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Lightbulb jokes are often responses to contemporary events. [14] For example, the lightbulb may not need to be changed at all due to ongoing power outages. [15]The Village Voice held a $200 lightbulb joke contest around the time of the Iran hostage crisis, with the winning joke being: [16]
A 3-way lamp, also known as a tri-light, is a lamp that uses a 3-way light bulb to produce three levels of light in a low-medium-high configuration. A 3-way lamp requires a 3-way bulb and socket, and a 3-way switch. In 3-way incandescent light bulbs, each of the filaments operates at full voltage. Lamp bulbs with dual carbon filaments were ...
One from the previous RM to replace the former lightbulb with an LED light bulb, despite rejection from 107 users. One uninvolved editor to open a dispute resolution case over the switch to an LED bulb. Two to mediate the dispute. One to close the thread due to excessive personal attacks. One to open an articles for deletion discussion about ...
something easy to do: breeze, cinch, picnic, snap 3. wrap around in a circle: coil, spiral, twist, wind 4. jump into the air: bound, leap, spring, vault. how'd you do? did you miss a few days?
The game consists of a 5 by 5 grid of lights. When the game starts, a random number or a stored pattern of these lights is switched on. Pressing any of the lights will toggle it and the adjacent lights. The goal of the puzzle is to switch all the lights off, preferably with as few button presses as possible. [1] [2]
A thermal switch (sometimes thermal reset or thermal cutout (TCO)) is a device which normally opens at a high temperature (often with a faint "plink" sound) and re-closes when the temperature drops. The thermal switch may be a bimetallic strip, often encased in a tubular glass bulb to protect it from dust or short circuit. Another common design ...
A toggle light switch Internal components of a toggle switch. The toggle mechanism provides "snap-action" through the use of an "over-center" geometry. The design was patented in 1916 by William J. Newton and Morris Goldberg. [2] The switch actuator does not control the contacts directly, but through an intermediate arrangement of springs and ...
Move over, Wordle and Connections—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on ...