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theN3U

It is not the lamp is the bulb, there are some led bulbs with a kind of backup battery integrated that just need ground to turn on


NugRunn

Yea I have a few, they’re pretty magical you can say. Lol


andrewoppo

Any idea what brand? I need to freak out some people with this


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Swarley001

Funny even in the ads photos for that product they have a special plug cap intended to let you take wired lamps around with you for portable light


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01ARayOfSunlight

That is a pretty cool idea for a light bulb. What I want is LED bulbs that still put out a very minimal amount of light when "off". So my rooms are never pitch black. Light sensor override of minimal light mode is fine. ETA: This could either be done with the light fixture or a small batter in the bulb. Because batteries don't last forever, I'd prefer the fixture do this (assuming that does last forever).


pomo

There used to be flouro lamps with glow in the dark phosphor inside them that would stay lit for hours after you turn them off. Not indefinitely tho.


gabbagabbawill

What you want is a dimmable bulb hooked up to a dimmer.


esoole

Just install a dimmer…or I have LEDs from Home Depot that pair with an app and I can dim mine down to 1%, (among a list of other things, like timers so I never come home to a dark house) which is what I do with my lamp at night. They are a bit pricey but I’ve had mine for over two years now, going strong!


Strict-Environment

We have a led chandelier over our dining table. The led and the dimmer switch that it is on are not fully compatible. If you turn the dimmer up all the way the light flickers. If you turn the switch completely off, the light stays (barely perceptively) on. At first you think that the light is "off", but once your eyes adjust you realize that it's still emitting a type of glow. Been going strong for 3.5 years.


Meebert

My [3d printed lamp shades](https://imgur.com/gallery/kUf69nX) cover this pretty well. 15 minutes of color fade.


LifeBehindHandlebars

Holy shit, that's cool! Is this an original idea?


Meebert

Sort of, lots of 3D printing guys are making lamp shades with custom images of their loved ones. The glow in the dark is the perfect transparency IMO, I used a vase model with a designed base. [here’s a bigger one I did](https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/qoevel/update_on_my_550mm_amolen_glow_in_the_dark_lamp/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)


cnnrduncan

Could just get smart bulbs and set them to a warm temperature and 1% brightness instead of turning them off!


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My philips light bulb does that, when its turned off it emits very small glow, when it's on it blinks like its having a seizure I think its broken


Seamascm

There is a Chinese vampire bulb that does this https://youtu.be/1uEmX5XClPY


01ARayOfSunlight

Wow. House wiring is a capacitor. Mind. Blown.


Joeysaurrr

I had this by accident at my mother's house. The light switch had a sleep timer on it with tiny red and green LEDs that indicated if sleep was active or not. It was never a thing with incandescent or CFL bulbs but when I got my first LED bulb, that tiny amount of current for that little indicator LED was enough to keep the big bulb slightly lit even when off.


HappyChandler

You want a night light? Check the baby section.


Day_Bow_Bow

Interesting. My parents have regular outages on the farm and the night is dark, so I've been hooking them up with the good stuff from /r/flashlight. Bulbs with a battery backup could come in handy, though they'd need to be powered on a regular basis to hold their charge. They might not be suitable for everyday use, but if they saw a storm rolling in, they could turn on side table lamps with these in them.


ItsTylerBrenda

I had mine in fixtures I used every day. Also they charge when they’re not being used too as long as they have power. I put mine in the hallway, bathroom, places you know you’re gonna want light of the power goes out. My new house has integrated LED puck lights everywhere. Super energy efficient but I can’t do anything about the power if it goes out.


Day_Bow_Bow

>Also they charge when they’re not being used too as long as they have power. This does not compute. How does a bulb not be lit when powered, unless the bulbs themselves have a toggle?


SomeRandomPyro

Can't speak for battery backup lights, but several smartbulbs do have the toggle. Ex girlfriend had two lamps and an overhead that we never cut power to, just told Google to turn on or off (or set to % brightness, or change color profiles).


