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Light, Lighting, and Electricity Facts and Chicks!

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I did this once before, but since then there have been a hell of a lot more facts posted.  Now the funniest thing for...

The Lightning Fantastic, Oklahoma City, August 8, 2011

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I drove back from Arlington, Texas last night.  Long story short, I left around 8pm last night, and I spent the entire three hour...

Happy BELATED Birthday, Frank J. Sprague!

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There were a few birthdays over the weekend that I totally missed, and now I feel horrible!  Oh wait, both of these people are...

Happy Birthday, Arthur E. Kennelly!

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WHOA!  Is that --  is that Arthur E. Kennelly?!  DUDE!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Arthur E. Kennelly (17 December 1861-18 June 1939)! What a crazy mustache, mandingo! Arthur...

Happy Birthday, James Bowman Lindsay!

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Who's that dude with the crazy curly coif? It's James Bowman Lindsay! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, James Bowman Lindsday! Good ol' Jimmy BL here is...

How It’s Made – High Voltage Pole Transformers

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Happy Tuesday, everybody! Another light-related How It's Made video - this time of the process of fabricating high-voltage pole transformers.  You know, the things that...

How It’s Made – Residential Load Centers (or Electrical Panels for the, uh, Normal...

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Another installment for this week of the How It's Made videos from the web that deal with lighting and electricity - electrical panels!  I'm...

How It’s Made – High Voltage Fuses!

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Yeah, I'm going NUTSO this week on these things.  I have learned more about manufacturing that I ever knew before.  For example, did you...

How It’s Made – Electrical Wire!

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Okay, this is WAY too awesome.  Once I started looking through those How It's Made videos I posted a while ago, I found some...

Green VS. Red Hot – The Question of Antique Filament Lamps

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A New York Times article posted last week brought up an interesting topic - antique incandescent lamps, the old Edison style filaments, being used...