Know Your Bulbs

don't you know a GU10 from a GZ10 or an E27 from an E14?
bulbboy says: know your bulbs!

why? the reason i say this is that many
people do not know what kind of bulbs
they have in their lamps at home.

i see countless numbers stop and stare
in front of a wall of bulbs, and stare,
and stare, and stare, and stare and...
...well, you get the message.

they aren't marvelling at all the different types
there are, the shapes, the fittings, or even at
the amount of light each can give out.
they are just plain baffled.

this lengthy decision process coupled with the
disappointment of buying the wrong bulb, and then
the prospect of having to return said bulb, it's no
wonder that some do not enjoy this process, those
who came expecting to buy "an ordinary bulb."

dear readers, there is no such thing as an ordinary bulb.
each one must be cherished for what it gives to the world.
it has a finite lifespan like ourselves,
and then it's time is done.

take a peek inside your fittings and make a note
of all the different types you have.
and then go and seek them out...

Hallelujah!

Light House

how was your festive season? twinkly, sparkly?
did you have a christmas tree,
maybe a a couple of decorative lights sitting
in the window?

well next christmas try and top this.
the video below depicts the house of one
Carson Williams, an electrical engineer from Ohio.
his house had over 16,000 lights on it. all magically
synched to music (which kinda reminds me of the
Munsters).

the display was so popular it was used in a beer commercial
in 2005.

enjoy.

Light Entertainment

here is a little cartoon from explosm.net.
not really about flashlights and they are
not really for the easily offended: a little like
south park but with even more edge.

i found it funny.
hope you do too.


Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

British Summer Time

the clocks have just come forward.

BST or british summer time is upon us.
so we lose an hour in bed (or playing with flashlights).
this is good because we will soon have to use less energy.
how much power will be saved over the next few months in the UK?

a lot.

it also has its downside. less darkness means that flashlight use will decrease considerably.
at least bulbboy might get more sleep over the next few months.