Tuesday, January 20, 2015

let there be light.

i can't remember what planted the seed in my mind but a few weeks back i became entranced with LED light bulbs. the little buggers cost a small fortune at our local stores so it was off to ebay. i have ordered several of different wattage since the fascination began and today was my lucky day. the first little soldier arrived in the mail, a 5W bulb shaped like a normal light bulb. i say this because they come in several different shapes and configurations. i'm expecting some different types any day. lucky me.

i replaced a standard 40 watt bulb with the 5 watt LED bulb and so far so good. nothing has exploded and the 5W LED bulb is at least as bright and maybe a bit brighter. it also doesn't get hot which is good. no sense wasting electricity producing heat that i don't want. i can hardly wait for the 3,7 and 9 watt bulbs to arrive. once i test all the different wattages and shapes i'll order a 10 pack.

does anyone have the phone number of the pope's mother? it seems that son of a bitch is DARING ME TO SWEAR AT HIS MOTHER. i hope he doesn't chicken out and send the swiss guard after me after i make the call.

i have a raunchy deadwood clip i'm dying to post but for now i'll chicken out go with a possibly top 10 video:

i love you sons of bitches.

15 comments:

texlahoma said...

A 5w LED puts out as much light as a regular 40w? Man, that sounds great, I'm all about saving money.

Yeah, the pope sounds like he's trying to start something, I'll try to get you that phone number, I want to see how this turns out.

billy pilgrim said...

according to the ads they're supposed to last about 20 times longer than a normal bulb.

i'd have a lot more confidence going up against the pope if ruby had my back but i'm counting on the son of a bitch to "turn the other cheek" after i land the first blow.

BBC said...

I've been a big fan of led bulbs for years, but as you know, I make my own.

The bulbs you buy depend on the grid always being there but the bulbs I make can run off of a car battery if the grid goes down.

The led light over my desk has been burning 24/7 for at least five years now, and shows no sign of giving up yet.

billy pilgrim said...

yeah, the ads say these bulbs can last up to 10 years. i recently bid on and won a box of 10 bulbs but then i read the description and it said 220V so decided not to go through with the order. there's a pissed off nine iron somewhere.

Gorilla Bananas said...

There used to be pocket calculators with LED displays, but now they're all LCD which uses less power. I never realised that energy saving light bulbs used LEDs. Do your light bulbs look like this?

BBC said...

I would be interested in taking one of your bulbs apart to see how it is made.

billy pilgrim said...

gb - i think led uses a little less power than lcd. my led tv is cooler than the old lcd tv.

king - go to ebay, they have pictures and diagrams of most bulbs for sale.

you can buy a corn hole bulb.

BBC said...

I know that many of them look different, Swains' has a new led bulb display, maybe I will buy one of the cheaper ones to take apart.

If an led goes out on one of my lights all I have to do is replace that one led, not the whole light.

Dixie@dcrelief said...

Be sure and get that 'selfie' shot of you and the francis.

Leds are nice - my studio bulb is 4 years old.

Haven't been to a zoo in years. If you don't count living here(smile).

billy pilgrim said...

king - i paid 80 cents for a 3W bulb.

dixie - francis doesn't have an image in mirrors or show up in pictures. but he's got a lot of cool stuff in his basement.

BBC said...

"king - i paid 80 cents for a 3W bulb."

I guess the light output of a candle is worth 80 cents.

Mr. Shife said...

It makes me wonder what the heck I will become obsessed over when I retire. Right now it's beer. Good luck with the lights, BP. Have a good one buddy.

Dixie@dcrelief said...

Yeah - I've seen a few pics of the basement stuff. Bizarre-o!

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater said...

Oooh, which "Deadwood" clip were you going to go with? It was weird how the one guy would get all of his best plotting and conspiring done while getting a beej.

billy pilgrim said...

kenneth - i've posted the clip. yes, al could certainly wax poetic whilst getting serviced by dolly.