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Bob Chilcoat
 
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Default Changing a light bulb on R.C.M

And the trees waving around is what causes the wind to blow.

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Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love
America

"A.Gent" wrote in message
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"John Husvar" wrote in message
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Why wrote:
13 to decry the use of "made in china" light bulbs.



Well no wonder the damn blub burned out....


Light bulbs do not burn out: They fill up.

This is because they do not emit light.

Light bulb is a misnomer. They are really dark absorbers. Once they have
absorbed all the dark they can they appear dark, naturally. They're full
after all.

They then must be replaced with new, empty ones since they cannot just
be emptied and put back into service.


...and semiconductors, conversely, are manufactured with a small quantity

of smoke
inside them. When circuit conditions are suitable, they will discharge

that smoke
into the atmosphere, and will then need to be replaced or re-filled.