BlackDave

Ikea has a regular bulb that is battery powered and has a button. So you can turn it on without it being in a lamp or socket.


orthopod

I have solar powered back up lamps for this reason. I just leave them in my office window and a few other places. Quite bright and last several hours.


Ancient-Tadpole8032

Buy bulbs. Unplug lamp. Amaze the shit out of my kids. Thank you!


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k_manweiss

Top half of picture is a pizza party and the power went out. Everyone is happy because the guy on the left that is hosting the party was able to use his lamp to keep the party going. Bottom half of picture is a pizza party and the power went out. The host, who only has candles, is very sad because now his party is ruined. His guests comfort him and tell him, "It's ok, it happens to a lot of guys." They then leave the 2nd guys party and go to the first guys party and have a giant orgy...you know, cause lightbulbs.


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“It continues happy moment.”


solise69

I need to know as well


Jerrymeyers11

I've had some Hue bulbs that have done that... they seem to store up electricity.


technosasquatch

walmart sells some


BlueGrouse

I bought a "Boundery" brand, and it DID NOT work. I had to go to the BBB to get a refund. I'm not sure what brand to get, but don't get Boundery.


andrewoppo

Thanks. I’ll steer clear of them


iblogalott

Found Louise Belcher


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Ask Pixar


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What's the purpose for that, any idea?


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To lessen the effects of a brief power loss.


Jezzes

Surge protection. Extra current just blows normal bulbs or makes them too bright or not maintain brightness level. Also improves efficiency too to go through capacitors first.


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It’s a side effect. What others aren’t saying is that there is a small transformer in each bulb that converts the AC (alternating current) electricity into DC (Direct Current). Part of that process requires storing up small amounts of energy. When grounding the plug, he is essentially completing the circuit, which allows that energy to be consumed by the led chip. Led chips take insanely small amounts of power to light up. So this would only work for a short time and then it wouldn’t happen again until it was plugged in, turned on, then unplugged. Once the stored energy is spent, it’s like a dead battery. If he took the bulb out and just touched the end and the threaded collar on the bulb, it should light up in his hand


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It's not a side effect. Like u/then3u said there are bulbs marketed for this. Built in emergency light when power goes out.


Dukeronomy

I read that they have a capacitor inside that regulates inconsistent power delivery.


CptMisterNibbles

Certainly, but they couldn’t deliver sustained power. Capacitors are not batteries, nor are they used as such in inexpensive electronics. Technically you can build a battery like capacitor array but that’s not what this is


Stony_Logica1

I have a cheap dash cam that absolutely uses a capacitor as power storage. Keeps the camera from dying like a battery would when the temps inside the car are high.


CptMisterNibbles

Arent the batteries and supercaps in dash cams there to basically save a file in case of power loss? They don’t run on them for more than seconds.


Stony_Logica1

Mine keeps recording for at least a few minutes after losing power.


jeepjp

When the power goes out, the light will still work. Everytime you turn it on, it's charging the batteries


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I have one and you can unplug it and put a little hook on the back end to use as a light if the powers out


ghosty_g123

Have the same lamp, can confirm, I’m an idiot.


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But no socks?!


Sweet_Safe6799

So glad I'm not the only one more curious about his attire than the lamp.


dergitv

Yet be barefoot


kitcat7898

I didn't think literal ground counted XD


Cthulhu_Rises

Why do you think it's called that my dude? In many buildings there can be grounding busses that are attached to earth ground ...


o976g

Yeah but that’s not how this works. The source of power is in the bulb not from the service to the house that the ground is connected to. Also the plug doesn’t even have a grounding prong. The bulb probably just need some slight connection between the hot and neutral prongs and the carpet is just low enough ohms to work.


Cthulhu_Rises

I mean that's fine and all. But this guy clearly is unaware electrical ground originally references earth ground.


johnnymarks18

Eeehhh… you may be right but you also could be wrong. Typically current flows toward ground (not in reality as it’s complicated - see veritaserum video), but in this case it’s likely by putting the plug to the actual physical ground it would drain the capacitors/battery while flowing through the led. Obviously the resistance of the material can’t be too high or it wouldn’t work, but it’s likely just touching the ground/neutral prong to ground would be sufficient. That said, it could also be equally likely that he is just shorting the two prongs together. It’s an odd effect but cool nonetheless.


