Genesis of the marathon thread.

[CSpaced]

My wife showed this to me and it cracked me up, so I thought I would share.
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How many R/C Pilots does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the lightbulb and to post that it has been changed.

14 to share similar experiences at changing lightbulbs and how said lightbulb could have been changed differently.

7 to caution about all the possible dangers of changing lightbulbs.

6 to argue over whether it is a "lightbulb" or a "light bulb”, and another 6 to condemn those 6 as being stupid.

2 industry pro's to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp".

16 know-it-alls who claim they are in the industry and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct.

19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs, and to please take this discussion to a light bulb forum.

11 to defend the posting to this forum, saying that we all use light bulbs ,therefore the post is indeed relevant to this forum.

36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy these bulbs, what brand works best for this technique and what brands are faulty.

5 people to post pics of their own light bulbs.

15 people to post "I can't see their !@#^%$ light bulbs".

7 people to post URL's where one can see examples of light bulbs.

4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrections.

13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety, including all headers and signatures and then add "Me Too".

5 posts to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy.

4 to say "didn't we go through this a short time ago?"

13 to say "do a search on lightbulbs before posting a question on lightbulbs."

1 to bring politics into the discussion, by adding that the current president is not the brightest bulb.

4 more to get into personal attacks over their political views.

1 moderator to lock the light bulb thread.

1 forum lurker to post to the original thread 6 whole months from now ,and start it all over again

[wizard]

Thats funny. Even funnier, or maybe a little sad, is the touch of truth.

[eagle1]

well lightbulbs or light bulbs your gettin alittle deep!!
found it fun to read though...lolo

[Josh Price]

You forgot to mention the
2 that said the links did not work
1 to post the same link saying here try this one
5 to say that is the same @#$ link
6 to give a new link
25 to commit on how that link was neat, awesome, etc
2 to make there one NEW videos
1 lurker to come out and comment and say first post
5 to talk about the new design of the light bulb that is going to come out soon
4 to mention that it will be LIGHTER (hehehe)
1 (me) to say "no that is funny and let me shine a new Light on the matter"
8 to say that is not funny and they want to knock my lights out
3,893 to stay in the dark and not show there face


ok your turn again

[eagle1]

how about the 1 that wants to talk about the tecnical inforamation concerning the inner workings of said bulb 4 to agree on the matter 7 to count it as pure concidence 3 to talk about the way the switch works on the wall and the 3,893 idle bystanders to look up and say silently "you know" "they might be on to something"

[Jenko]

Very funny! A good read!

[sweetpea]

So true it hurts

[WangoTango]

Soooooooooooooooooooooo,
Will the friggin' bulb ever get changed or are we just gonna sit here in the dark??
WT

[Josh Price]

still trying to deside on which one to buy. i wonder if servo city is having a say on those too. we might ought to stalk up if they come in bulk

[knighttwister]

what i want to know is what happens when the base of the bulb stays in the socket? is that particular bulb forever changed? or can it be repaired?

[Temptation]

OMG! This is so funny. BTW, every post so far is incorrect. None of you guys know anything about light bulbs, or posting.

[Lance J.]

[japan3d]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Lance J.

You forgot this post!!

[SofaKing]

Now wait a minute here...
Are we talking about incandescent lamps or fluorescent lamps?
If we're talking about fluorescent lamps then here is a link to a site for more info:
http://home.howstuffworks.com/fluorescent-lamp.htm

However, if we're talking about incandescent bulbs thats a whole different story and you can find info here:
http://home.howstuffworks.com/light-bulb.htm

I hope this helps.

p.s. I'll post pics of my bulbs as soon as I figure out how to upload from this new camera I bought.

Off Topic I know but, does anybody know anything about cameras?

[wizard]

No one has yet add the history of light prior to the current technology. Has the light bulb been compared to candles or oil lamps. How about an open fire or even star light and moon light. Then there is sunlight if it is daytime. Curtains open or closed? LOL