How many Forum members does it takes to change a light bulb?

[delfin]

Everyone really should be using light emitting diodes. Be aware that we are in a worldwide energy crisis.

You're such a waster. Use candles or natural gas.

[Stevie30]

Everyone really should be using light emitting diodes. Be aware that we are in a worldwide energy crisis.

[george graves]

Wikipedia says:

The incandescent light bulb or incandescent lamp is a source of artificial light that works by incandescence (a general term for heat-driven light emissions which includes the simple case of black body radiation). An electric current passes through a thin filament, heating it until it produces light. The enclosing glass bulb prevents the oxygen in air from reaching the hot filament, which otherwise would be destroyed rapidly by oxidation.

Incandescent bulbs are sometimes called electric lamps, a term originally applied to the original arc lamps. They are also known as globes and light globe with the theater, television and film industries, a term which is commonly used in Australia.

Incandescent bulbs are made in a wide range of sizes and voltages, from 1.5 volts to about 300 volts. They require no external regulating equipment and have a low manufacturing cost, and work well on either alternating current or direct current. As a result the incandescent lamp is widely used in household and commercial lighting, for portable lighting, such as table lamps, some car headlamps and electric flashlights, and for decorative and advertising lighting.

Some applications of the incandescent bulb make use of the heat generated, such as infrared heating, incubators (for hatching eggs), brooding boxes for young poultry, heat lights for reptile tanks, and the Easy-Bake Oven toy. In cold weather the heat shed by incandescent lamps contributes to building heating, but in hot climates lamp losses increase the energy used by air conditioning systems.

i think it should be in DIY or FAQ cause it technically is a question about doing something?

[Justin B]

Yeah, I think it should be in lighting.

[Jordan325iC]

Shouldn't this be in "Appearance and Cosmetic"?

[StereoInstaller1]

The real issue is: If a lightbulb is trying to take off from a conveyor belt that will match...

BAN! No mention of conveyor belts are allowed on R3V, it is "INSTA-BAN"

oh shit, I just mentioned it!

[Justin B]

A little drawn out but funny :D

[craig4ie]

The real issue is: If a lightbulb is trying to take off from a conveyor belt that will match...

thats great :)

[stevofthahill]

So about that light bulb?

[AndrewBird]

This is probably older then dirt, but it's the first time I've seen it:

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed;

14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently;

7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs;

1 to move it to the Lighting section;

2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section;

7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs;

5 to flame the spell checkers;

3 to correct spelling/grammar flames;

6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid;

2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp";

15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct;

19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this
discussion to a lightbulb forum;

11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs
and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum;

36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty;

7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs;

4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's;

3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this
group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group;

13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too";

5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy;

4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?";

13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs";

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.