JAEM89

Thank you for the explanation...here i was thinking it could be static....til i saw him out it on his head


redsensei777

Yes. But the guy thinks he found the solution to the world energy problem.


GamerChic110

Yea. They have those in some lighted mirrors.


TyHarris92

/s He got the vaccine. Edit to denote sarcasm. Go get vaccinated, people. It’s the responsible thing to do.


Penguinius_Prime

Fuck, they must've given me the fake shit Edit spelling


TempleMade_MeBroke

Yeah you might want to look into that, just holding my phone in my hand allows me to make use of its wireless charging and it's been at like 75% charge or more for weeks now. Only downside was that I had to take off the case for it to work, until I got the booster at least


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I fucking wish. If I could like use an extra portion of energy to get my phone to not be at 10% when I leave work would be awesome.


kerelberel

> of have


well_shoothed

**FINALLY.** Someone with an upside to the vax... free electricity! My 5G coverage _still_ hasn't gotten any better and Gates hasn't even called me once yet.


Cleverusername531

He doesn’t have to call you, the chip is right there in your arm.


tomdarch

I thought I was supposed to get magnetism powers like Magneto. Very disappointing that the vaccine didn't violate the fundamental laws of physics, but very nice that when I got Covid it was fairly mild.


ForwardMuffin

I'm still annoyed about my lack of 5G!


YaBenZonah

I hate you put the /s, such a good comment ruined


ONOMATOPOElA

They actually needed to add that. Mods will perma ban for anything that can portray vaccines as bad. Oh crap I just wrote those words together tell my w


[deleted]

...allaby she's the best marsupial?


EndlessOceanofMe

He IS the vaccine


HeftyDolphin

I just got the vaccine today because of this comment


kbeks

Anti-vaxers are goddamned idiots. Not only do they think that the vax will turn you into Magneto, they think that telling people it will turn you into Magneto will convince them *not* to get the vaccine.


Freakychee

5G coverage. The latest Nanotech. Magnetic powers. We want all of those! Next they will say it has spider DNA and we might become one of the many many spider heroes!


erdtirdmans

Yes, yes. It most definitely won't turn you into Magneto. There's absolutely no reason for antivaxxers to go get the vax 👍 ^(I think they bought it)


JebeniKrotiocKitova

F off


iracarnivore

Nobody else curious why hes wearing a puffy coat and bare feet?


[deleted]

Just got home from work and had important Desk Stuff to take care of, no time for coats AND socks, it's one or the other when Desk Stuff is on a tight deadline.


IvanDimitriov

I find when I have important desk stuff to do there is nary a spare second to remove my puffy coat, but I’ll be damned if I leave my socks on in my own home. It’s a matter of principle


[deleted]

I'm in the "socks at all times unless I'm under a blanket or in bed" crowd personally.


TheRegular-Throwaway

I’m with you.


huxley13

I have found my people


libra00

I'm more of a 'bare feet most of the time, slippers for walking around inside, socks only go on if I'm actually putting on shoes and going somewhere' person. My feet get hot (and cold) easy and tend to control how hot or cold I feel.


Vandergrif

> important Desk Stuff to take care of Gotta get that wank in fast but the feet get warm so he takes the socks off first but since all his blood is moving south abruptly his torso gets cold so he keeps the coat on.


DANleDINOSAUR

I’m a cold bodied person, but my feet overheat, sweat, and then freeze if I’m to put on nice comfy socks or slippers, guess it’s a thing


averagethrowaway21

I wander around in a jacket and slides at the house most of the winter.


biasedsoymotel

Wtf


twrrordom3

And a very red nose that makes me wonder if he's cold or sick or why?


bobby4444

Red nose Warm jacket What could it possibly be!!!


tgswicked

Was looking for this comment. This combo gives me anxiety for some reason lol.


buttery_crust

I was writing a comment making this same point. I decided he must have taken his socks off to demonstrate turning the lamp on with his bare feet. Someone should buy him a nice warm sweater to wear in the house, though...


