@yakkoTDI I remember seeing these in mall head shops (specifically the flickering beer can lights, specifically in the window of a shop called KALEIDOSCOPE at Hawthorn Mall) and wanted one SO BADLY. Never could understand why I couldn’t find anything like them (until this video).
@kittykat9180 please send photo or else skeptical internet will claim 1940s did not occur and the existence of Europe is a hoax. But yes I do want to see the lamp!
@pmarin the lamp repair shop estimated it to be circa 1940s and either Italian or French. They also had to seal off some asbestos when they put in a new power cord.
@kittykat9180 Curious: what kind of switch? Or just plug/unplug?
As to the missing glass panels, cheap DiY fix: hand glass cutter and some old broken glass window pane to slice up. My house generates the latter about once per year. Easy after a bit of practice cutting; YT or WikiHow will show you how.
@IndifferentDude@mycya4me
I still have a couple of screw base incandescents in with my other light bulbs in my utility room. I also have a couple of black light/UV-C flashlights that are kind of fun to play with outside. It’s cool (& a bit creepy) to see what insects phosphoresce at night out in the yard.
@IndifferentDude as a teen I would disolve the ink from highlighter pens in decorative bottles so they would glow like lanterns when I had a black light on.
@IndifferentDude Bought many of those type posters to go with my first iron butterfly open reel tape. Still had those when there was my 30th birthday party at my house. Had them up and fore-mentioned incandescent UV bulb on in the “dance” room (emptied bedroom with hard wood floors).
Jimmy Carter didn’t attend but he probably wouldn’t have approved anyway.
@OnionSoup How cool!! Pretty clever idea! I recently bought a smartwatch that has a Blue-Light (works like a Blacklight) on one side & a regular flashlight on the opposite. I believe it’s main purpose is to identify the security measures on modern currency. Here’s a pic:
@chienfou@IndifferentDude@mycya4me They’re also useful for finding spots where pets have “thought outside the box” but it’s kind of horrifying as well to see how many invisible spills and spots can be on a carpet. Almost any spill will show up, not just pee.
@tweezak
I used to love putting CDs in the microwave at work. About 10 seconds and you have a little mini lightning storm in the microwave. Radiology would give CDs of people’s films to them and occasionally they would get left behind in the ER by the patient. This was a perfect way to destroy the data!
@pmarin
I went to a lighthouse museum in ponce inlet, fl and they had a section about the history of those lights, it was pretty cool. The whole museum was very interesting and I stayed way longer than I intended to. I climbed the the lighthouse (175 feet, 203 steps) 3rd tallest in the country, boy did my legs hurt the next day.
The Plasma ball was magical to me as a kid. The first time I saw one was in Goonies. Then again in My Science Project. I never noticed the one in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off until today, when I searched for “plasma ball in film”.
My uncle had one of these fiber optic lamps that was fascinating to me as a kid as well.
@blaineg@f00l@Kyeh@xenophod I remember those trees. A colored disc rotated over the light source at the bottom.
As for cats, I don’t know the cat(s) in question, but due to their superior wisdom would quickly decide to either attack and destroy it, or ignore it completely.
Definitely plasma globes! I first saw one at Radio Shack when I was a young kid. It’s still a very vivid memory. But the $60 (I think) price tag might as well have been millions compared to my allowance.
It was years before I finally got one.
Plasma disks are also cool, and don’t die after a few years like globes seem to. Think Borg.
I had to really search internet to find the name of this decorative bulb.
Now I need to search eBay to buy one. Vintage, not LED replica.
/image Aerolux flower light bulb
@Kyeh oh, sorry. It was in the hidden portion. But anyway not many images of these left or at least the AI’s led us to the same 6-panel.
So my story is as a kid in the 1970s my parents would take me to a place called The Nut Tree outside of Vacaville CA. Long gone I’m sure last I drove by. Back in the day it had a private plane airport. Also a little railroad you could ride on. One thing I remember is that the railroad had a stop at the private airport, so people flying in could just ride the train in to shop and get lunch as a fun trip. It had a toy and gift store that had unusual stuff like those bulbs. I always wanted one but think they were expensive even then, so no-go from the parents.
I always loved cool lights from flea markets and trendy lighting stores, and don’t think I’ve ever seen those bulbs again. In, I guess that would be about the last 50 years….
