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Those new fluorescent low wattage bulbs shine a creepy light. Any light bulb connoisseur would readily admit that incandescent light is much preferable to fluorescent.
Thomas Edison is variously credited with trying anywhere from 1,000 to 6,000 different materials before finally discovering his
filament material and calling it a night.
I suggest that he stopped too soon. If he had kept trying, he might have discovered that meat, perhaps in the form of jerky, makes a much better filament material in the vacuum environment of a light bulb, has superior iridescent properties, is environmentally friendly, and much more efficient. Different cuts of meat may produce a wide variety of mood lighting for any occasion. This may also be just the thing to revive a flagging beef, pork, or chicken industry.
We should not be so quick to toss the incandescent light bulb over the side in our quest for new and more efficient lighting.
Colonel Kilgore
http://www.imdb.com...88/quotes?qt0517192
An obvious candidate. [8th of 7, Jun 24 2010]
Prior art
http://www.youtube....watch?v=bowA1xUZpmA
But I be done seen 'bout ev'rything, When I see a elephant fry [MaxwellBuchanan, Jun 24 2010]
Replace the glass bulb as well
http://gallery.nen....uk/image91067-.html
[pocmloc, Jun 24 2010]
Thor's Hammer
Thor_27s_20Hammer
More on making meat twitch [csea, Jun 24 2010]
Carry on Screaming!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060214/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060214/quotes?qt0306242 [8th of 7, Jun 24 2010]
Couldn't Hit an Elephant
http://www.rateital...tsylvania-1864.aspx
The General's final words... [Grogster, Jun 24 2010]
Sushi Lightbulb
Sushi_20Lightbulb
At least [21] is in touch with his inner meat. [Grogster, Jun 25 2010]
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The sun is on average less dense than this planet. |
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However, huh? Are you thinking that the muscle fibres will glow? Are you also thinking that we'd get through a lot of non-vegetarian light bulbs? |
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odd. odd. oddity odd odd. And strange. |
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Many bets have been lost by preemptively dismissing something as impossible. I understand that it is (at its most hopeful) wildly improbable; I am simply saying that sad fact does not seal its fate as impossible. Perhaps curing that meat in a solution of Chinese mustard and chlorine bleach will yield a breakthrough... |
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I'm not by any means saying it's impossible, just that it's, as
[Voice] says, rather odd. Is this like some kind of random walk
through possibly connected usefulnesses? Why not try
burning a loofah? |
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Perhaps we should try giant light bulbs with people as the
filaments. |
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There is prior art, actually from Edison himself (serves him
right). In a very public demonstration, he passed electricity
through an elephant. Elephants are largely meat. There are
no reports of the elephant lighting up. (Link) |
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Your planet needs more adventurous innovators like Mr. Edison; Jackass meets Mythbusters, with a side order of Monty Python. |
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It's not enough to sit in the pub and say, "Hey, guys, wonder what would happen if we get an elephant and plug it into the mains ?" - you have to follow through, or lose all your street cred. |
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[marked-for-tagline] //Hey, guys, wonder what
would happen if we get an elephant and plug it into
the mains?// |
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experiment with a daisy-chain of glow-worms. |
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... plugged into the mains ... |
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Must be somebody failed at the grill. |
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{MaxB] Well, yes, apart from a prodigious quantity of smoke coming from said elephant, it didn't light up --- but do remember, the meat is on the INSIDE... |
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Only until you throw the double pole knife switch*. |
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(*it is appparently traditional to declaim,"You fools ! I'll kill you all ! MUHWHAHAHAHA !" during the process of switch-closing). |
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See [link] for more about the use of electicity on meat. |
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damn, I'm gonna have such dreams... |
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But African Elephants are, of course, non migratory .. |
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//African Elephants are, of course, non migratory ..//
Depends on the voltage. |
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This may very well be the application for sushi that [Suki] has been searching for. |
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