How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

BobG

The domesticated bulb came along no later than 1000 AD. It's unknown how long untamed bulbs have roamed the Earth.Early bulbs

Light came along either on Aug 13, 3114 BCE (Mayan), March 29, 3760 BCE (Jewish), Oct 23, 4004 BCE (Ussher), 5199 BCE (Maria de Agreda), 13.7 x 10^9 BCE (plus or minus 200,000 years), 77,760 x 10^9 BCE (Puranic Hinduism), 155 x 10^12 BCE (current iteration of the universe).

Since the earliest possible date for the bulb is unknown, the results are inconclusive.

radou

Don't make things too complicated, since at the beginning God said: '...and let there be a bulb.'

Gokul43201

Liar!

I'll get you next time.

Astronuc

I bet he didn't see that coming.

twisting_edge

Where's the environmental impact statement!?!

BobG

Yeah, but his was filled with hydrogen.

Hydrogen fuel: a clean and secure energy future

Of course, it takes a hell of a lot of PFers to change the bulb.

Lisa!

turbo

That's what happens when a light bulb burns out. Light bulbs are electrically-powered darkness-suckers and when they fail, the darkness leaks back out of them. This is especially annoying in windowless rooms because the bulbs have to suck up a LOT of darkness, and when they fail, it all comes back out, making the room so dark that you have to lug in a portable hand-held darkness-sucker just to be able to change the one mounted on the ceiling.

SpaceTiger

Mmmm...sweet fire. So many memories.

Can I do this?

Artman

We have an outdoor light at my house that I had to put a 40 watt bulb in one time. My wife called it, "A Dark."

I don't know. Can you? You may do this.

Actually, with my poor spelling and grammar, I ought to keep real quiet here.

Ki Man

Technically, the lightbulb is replaced, not changed.

light_bulb

whats a light bulb?

Office_Shredder

The lightbulb is a symbol of American corporatism and fascist conspiracy! Big Bulb™ is pulling the shades over the eyes of the public, and keeping us all in the dark about the evilness of bulbs. Christianity tells us:

And ye, though one shalt come who showeth the way with the bulb of light, watch not, though ye may be tempted, for ye shalt surely suffer a death of the soul worse than any mortal pain

Luce 4:13

Haliburton spent forty billion dollars on light bulb advertisement last year. Why? Because they secretly implanted a brain control generator in each light bulb they sold! You're all mindless consumer slaves, bent to the will of Big Bulb™ and its subsidiaries!!!! Don't let them take you, or you'll never be free again!!!

The war in Iraq isn't about terrorism or oil, it's about bulbs!!! Hussein was a liberal-minded safety conscious man, who banned light bulbs in order to protect his people!!! Haliburton wanted to expand their market, so they told Bush to invade Iraq so they could give people light bulbs!!! Same thing with Cuba!!! Castro banned light bulbs in 1985, and since then his people may be poor, but at least they're free!! The Bay of Pigs was actually about smuggling light bulbs into the country, so they could mind control people!!! It worked!!! That's why people still try to sail to america!!!


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BobG

Once again, you've completely missed the point of the process.

Light bulbs are an aesthetic means of setting tungsten atoms free into the atmosphere. The tungsten filament in a light bulb can reach 4000 degrees Fahrenheit. At that temperature, tungsten atoms will fly off of the filament and collect on the inside of the bulb's glass. The glass quickly darkens and the filament quickly disintegrates. To force a more even and complete disintegration (and to prolong the pleasure), light bulbs are filled with argon gas which bounces many of the tungsten atoms right back onto the filament. Eventually, the filament will have expelled so many tungsten atoms it will disintegrate.

Once the filament has disintegrated to the point that it's no longer possible to heat it via an electric current, the next phase of the transformation begins. The bulb now has a nice coating of tungsten atoms on the inside of the glass and is normally placed in a packing container prior to shipment to the local landfill. (As a side effect, a socket is now available to begin the transformation process on a new light bulb).

The bulb is then transported via truck to the landfill. If properly packaged, the other contents in the package will crush the bulb freeing the tungsten atoms into the local environment. If all goes well, the tungsten will leach into the local water table, where it will be ingested by livestock, animals and humans. In the human body, it's believed by some that a large enough concentration of tungsten can undergo one final transformation, participating in the development of luekemia.

The act of removing a light bulb from the socket and placing in an approved packing container for shipment is just one change in a multi-step transformation. You shouldn't focus in on one step in a major change process. It's important not to lose sight of the forest for trees.

mathwonk

i love the original post. i am not going to m ake it come true by reading any of the others.

mbrmbrg

Has anybody mentioned the 12.4 PFers who need to PM mentors to tell them there's a blown lightbulb?

NoTime

If a light bulb burns out in a room and there is no one around to see it...
Does it still get dark?