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1. Alexandre at 23:56 PM on 10 September, 2012
   Great cartoon.
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2. John Hartz at 02:39 AM on 11 September, 2012
   OK. I will prime the pump. Winston Churchill For context, see the What say you? section of the OP. Your feedback is welcomed and desired.
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3. Bob Lacatena at 02:47 AM on 11 September, 2012
   Awesome cartoon. Except he forgot "Light bulbs violate the second law of thermodynamics."
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4. Daniel Bailey at 02:57 AM on 11 September, 2012
   Heh. "If God had wanted us to live in the Light, than He would have made some well-lit Garden for us, um, ah, somewhere..."
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5. John Hartz at 03:18 AM on 11 September, 2012
   Another missing balloon in the toon: "Are you crazy? We will not replace incandescent bulbs with CFLs or LEDs!"
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6. ubrew12 at 04:01 AM on 11 September, 2012
   Two more balloons: "Do you really want to spend trillions of dollars on a lightbulb?" and "There is only one true light, but you'll have to wait for his Second Coming to see it."
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7. Bob Loblaw at 04:16 AM on 11 September, 2012
   Re: cartoon. Thermodynamics, schmermodynamics. You've got the physics entirely wrong. They're not even "light" bulbs, they're dark bulbs. They don't give off light, they suck out dark. Haven't you ever heard of blackbody radiation? The natural state of the world is to be filled with dark. A dark bulb lets us see by removing the dark, so it doesn't block the view any more. Proof? What does a bulb look like when it stops working? It's black - because it's full of dark. There's no more room for it to suck more dark.
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8. Philippe Chantreau at 04:23 AM on 11 September, 2012
   Bob, that makes perfect sense. An entirely self consistent argument. It is in fact very close to the stuff we can find on the thermodynamics thread. Sigh...
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9. KR at 04:29 AM on 11 September, 2012
   Bob Loblaw - And we cannot make any predictions until the models of the 'speed of dark' are sufficiently robust, which won't be for decades...
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10. vrooomie at 05:40 AM on 11 September, 2012
    Laugh it up, fuzzballs....>;-D
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11. Doug Bostrom at 05:57 AM on 11 September, 2012
    A couple of additional analyses of lighting alternatives: Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs – A Tale From Dust to Dust and LED life-cycle assessment HT to Hot Topic for pointers to those.
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12. John Hartz at 06:10 AM on 11 September, 2012
    Some more balloons to consider: "No can do. Changing a light bulb is part of the UN secret agenda to create a world government." "Light a candle! If candles were good enough for the Founding Fathers, they're good enough for us." "Burn some clean coal instead!" "Increae the wattage. It will make plants grow faster and bigger."
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13. John Hartz at 06:16 AM on 11 September, 2012
    Another balloon: "Just follow Anthony's instructions!"
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14. Phil at 06:21 AM on 11 September, 2012
    I don't need to change a lightbulb (often). One of my "early model" CFL bulbs gave up recently after 24 years of use, the other one (purchased at the same time) is still working ...
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15. Eric (skeptic) at 06:22 AM on 11 September, 2012
    Most skeptics agree in principle on the need for a new light bulb, but believe that the modeled light output of most light bulbs is exaggerated by a factor of two.
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16. Daniel Bailey at 06:23 AM on 11 September, 2012
    You speaketh volumes beyond words alone...
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17. John Hartz at 06:51 AM on 11 September, 2012
    Perhaps we should start a pool on when the Wattsonians will rise up in self-righteous indignation over Ari's toon and this comment thread.
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18. Doug Bostrom at 06:59 AM on 11 September, 2012
    John Hartz: Increase the wattage. It will make plants grow faster and bigger. Corollary to "Global warming will expand the surface of the planet, a good thing!"
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19. John Hartz at 07:45 AM on 11 September, 2012
    Yet another: "Put on your Galileo T-shirt before you screw it in."
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20. Bernard J. at 08:07 AM on 11 September, 2012
    "Switching on my lightbulb* won't make any difference, and it will blow out my power bill." [*Sadly, there is evidence that illumination doesn't work for some - it's the King Arnulf Effect.]
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21. John Hartz at 08:13 AM on 11 September, 2012
    Sorry, but the ideas just keep coming: "Say 'Ad hominem attack' three times before you start."
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22. Robert Murphy at 08:29 AM on 11 September, 2012
    "The bulb is just poorly sited - see my pretty pictures??!!" "The bulb will change itself"
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23. CBDunkerson at 08:31 AM on 11 September, 2012
    Eric wrote: "Most skeptics agree in principle on the need for a new light bulb, but believe that the modeled light output of most light bulbs is exaggerated by a factor of two." Sounds about right... given that the modeled output of the light bulbs would (like climate models) have been refined until it matched actual observed output. So, restated; 'Most 'skeptics' believe that observed reality is exaggerated by a factor of two.'
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24. vrooomie at 08:35 AM on 11 September, 2012
    "How many Wattsians does it take to install a CFL? NONE! They all deny they work!" John Hartz, you are on a roll...I canna resist!
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25. bill4344 at 08:37 AM on 11 September, 2012
    'Living rooms have been brighter in the past!' I'm rather disappointed LA21 hasn't been mentioned yet. And, of course, the Illuminati (boom boom!)
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26. oneiota at 08:45 AM on 11 September, 2012
    But it was much darker during the MWP!
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27. John Hartz at 09:44 AM on 11 September, 2012
    It's hard to stop a moving object... "Wipe off those fingerprints on the bulb before you screw it it. We don't want people to learn who made it and where it came from."
