Dracoro

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

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

53 to flame the spell checkers

41 to correct spelling/grammar flames

6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ...

another 6 to condemn those 6 as ****-retentive

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

156 to email the moderators complaining that they are in violation of their "acceptable use policy"

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

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

306 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

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

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

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

4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ

44 to ask what is a "FAQ"

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

143 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

sammyh

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1000 to say SIAL

powerman

Wots a Bulb?

Spoon

I don't believe it would take that many, my g/f has just changed one on her own!!

You must work for a government body.

GarethE

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23 to post that they have modded their light bulbs

16 to say that they have changed their lightbulbs for neons

boxst

Hello

Quite a few arguing about whether the light bulb is too fat or not ......

Steve.

J4CKO

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1 to say there ancient ugly Japanese lightbulb is considerably brighter than any other, then explain the (psuedo) science behind the claims and also to post photoshopped pictures of the bulb in question, this is interspersed with homphobic rants and stern warnings from the mods/webmaster before the individual is banished for good.....

S.B.

A few more to say an evo lightbulb is better than a subaru lightbulb.

Dracoro

To say that word is sooooo last year darling In fact it's a very sial thing to say

carl

This pre-dates SIAL.

I read this joke before the WWW was even invented. It was a joke about Usenet then...

sammyh

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chiark

brilliant, chuckling loudly at this one

Ralf

Perfect !

ianmiller999

Don't you know it is no longer SIAL it is FIAD

David Lock

And another dozen to say this should be in DIY, unless it's Subaru lightbulb, in which case another 18 posts to discuss which section it should be in. Especially if some are for sale or not insured or in a computer...... Time for a beer I think

Goochie

its a lamp not a bulb - bulb is an americanism

Dream Weaver

And another 6 to reply saying that lightbulb is a racist/defamatory term, and should in fact be light emitting object

Funny though

Scooby96

Jap bulbs anyone!

Leslie

PMSL

Les

SiPie

Scooby96... You just ain't going to let this one drop are you ?

Poor old Keigo.. Ha ha ha ha

newbie_scoobie

cucumber

Lightbulbs....pahh!............in my day we made do with a candle.

lokokkee

In the future, when LED lamps become the norm, light bulb jokes will be extinct, cos the former can last and last and people will not remember having to or how to change one in the first place.

carl

Why do I see so many cars with LED centre brake lights where one or more of the LEDs has blown then?

OTOH I have an LED printer with 600 LEDs per inch on about 9 inches of page width. That's a lot of LEDs!

Boro

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So, how many forum users DOES it take?

v5 man

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"was it you" changing a bulb

lokokkee

Carl, below is an advertising pitch on LEDs from one of the supplier:

LED life expectancy is based on current and temperature. You can expect our LEDS to last approximately 100,000 hours at 20 ma with ambient temperature of 20° C.

Depending on usage, that's almost an entire life time = 54+ years @ 5 hours a day.

However, there are LEDs and LEDs, and cars are notorious for current surge, e.g. bulbs burning out regularly on Scoobysport driving lights.

missyc

LOL And a few more asking how to post up pics of their motor with new light bulbs fitted