Explain this

indyskyz · 5 Nov 2008 at 16:18

ok so i have a plasma lamp and next to it there is a normal lamp which held an incandescent light bulb. FORTUNATELY for reasons i don't quite understand the bulb broke

so i got out one of those energy saving ones that the electric company gave out last year

and woah......

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nHKiz4N91j4

Greenlizard0 · 5 Nov 2008 at 16:19

You've embedded the video wrong.

indyskyz · 5 Nov 2008 at 16:20

Greenlizard0 said:
You've embedded the video wrong.

yeah lol ive linked too

The Dread Pirate · 5 Nov 2008 at 16:22

Magic! BURN THE WIZARD!

Dr.EM · 5 Nov 2008 at 16:23

The plasma effect uses a high voltage. The leakage of this high voltage is travelling through the bulb and back to earth through you. Only works with flourescent tubes as you've discovered. The picture under "field" may interest you:http://phileasblog.wordpress.com/

Marf · 5 Nov 2008 at 16:24

Ooooh pretty lights.

Wait, theres something shiney over there!

*runs off*

Pinter75 · 5 Nov 2008 at 16:24

Something to do with the electrons in the phosphor in the energy bulb being excited by the charge emitted from the other lamp.

Cool lamp BTW I want one now.

Rich_L · 5 Nov 2008 at 16:25

It's because the energy-saving bulbs are fluorescent tubes, which work by electrons colliding with the gas inside and giving off light.

Your plasma lamp is giving off a shed-load of electromagnetic radiation, which interacts with the fluorescent tube and makes it light up.

jr1104 · 5 Nov 2008 at 16:30

Obviously cold fusion, I'll give you £5 for it.

indyskyz · 5 Nov 2008 at 16:32

it also makes the airwick freshmatic fire once a second

i think ill turn it off now i don't like radiation

thanks for the explanations guys

antijoke · 5 Nov 2008 at 16:52

It's made everything go white?

indyskyz · 5 Nov 2008 at 16:56

Dr.EM said:
The plasma effect uses a high voltage. The leakage of this high voltage is travelling through the bulb and back to earth through you. Only works with flourescent tubes as you've discovered. The picture under "field" may interest you:http://phileasblog.wordpress.com/

thats a cool link Dr.EM thanks

GeForce · 5 Nov 2008 at 17:06

That's amazingly cool :cool:

GhostlyPea · 5 Nov 2008 at 17:17

Swamp gas reflected of a weather balloon.

- Pea0n

Pete19s · 5 Nov 2008 at 17:28

Dr.EM said:
The plasma effect uses a high voltage. The leakage of this high voltage is travelling through the bulb and back to earth through you. Only works with flourescent tubes as you've discovered.

Ive never heard such nonsence, he is quite clearly a wizard and needs burning. There is no place for witchcraft in this day and age!

On a more serious note, interesting link.

Atrox Moris · 5 Nov 2008 at 17:29

Pea0n said:
Swamp gas reflected of a weather balloon.

- Pea0n

LIES!!!!

xarr · 5 Nov 2008 at 19:41

If you get a chance to watch a movie called shooting fish they have a similar thing in it. Using a van der graff (sp?) generator they light fluorescent tubes up through touch. Great movie and cool effect!

int · 5 Nov 2008 at 20:47

You've discovered free energy.

Coran · 5 Nov 2008 at 21:04

I think what we can conclude here is that the plasma lamp must cost you a ton to run.

Blanket · 6 Nov 2008 at 00:54

Photoshopped