24-03-2005, 19:10
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Re: EXPLODING lightbulbs
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Originally Posted by zoombini
I saw a tip to use a potato, shove it into it, twist & remove.
Although given the moisture in it, best to switch off first
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But isn't that a tuber, not a bulb.
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24-03-2005, 19:31
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Re: EXPLODING lightbulbs
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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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24-03-2005, 19:46
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Re: EXPLODING lightbulbs
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Originally Posted by iadom
Quote:
Originally Posted by zoombini
I saw a tip to use a potato, shove it into it, twist & remove.
Although given the moisture in it, best to switch off first
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But isn't that a tuber, not a bulb.
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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
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24-03-2005, 20:01
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Re: EXPLODING lightbulbs
its the shape they sort of resemble bulbs... sort of...
honest guv...
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24-03-2005, 20:21
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Re: EXPLODING lightbulbs
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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24-03-2005, 20:23
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Re: EXPLODING lightbulbs
Just change the thing!!!!!! I wouldnt muck about, I imagine buxom woman would go mad!!!!
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24-03-2005, 20:26
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Re: EXPLODING lightbulbs
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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
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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24-03-2005, 20:32
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Re: EXPLODING lightbulbs
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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24-03-2005, 22:31
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24-03-2005, 23:05
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Re: EXPLODING lightbulbs
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Originally Posted by Dave Stones
its the shape they sort of resemble bulbs... sort of...
honest guv...
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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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24-03-2005, 23:27
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Re: EXPLODING lightbulbs
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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25-03-2005, 00:39
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Re: EXPLODING lightbulbs
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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25-03-2005, 01:35
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Re: EXPLODING lightbulbs
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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25-03-2005, 07:50
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Re: EXPLODING lightbulbs
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Originally Posted by kronas
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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25-03-2005, 08:03
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Re: EXPLODING lightbulbs
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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
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
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