Light bulb exploded #!!!

skiTTish

EEEEEKKKK!!
Just turned on the living room light ,had not been on today atall and it instantly exploded sending glass everywhere:eek:
Scared the poo out of me ( well technically it didnt ...wish it did ,constipated at the mo ,sorry I digress..)
Why did it explode ,never happened before ?!?

dampdaveski

Saw this on another forum the other day,

I think they explode, when oxygen builds up in the bulb. The bulb is supposed to be vacuum sealed with the filament inside. The filament is a piece of metal that glows white hot when you run current through it.When a bulb goes it is because the filament has become so weak, the surge of current has broken it. When a filament breaks, the electricity tries to arc between the two closest broken points, which produces sparks (and those lines you see on TV ) A spark needs oxygen to cause an explosion, but in a vacuum seal bulb, there is none. In a cheap bulb, there might be if it isn't sealed proper, so it could explode a little.
sounds quite plausible to me, just wish I could take the credit for it
DD
Also can't believe you actually wanted an involuntary bowel movement, (which is not unreasonable to assume it could easily have been quite violent and in copius amounts) in your living room whilst fully clothed (assuming you were dressed at the time)
Wouldn't it be a bit more hygenic to drink fresh orange, eat lots of fruit and veg or drink prune juice?

mikey72

Was it a GU10 spotlight bulb by any chance?
Ours exploded all the time, glass everywhere normally.

27col

Why does it matter why it exploded. Even if you knew, there would be nothing you could do about it. Just put it down to an unfortunate experience. With reference to your constipation I can only say "s***" happens.
When I was in the Merchant Navy, part of my job was to relamp thousands of incandescent light fittings in a Cunard Liner. When I say thousands, I mean exactly that. They were always blowing due to the vibration of the engines. The only time we ever had a bulb explode was when a drop of cold water got on the outside of the lamp while it was lit.

hartcjhart

was it one of the 'new' energy saving type,if so you must be very carefull about hadling the debris and breathing in the 'fumes',
cant remember where I saw it but i think it was because they contain mercury

Tigsteroonie

We made the mistake of using cheap (pound shop) candle bulbs in our wall lights, and we've had two explode sending glass down onto the sofa. Only going to buy quality ones in future!

hartcjhart

found the info here

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cfl.asp

dampdaveski

27col wrote: »

Why does it matter why it exploded. Even if you knew, there would be nothing you could do about it. Just put it down to an unfortunate experience. With reference to your constipation I can only say "s***" happens.QUOTE]

It's your happy go lucky attitude that keeps you going isn't it!:rolleyes:
The ladies bulb exploded, she wanted to know why, I read the thread and it interested me enough to go look for an answer (yes I am a sad act I know)
Knowledge is power etc etc, and using your attitude I honestly don't give a toss if you replaced literally thousands of light bulbs on a cunard liner, i'll just accept that me reading your negative comments was an 'unfortunate experience'

hartcjhart

dampdaveski wrote: »

27col wrote: »

Why does it matter why it exploded. Even if you knew, there would be nothing you could do about it. Just put it down to an unfortunate experience. With reference to your constipation I can only say "s***" happens.QUOTE]

It's your happy go lucky attitude that keeps you going isn't it!:rolleyes:
The ladies bulb exploded, she wanted to know why, I read the thread and it interested me enough to go look for an answer (yes I am a sad act I know)
Knowledge is power etc etc, and using your attitude I honestly don't give a toss if you replaced literally thousands of light bulbs on a cunard liner, i'll just accept that me reading your negative comments was an 'unfortunate experience'

He was probably disliked on the boat thats why they kept him walking round and round changing bulbs to keep him out of their way:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

skiTTish

Thanks everyone ...even happycrack:D

I was concerned due to the fact we just had the house rewired a few weeks plus hubby only fitted that light a week ago ,was concerned it could be a wiring issue but hubby has taken the fitting down and all the wiring checks out so hopefully a freaky one off#
The bulb was just a regular golfball style ,about 3 months old .

So ...as for the other matter ....anyone got the number for Dyna rod ?!

hartcjhart

skiTTish wrote: »

Thanks everyone ...even happycrack:D

I was concerned due to the fact we just had the house rewired a few weeks plus hubby only fitted that light a week ago ,was concerned it could be a wiring issue but hubby has taken the fitting down and all the wiring checks out so hopefully a freaky one off#
The bulb was just a regular golfball style ,about 3 months old .

So ...as for the other matter ....anyone got the number for Dyna rod ?!

Dyna rod:eek::eek: not for 27Col I hope:rotfl: