2009-02-01

Watch me make a lightbulb (not a pencil) disappear

At Sam's Club today I saw some new cool bulbs for the dining room light. LEDs instead of compact florescent. 1.5 watts instead of 40! I didn't have a need to buy, but couldn't resist trying them out. I'm unscrewing the old bulb - Chaelomen is letting the dog in and Jack-Jack is wandering into the dining room... and I drop the bulb!

After sweeping up the mess, I look in the dust pan and there aren't enough parts to convince me that I've found them all. Specifically the base of the bulb (the part that screws in) is not to be found. With assistance, nothing is found! With a flashlight, still nothing!

Then while admiring the new bulb, I suddenly find the missing base, lying on its side, in the light (look at the center of the fixture in the picture taken from inside the fixture).

2 comments:

Shinobi said...

so, how bright are the LED bulbs? I've looked into them before, for the standard socket, but heard they weren't quite bright enough to spread light around the room.

TheWizard said...

They aren't really bright, but seem adequate for the chandelier in the dining room. They look a little out of place because the base is bigger. I was expecting more light, because I've seen LED flashlights.