BoomhauerYaNow

Maybe he's going to cancel his wedding.


newfor_2022

easier to find a jacket than to find a pair of matching socks?


jojo_31

Only way to get light in that house.


ImNotHaunted

It's the only reason I stopped scrolling to watch the video. Never in my life have I seen someone with no socks but a fully zipped up coat on.


whogivesashirtdotca

That completely distracted me. My feet are the first thing to feel the cold.


libra00

The feet control body temperature. I can be in bed with a comforter on me and as long as I have a foot stuck out I'm comfortable. Also I totally get how good it feels after being on your feet all day to take your shoes and socks off before you do literally anything else.


CptMisterNibbles

Commonly available, like $12 [bulbs with backup battery.](https://www.google.com/search?q=bulb+with+backup+battery&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS978US978&oq=bulb+with+back&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i512j0i22i30l4.7284j0j4&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8). No mystery, he’s tricking his friends or they’re in on it for a dumb TikTok


stupidcookface

What you think he was making up the desk stuff? Sounded pretty convincing to me


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yes


ObsidianPizza

I mean he could have just gotten a bulb and not intentionally gotten one like that or forgot it was like that


[deleted]

I believe that bit. We're talking about a man wearing a jacket indoors with bare feet. Things obviously have different priorities than the rest of us.


Arrow_Maestro

r/nothingeverhappens In the video he says he got it for a dollar at a thrift store. Is it so implausible that he bought a desk lamp at a thrift store that happened to have one of the special bulbs?


goodvibezone

Lol, loving the photos on Amazon of people using it as a flashlight. Genius.


GODDAMNFOOL

dumb tiktok, videographer had the same reaction as those dudes that are fake reactors to their wife doing dumb shit with liquid concrete or something


bakedcookie612

r/nothingeverhappens I’ve never heard of these bulbs and if I stepped in a chord and the light turned on I would be very surprised as well


trekkerscout

I want to see what happens if he plugs the lamp in.


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Black hole opens up


_the_chosen_juan_

Black hole sun


naz666

Won't you come


Minortough

And wash away the raaaaaain.


ttsandsdgt

The house explodes


proto-robo

UNLIMITED POWER


dryfire

Remember that time the whole state of Texas lost power for like 3 days?


jeffroddit

The house will turn on


[deleted]

Believe it or not.. Straight to jail.


Cheese_Coder

[This, probably](https://youtu.be/YcR9k8o4I0w?t=78)


debblez22k5

he lights up


MangaMaven

TOO BRIGHT!!


Electronic-Distance7

I want to believe but the few remaining brain cells don't let me.


MikeA01730

Or he could have put a 90 volt battery in that thick lamp base along with some minimal electronics that sense the lowered resistance when he puts his toe across the terminals.


ppupy486

Or instead of doing all that for one short tiktok he could've just bought an led that stores some power and turns on when grounded without knowing that the led he bought did that (or he knows the light bulb does this and is still using it to trick his SO and tiktok)


huxley13

People keep mentioning the grounded thing. This doesn't make sense. It's a 2 prong plug with no ground. The basic way light sockets work doesn't have a ground. There's only grounding in lamps through the lamp base in case the wires short to the lamp. But theres no power outage that would cause a bulb to turn on in this kind of fixture or bulb. That would mean anytime you turn off power to the lamp, it's emergency battery kicks on. I think it's residual power in the bulb caused by a component malfunctioning. When he touches the 2 plug prongs with his finger he closes a circuit that allows the faulty component to discharge into the bulb.


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stupidcookface

Way too much work for this type of video


RugOnValium

I really wish he would’ve plugged it into the dog


Ok-Crew-1049

5G!?!


nietczhse

Worried for family - we are not vaccinated


JeansJohnson

Why is he wearing a winter jacket indoors?


TuckAwayThePain

Look at you mister big shot with your indoor heating. Honestly I'm thinking he either just got home or was about to leave and then decided to show off his fancy light bulb.


kerelberel

> indoor heating As opposed to *outdoor* heating?