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28. John Hartz at 10:14 AM on 11 September, 2012
    I trust that the following will not offend... "Man may have made the bulb, but only God has the power to turn on the electricity."
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29. Robert Murphy at 10:31 AM on 11 September, 2012
    "Rapid rebound in bulb luminosity confirms theory that low amount was because of storm causing abnormal min"
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30. Ari Jokimäki at 15:35 PM on 11 September, 2012
    "Al Gore and IPCC have blinded us!"
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31. ajki at 20:29 PM on 11 September, 2012
    "Back then in MWP there was no need to ever change a bulb!"
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32. Bernard J. at 20:47 PM on 11 September, 2012
    Oneiota at #26:

    But it was much darker during the MWP!

    That's why it was referred to as the Dark Ages...
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33. John Hartz at 00:32 AM on 12 September, 2012
    35. A new dawn, a new beginning... "Stop! If you replace the lightbulbs, people will be able to see the multiple lines of evidence hanging from the ceiling."
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34. Bob Lacatena at 00:52 AM on 12 September, 2012
    "Al Gore just wants us to think it's dark, so he can make billions selling us light bulbs!"
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35. Daniel Bailey at 00:53 AM on 12 September, 2012
    "Dark is the Emperor's New Light"
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36. John Hartz at 00:54 AM on 12 September, 2012
    The balloons just keep coming... "Stop! You're standing in six inches of seawater."
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37. Bernard J. at 01:06 AM on 12 September, 2012
    Oh, and of course it was darker in the mediæval period. If one takes a dendrochronological core, there's less light in the centre of the tree. Ergot, those crazy darkists are cereal liars, liars, pants-on-St-Anthony's-fires. Quod erratic demonstrandum.
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38. John Hartz at 01:09 AM on 12 September, 2012
    A theme with much potential... "Don't worry, the strawman will rescue us."
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39. John Hartz at 01:13 AM on 12 September, 2012
    Blame it on my morning coffee... "Just throw the bulbs at the ceiling. One of them is bound to stick."
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40. John Hartz at 01:22 AM on 12 September, 2012
    More coffee please... "Don't worry. Gish is galloping to our rescue." "If no one else can do it, we'll let Ad Hominem take over."
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41. vrooomie at 01:35 AM on 12 September, 2012
    John Hartz, enquiring minds wanna know: is it *really* the coffee, or the ~additives~ IN the coffee?? In either case, this entire thread is a thing of beauty, to watch....methinks a poster could be made from this, and the thought occurs that it would be WAY more an effective tool to battle denialists with than our "reasoned" scientific data. My vote for the best, so far? "Al Gore just wants us to think it's dark, so he can make billions selling us light bulbs!" Sphaerica, +10...;)
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42. DSL at 02:04 AM on 12 September, 2012
    What are you fraudsters talking about? It's light where I'm at! And I've done my own research on this. Where I'm at, the light cycles on and off (with occasional variations when one of my twins pulls the lamp down); therefore, this darkness is just part of a natural cycle. It was darker during the Dark Ages.
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43. Bob Lacatena at 02:06 AM on 12 September, 2012
    DSL, Are you referring to the Medieval Dark Period?
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44. DSL at 02:14 AM on 12 September, 2012
    Oh, and "You can't prove that my taking a baseball bat to the fixture has anything to do with the sudden darkness. (and funding to study the connection between my bat and the darkness should be given as subsidies to baseball bat producers)"
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45. DSL at 02:17 AM on 12 September, 2012
    Yes, Sph - you know, and I don't care what you and your studies say about the Great Darkness being just in a few places on one side of the room. The author of those studies uses "tricks" to "hide the light." Yep. I know. A Low Watt Bulb told me that I'm right, and I believe him.
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46. John Hartz at 02:24 AM on 12 September, 2012
    While walking the dogs, this one popped into my head: "It's hard to screw in a lightbulb that's been sprayed with Obfuscation oil."
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47. John Hartz at 02:27 AM on 12 September, 2012
    H/T to DSL: "Arrest that guy with the hockey stick! He smashed all of our antique lightbulbs."
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48. John Hartz at 02:38 AM on 12 September, 2012
    This may be the most creative interactive thread in SkS history. We now have enough material for a number of follow-up toons in what will become the "Lightbulb" series. Keep those creative juices flowing and we will have enough material for the first-ever SkS comic book. PS - I find actively particpating in this thread to be very therapeutic. Try it, you'll like it!
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49. ubrew12 at 02:38 AM on 12 September, 2012
    "Darkness is not the absence of visible light, its the presence of galactic cosmic rays!"
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50. Bob Loblaw at 02:45 AM on 12 September, 2012
    "I don't know why you all are so concerned about a little light bulb. There is a loose tile on the floor, and the wallpaper is peeling, I spilled ketchup on the table, and the oven really needs cleaning. Shouldn't our limited resources be focused on more important issues?" "Nobody has checked the fuse, or called the power company, or looked to see if the lamp is plugged in, or called our cousin in Toledo to see if his light bulb is working. There's no proof that the light bulb is the problem." "You just want all the light bulbs to come from the One World Light Bulb Supremacy" "Your light bulb may be white on the outside, but it's red on the inside." "You've got a right-hand-thread light bulb there. We need to bring in a left-hand-thread light bulb for balance." "This is all just a plot to take control of the electricity grid." "I've analyzed the voltage applied to the bulb, and identified a 60Hz cycle in both the current and the light, so I've proved that the output from the light does not depend on long-term supply of power from the electric company. In fact, the lags show that the light generates power, not the other way around."
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