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[-] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You should know to the extent that you're using it, not the other way around. You should understand that the house is wired, and you don't know how to wire it, and that the light in that bulb is from fire, not wizard shit. Maybe also where to find books on how to wire a house.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

The light in the bulb is most certainly not from fire.

[-] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

If its an actual bulb? Yes it is. But nowadays, no probably not, but you get the point.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Yeah, light emitting diodes don't work like traditional incandescents. I suppose you could say that a filament bulb is a controlled fire, at the most simplistic and basic level, but that's a misrepresentation of what's really happening. The filament heats up to a very high temperature, causing it to glow and emit light. This process is known as incandescence, and it involves heating a material until it emits light, rather than burning or combustion, which would involve a chemical reaction with oxygen to produce fire. The bulb is filled with an inert gas or a vacuum to prevent the filament from burning up due to oxidation.

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