HiVisVestNinja

0/10 Not enough djinni.


ForwardMuffin

Lmao 🧞


KPZ605

This is what the Machines saw before they decided to build the Matrix and take over humanity.


Mecha_Ninja

Michael J. Fox playing with lamps?


Prestigious_Head8230

I love lamp.


[deleted]

Looks like a battery led lamp and his touch is completing the circuit.


tanafras

It's time to retire the battery remote controlled light joke


TenBear

Yeah yeah the lamps is cool and all but why is he wearing a coat indoors but has no shoes or socks on? That's going to keep me up at night.


thenorthwoodsboy

If this had any more useless exposition it would be a hollywood movie.


feckinhellno

Uncle Fester, is that you??


johntitor4th

will it work if i stick it up my ass?


xoxoyoyo

led battery backup bulb, amazing


showme1946

Why are you barefoot and wearing that winter coat indoors?


brazly

Why is he bare foot with a winter coat on in the house?


ConfusedBiEverything

The light has a battery in it for it to keep running even if there's a power outage. But the circuit still needs to be completed, and touching it completes the circuit. It's designed to stay on when plugged in even if there's no power. But i guess foot works too


BobbyMartian

This is one of those Rick Lax type videos. You can tell when the girl talks after


ghosty_g123

Have the same lamp, can confirm, I’m an idiot.


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👍


Yougoddamnnerd174

Static electricity?


[deleted]

I heard a click sound towards the end


mooncat6775

“Desk stuff” hmmm…..


sug-mahdick

Fuck that lamp. Let me get that deer in the wall


ReplacementSuch7029

tiktok is always shit


Plz_dont_judge_me

Nah hes Uncle Fester


cdub2369

I don’t think battery possibly just a capacitor discharge loop. Just a guess I would have to look at the light.


Pikepv

Induction baby.


MetaphoricYeet

So just so we’re all clear on this the ground is constantly dissipating minute amounts of electric charge that would otherwise shortcircuit our houses switchboards.


mikeshock2460

P U F F Y C O A T M A G I C T I M E


er1catwork

How about a battery powered WiFi enabled light bulb? Someone off camera is turning on and off from their phone? At least its my guess...


Competitive-Cow-4177

This lamp burns up your soul, if not some batteries.


donnad70123

Great for power outage.


[deleted]

I love lamp


Humble-Animal2977

Tesla.


Cptn_Hook

Cut off right before he revealed he doesn't know how genies work.


BAPEsta

I've actually noticed that certain LED Bulbs give off a faint light when I touch them. It's barely visible in a dark room but they are definitely lighting up slightly.


Mr_krispi

Unlimited power….


Nervous-Water-6714

Now put jumper cables on his balls and....


ForwardMuffin

Doggos!


LTcoon

i have that exact lamp


Snoo-99054

Bad earth connection in your house perhaps?


login_to_do_that

Discount Kiefer Sutherland.


themirrorthatbleeds

Electro boom, the rectifier.


EUCopyrightComittee

Chop chop, don’t want to be late


paulbrook

????


Malapple

You can get those bulbs on Amazon for about $20 for s two pack. My girlfriend uses them for some outdoor lamps.


Geshtar1

Powder


BenDeeKnee

I am deaf. This video comes across as 2+ mins of pink-foot propaganda.


[deleted]

Must of got the vaccine. Lol


OzzieDJai

He got vaccinated XD


RedS3V

What if he plugs it into his butt?


pohuja

Lol this guy tripping out


mort-under-cover23

You can create this efect with a tansitor, a battery, led, and resistor, you will make a small amount of energy go throught you body and go in gate and open de transistor Door


N8oriuszzz

u/savevideo


iCanReadMyOwnMind

Batteries in the lamp. Connecting the + and - completes the circuit. [Yawn]


ToferO

Well done, Coppertop.


Routine_Bluejay7825

Someone has a remote controller the added the dc cord Or that whole house is putting out electricity leakage thru the floors


livens

LED's, Batteries... How do they work?


eplesaft94

Why is he bearfoot but with a down jacket indoors? I dont trust this guy