, 10:33 PM)
QUOTE(Wikipedia)
World tungsten reserves have been estimated at 7 million t W. Unfortunately, most of these reserves are not economically workable so far. At our current annual consumption rate, these reserves will only last for about 140 years.
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Report, edit, etc...Posted by O)FaRTy1billion on 2006-09-19 at 16:32:08
I was replying to what he said... and it was meant to be an addition.
EDIT:
And I didn't see he already put that. wtf... I thought I read every post.. I remember posts before and around it, but I don't remember any of the ones about it.
EDIT:
And I didn't see he already put that. wtf... I thought I read every post.. I remember posts before and around it, but I don't remember any of the ones about it.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Gamma on 2006-09-23 at 20:55:38
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it's not because they burnt out, it's because they're full.
That is an interesting fact. Also, it explains why you have to change them out.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by xmrxsiegecopx on 2006-09-23 at 21:04:20
Please. Understanding how the incandescent light bulb should destroy all the lies.
Wikipedia: Incandescent Light Bulb
Wikipedia: Incandescent Light Bulb
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Kow on 2006-09-23 at 21:08:32
How's that disprove anything? It's not emitting light, but rather sucking in the darkness.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by xmrxsiegecopx on 2006-09-23 at 21:44:13
QUOTE(Kow @ Sep 23 2006, 06:08 PM)
How's that disprove anything? It's not emitting light, but rather sucking in the darkness.
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There are at least two ways to look at this:
Light bulbs absorb darkness, therefore, increasing its mass (assuming darkness has mass), eventually making the lightbulb heavy enough to drop into the ground, destroying the support it was hanging from (assuming it was hanging).
OR
Light bulbs emit visible electromagnetic radiation waves through the room, enough to temporarily disrupt the flow of darkness (the lack of light), filling the room with photoparticles until the light bulb loses all of its energy source.
Now which seems logical?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Kow on 2006-09-23 at 22:04:43
Who says darkness has mass?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by O)FaRTy1billion on 2006-09-23 at 22:38:17
Its also said that darkness is denser than water, so it sinks in the ocean. If it had density, it would have mass.