Balafire!!
@yakkoTDI I stopped watching 4 seconds in after his intro …
@stolicat @yakkoTDI He does some interesting stuff, but his presentation puts me to sleep.
@stolicat @yakkoTDI Very cool bulb!
@yakkoTDI I remember seeing these in mall head shops (specifically the flickering beer can lights, specifically in the window of a shop called KALEIDOSCOPE at Hawthorn Mall) and wanted one SO BADLY. Never could understand why I couldn’t find anything like them (until this video).
/showme a string of fairy lights that are lighting up the inside of wine bottles
/showme a lava lamp/ Plasma Ball
@mycya4me I would buy that.
@mycya4me @yakkoTDI Guess what?
https://www.amazon.com/Sensitive-Electric-Lightning-Science-Decorations/dp/B0CG3DNP1W
@mycya4me @yakkoTDI Well, I bought one.
This may be a do-it-yourself IRK.
@blaineg @yakkoTDI I do have a Lava lamp in that shape & a USB Plasma Ball. But Not one of them.
A Plasma Ball in the Lava Lamp form factor!
The 1940s European lamp that I bought at a swap meet in San.Diego and now keep next to my bed.
@kittykat9180 please send photo or else skeptical internet will claim 1940s did not occur and the existence of Europe is a hoax. But yes I do want to see the lamp!
@pmarin the lamp repair shop estimated it to be circa 1940s and either Italian or French. They also had to seal off some asbestos when they put in a new power cord.
It is missing the glass panels around the bulb and has some areas that need repaired by a metal worker.
@kittykat9180 Curious: what kind of switch? Or just plug/unplug?
As to the missing glass panels, cheap DiY fix: hand glass cutter and some old broken glass window pane to slice up. My house generates the latter about once per year. Easy after a bit of practice cutting; YT or WikiHow will show you how.
@kittykat9180 That’s beautiful!
@phendrick wait, what? Why do you have so many broken windows? Also, the wrought iron tabs that hold the glass in place need repaired (some of them).
Aerolux Figural Light Bulbs
@Kyeh
not seen these before. Love these.
@f00l My father brought one home from San Francisco when I was a kid. I was mesmerized by it!
@Kyeh Uh oh, one more thing I can’t live without.
@Kyeh Those are fun.
@blaineg They’re “vintage” so may be a bit hard to find. I wish I had the one my father had.
@Kyeh I found some, but they aren’t cheap! Maybe I can live without it.
Amazon had some pretty cheap, but they’re 220 volt, so that’s kind of useless.
@blaineg
BLACK LIGHTS!!
@IndifferentDude
Came to say this!
@IndifferentDude yes I had a Black lite when growing up. I guess it is in the attic now.
@IndifferentDude @mycya4me
I still have a couple of screw base incandescents in with my other light bulbs in my utility room. I also have a couple of black light/UV-C flashlights that are kind of fun to play with outside. It’s cool (& a bit creepy) to see what insects phosphoresce at night out in the yard.
@IndifferentDude as a teen I would disolve the ink from highlighter pens in decorative bottles so they would glow like lanterns when I had a black light on.
@IndifferentDude Bought many of those type posters to go with my first iron butterfly open reel tape. Still had those when there was my 30th birthday party at my house. Had them up and fore-mentioned incandescent UV bulb on in the “dance” room (emptied bedroom with hard wood floors).
Jimmy Carter didn’t attend but he probably wouldn’t have approved anyway.
@OnionSoup How cool!! Pretty clever idea! I recently bought a smartwatch that has a Blue-Light (works like a Blacklight) on one side & a regular flashlight on the opposite. I believe it’s main purpose is to identify the security measures on modern currency. Here’s a pic:
@chienfou @IndifferentDude @mycya4me They’re also useful for finding spots where pets have “thought outside the box” but it’s kind of horrifying as well to see how many invisible spills and spots can be on a carpet. Almost any spill will show up, not just pee.
Microwave arcing
@tweezak Microwaves use lasers.
@tweezak
I used to love putting CDs in the microwave at work. About 10 seconds and you have a little mini lightning storm in the microwave. Radiology would give CDs of people’s films to them and occasionally they would get left behind in the ER by the patient. This was a perfect way to destroy the data!
