Energy saving light bulbs - if they break

geordie_joe

djbd1973 wrote: »

Now if you turned that experience into an X box game, erased the bit about it being in the UK and made it into an American tale from the hood then the kids may listen... :rolleyes:

Can you copyright something that happened to someone else? Just in case someone is faster than me at producing games

djbd1973

geordie_joe wrote: »

Can you copyright something that happened to someone else? Just in case someone is faster than me at producing games

Don't ask me. I'm too busy trying to break one of these pesky light bulbs.

lolarentt

barrymung wrote: »

They used to use carbide in bicycle lamps! basically, you placed it in the lamp, added water, set light to it and stuck it on your bike!

You could also drop some in a water-filled glass lemonade bottle, fasten the lid and run like stink! BOOOOOF!

Ahhhh...the good old days....

A quick google reveals this must have been calcium carbide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_carbide
although I'm still not sure why Halfords sold it in the 60s as there were no carbide bike lamps around then!

Ticklemouse

I used to go caving with my dad in the 70's. We used to use carbide lamps then

I remember someone breaking a mercury thermometer when I was a child too - and we all got a go holding the mercury on our hands and watching it form into different shapes. Perhaps I've already died of mercury poisining and just don't know it?? :rotfl: