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Fun with incandescents
Posted By: Dracimas, on host 192.173.49.93
Date: Friday, October 29, 1999, at 12:54:36
In Reply To: Re: 10/29 Reader Poll Pick posted by Sam on Friday, October 29, 1999, at 11:28:08:

> > What exactly is the difference between Incandescent and Fluorescent? I don't really know the difference...
>
> Incandescent would be the traditional bulb-shaped light bulbs that Edison invented. Fluorescent would be those long tube things that flicker when you turn them on and radiate harsh white light instead of a softer white-yellow.

Try this. Take an incandescent bulb and put it in your microwave on high. It glows this wierd blue color. Never had the nerve to leave it in for long (only a few seconds), but it *does* work. I think those small flourescent bulbs are supposed to work too, but I've never tried them.

Drac "I and/or Rinkworks and/or Samuel Stoddard are not responsible for anything that happens as a direct result of you anyone trying this suggestion" imas

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