@chienfou @tweezak
We would do that with lightbulbs as kids.
@tweezak @yakkoTDI Words cannot express my disappointment that the laser oven does not actually blast laser beams out the front of the door.
@blaineg @tweezak You can always upgrade to a Macrowave.
Neon
/image beer signs
Does the Clapper count?
/giphy The Clapper
@katbyter
That was mine.
@katbyter Yes, but only to two.
/image military electric arc searchlight
@pmarin
I went to a lighthouse museum in ponce inlet, fl and they had a section about the history of those lights, it was pretty cool. The whole museum was very interesting and I stayed way longer than I intended to. I climbed the the lighthouse (175 feet, 203 steps) 3rd tallest in the country, boy did my legs hurt the next day.
The Plasma ball was magical to me as a kid. The first time I saw one was in Goonies. Then again in My Science Project. I never noticed the one in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off until today, when I searched for “plasma ball in film”.
My uncle had one of these fiber optic lamps that was fascinating to me as a kid as well.
@xenophod Fiber optics are great, we had a fiber optic tree when I was a kid.
@blaineg @xenophod I still have a mini fiber optic tree! I’m crazy about it - I wonder why they quit making them?
@xenophod I had one of those when I was a kid.
@blaineg @xenophod Here’s my tree (waited till it was dark out to take a picture.)
The colors change too.
@blaineg @Kyeh @xenophod
Does the cat like it?
(I covet)
@blaineg @f00l @xenophod
He ignores it!
@blaineg @f00l @Kyeh @xenophod I remember those trees. A colored disc rotated over the light source at the bottom.
As for cats, I don’t know the cat(s) in question, but due to their superior wisdom would quickly decide to either attack and destroy it, or ignore it completely.
@blaineg @f00l @xenophod
Looks like you can get one from Amazon!
https://www.amazon.com/Holiday-Time-Green-Fiber-Christmas/dp/B01M3TDC4O
Or:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9W2TNHY/ref=sspa_mw_detail_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWwp13NParams
@blaineg @f00l @xenophod
@pmarin - Do you have me blocked or something?! I just said he ignores it. And I posted the Aerolux bulbs on Thursday.
Definitely plasma globes! I first saw one at Radio Shack when I was a young kid. It’s still a very vivid memory. But the $60 (I think) price tag might as well have been millions compared to my allowance.
It was years before I finally got one.
Plasma disks are also cool, and don’t die after a few years like globes seem to. Think Borg.
@blaineg https://www.amazon.com/PUXTIW-Electrostorm-Luminglas-Decorations-Education/dp/B0CPJRLGPW
@blaineg
I miss Radio Shack even tho they kinda turned to crap well before they died.
A good string of bubble lights.
@texmarc Love those!
@Kyeh @texmarc And they’ve made comeback!
Tesla coil
@macromeh Tesla coils are great!
@macromeh @yakkoTDI then you need Tesla girls!
/youtube tesla girls video
that’s hair-raising
I remember the “Rain Lamp” that had tiny drops of mineral oil that dripped down nylon strings. Mesmerizing!!
Just found out they also made them with Blacklights that I posted about earlier! Never seen them before!!
@IndifferentDude yeah you are right I remember those too (first ones; not the black light version)
The 60s/70s had some trippy lighting, man!
I had to really search internet to find the name of this decorative bulb.
Now I need to search eBay to buy one. Vintage, not LED replica.
/image Aerolux flower light bulb
@pmarin I posted that above!
@Kyeh oh, sorry. It was in the hidden portion. But anyway not many images of these left or at least the AI’s led us to the same 6-panel.
So my story is as a kid in the 1970s my parents would take me to a place called The Nut Tree outside of Vacaville CA. Long gone I’m sure last I drove by. Back in the day it had a private plane airport. Also a little railroad you could ride on. One thing I remember is that the railroad had a stop at the private airport, so people flying in could just ride the train in to shop and get lunch as a fun trip. It had a toy and gift store that had unusual stuff like those bulbs. I always wanted one but think they were expensive even then, so no-go from the parents.
I always loved cool lights from flea markets and trendy lighting stores, and don’t think I’ve ever seen those bulbs again. In, I guess that would be about the last 50 years….
@pmarin I know, I’d love to find one but I guess they’re just not making them anymore.