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Because porn is always better when there are baby toys around:

http://www.fusker.lewww.com/index.p...00101&offset=30

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Hey! I have that 500W Halogen work light at home! I bought it in a sale. (9.95 €)

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My extension cord is longer, though, which makes it more practical to relocate while working.

Last edited by Lightbulb on 12-16-2004 at 03:07 PM

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It's unsafe to place it on flammable materials. I would advise the photographer to remove the cardboard box and perhaps replace it with an elevated ceramic surface or use the optional tripod mount.

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Haha! And he's mounted it incorrectly! The black sheath around the handle which he has foolishly placed upon the cardboard box should actually be topmost, ensuring a firm grip and insulation against the residual heat in the mounting after substantial use of the light.

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Remember, when changing the bulb in a halogen light of high wattage, ensure you don't touch the fresh bulb with your bare hand. Oils on your skin will coat the glass and the bulb may explode. Always use a tissue or the original bubble wrap in which the bulb has been supplied in order to handle it.

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Here's some information about quartz bulb housings:

It is generally not a good idea to touch halogen bulbs, especially the more compact, hotter-running quartz ones. Organic matter and salts are not good for hot quartz. Organic matter such as grease can carbonize, leaving a dark spot that absorbs radiation from the filament and becomes excessively hot. Salts and alkaline materials (such as ash) can sometimes "leach" into hot quartz, which typically weakens the quartz, since alkali and alkaline earth metal ions are slightly mobile in hot glasses and hot quartz. Contaminants may also cause hot quartz to crystalize, weakening it. Any of these mechanisms can cause the bulb to crack or even violently shatter. If a quartz halogen bulb is touched, it should be cleaned with alcohol to remove any traces of grease. Traces of salt will also be removed if the alcohol has some water in it.
Since the hotter-running quartz halogen bulbs could possibly violently shatter, they should only be operated in suitable fully enclosed fixtures.

Read more about incandescent lighting here.

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Here's a picture of an astoundingly ugly man having sex with that girl.

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Did he touch his lightbulb with his bare hand?

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lightbulb just went crazy in here

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relatively

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My parents have that halogen lamp too.

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We are united in luminescence.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Smug Git
My parents have that halogen lamp too.

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With Lightbulb, even.

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Not forgetting the "astoundingly ugly man".

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He's just being modest.

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Now you mention it.

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