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But isn't that a tuber, not a bulb.;)

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I think the idea is that you stick an iron nail and a piece of copper wire into the potato to make a battery to power the bulb. Or possibly not!

And if you need a few more volts, you can always start singing, "One potato, two potato, three potato, four."

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Ok, I've resisted this all the way through, but since you've brought it up, here goes, the proper name is an electric lighting lamp, a bulb is something that grows in the garden, way the manufactures insist on calling them bulbs I'll never know :rolleyes: :D

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its the shape ;) they sort of resemble bulbs... sort of...

honest guv...

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Try and use lamps with the CE mark on them, but I think even that is a bit of a lottery these days.

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Just change the thing!!!!!! I wouldnt muck about, I imagine buxom woman would go mad!!!!

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I changed it this morning - I did say so in my first post ;):D

Buxom Woman would probably enjoy seeing me toasting if I did it wrong. She's got a weird/warped sense of humour.

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Like me then who takes great delight in watching Paul getting toasted before he asks me to swich the leccy off!!!!!

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aye you did chuckle last time i did it didnt you ;) :erm: :disturbd: :D :D :D


for the record , this idiot disconnected a light switch that was knackered and then went to change it later , the only problem was , the idiot forgot to turn the power off again :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: , to say the least :D :D :D

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I concur. In Dutch they are called 'pears', presumably due to the resemblance in shape. In dilli's case this term appears to be more appropriate than bulbs, as his are definitely pear-shaped (His bulbs, obviously) ;)

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I'm guessing that the glass to metal seal fails, and causes the bulb to blow.

Only ever seen one go at switch on, and I recall a couple of cheap ones dropping the glass - it does put you off cheap bulbs!

Most are now either CFL or circular standard flourescent - always found it to be a better light than ordinary bulbs - which look quite yellow when you're used to CFL

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I have a scar on my right foot where a piece of glass from the bathroom lightbulb cut it. I was only a nipper. The dangers of steam :)

I use energy saving bulbs. Some of them are dodgy - I've had blown fuses before now.

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judging from this thread im glad we dont use cheap bulbs in out house, i have always deemed the cheaper ones to be unsafe, i guess i was right, i think ill be trying to stick to the 'GE' brand ones...

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Certainly looks that way.

By the way wha't s GE one? 'Great Exploder' :) (Like the ones I've already got)

or did you mean CE? (crap exploder) :)

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it might be a general electric branded one , only maybe though :erm: :D :D :D