Light Bulb

[obliterate]

They say the correct term is actually lamp.

Lamps are freestanding.
Torches are portables
Lights(bulbs) are wall, floor or roof mounted.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Light bulbs are the glass covered filaments anyway, not the supports on which a light bulb is mounted.

 

[lutzj]

I think the lamp we were talking about was the oil-fueled kind.

 

[zxcvbnm]

What about a genie lamp?

I have worked in Three Wishes inc. and the correct term is Djinn

 

[dot]

Has anyone ever actually tried to bulb light?

And if so, what was it like?

 

[Olleus]

Until somebody can show me where this so-called "light bulb" is, then I refuse to allow anyone to change it.

 

[sirtommygunn]

its right over there next to that poster and that forum member

 

[obliterate]

its right over there next to that poster and that forum member

It's moved now. It's behind that mod and to the right of you.

 

[classical_hero]

What came first, the light or the lightbulb?

 

[zxcvbnm]

The Djinn came first

BTW Kataphraktoi should be the Byzantine UU

 

[obliterate]

No way! It's an English (language) game and it should be in English. CATAPHRACT!!!

 

[zxcvbnm]

No! Civ should be made available only in Kikuju and feature only inuit tribes!

 

[dot]

No way! It's an English (language) game and it should be in English. CATAPHRACT!!!

No! Civ should be made available only in Kikuju and feature only inuit tribes!

Guys, stay on topic please! This is about Illumination!

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[Deep Thought]

Oboy, here we go.
This is going to start a massive riot and end with someone pushing the button.
All because of a single bucket of glass with a very hot wire inside.
So, how are we going to prevent this? Answer: Well, nothing. If all of you stops getting involved with this, we can continue the peace and harmony we always had. Not, since it has never been a second of peace and harmony since the dawn of societies. QED.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Yeah. Besides, LEDs are better.

 

[obliterate]

Fluorescent lightbulbs FTW!!!

 

[lutzj]

Candles W00T!

 

[ggganz]

Light bulbs sux. Why do you need one when all your mtonitor does is project light into your eyes??

Oh, right, gotta find the way to the fridge.

And change the light bulb in the fridge!

 

[Swedishguy]

It's lightbulb, not light bulb, and definitely not Light Bulb.

With Norwegian and Swedish grammar that would be correct. But these brits n' yanks like to split their words for some reason.

 

[Erik Mesoy]

With Norwegian and Swedish grammar that would be correct. But these brits n' yanks like to split their words for some reason.

Hey, I'm just following the grand Brit-Yank tradition of (linguistic) imperialism.