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Posted: 12/21/2004 10:52:10 PM EDT

i am looking on the EE and the light bulb went off and showered my room with glass. it sounded like a .22 went off. WTF.

Posted: 12/21/2004 10:53:46 PM EDT

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Posted: 12/21/2004 10:53:48 PM EDT

[#2]

God was supposed to kill a kitten, but looks like he missed and tried to make it a little more personal. Take note.

Posted: 12/21/2004 10:55:29 PM EDT

[#3]

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i am looking on the EE and the light bulb went off and showered my room with glass. it sounded like a .22 went off. WTF.

Saw the same thing when my sister screwed in a brand new light bulb a few years back. I don't know if she didn't get it in all the way or what but I'm glad she wasn't hurt. I'm always VERY careful about turning on a new, freshly installed light bulb. Face away, eyes closed, preferably around the corner and reaching around to flip the switch.

Posted: 12/21/2004 10:55:48 PM EDT

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Thats strange.

What kind of bulb?

Posted: 12/21/2004 10:57:18 PM EDT

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i am looking on the EE and the light bulb went off and showered my room with glass. it sounded like a .22 went off. WTF.

The flood light over my garage did that during the summer. No apparent cause, just a pop, and glass shards.

S.O.

Posted: 12/21/2004 10:57:56 PM EDT

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i am looking on the EE and the light bulb went off and showered my room with glass. it sounded like a .22 went off. WTF.

Saw the same thing when my sister screwed in a brand new light bulb a few years back. I don't know if she didn't get it in all the way or what but I'm glad she wasn't hurt. I'm always VERY careful about turning on a new, freshly installed light bulb. Face away, eyes closed, preferably around the corner and reaching around to flip the switch.

Dude...does the word "over react" mean anything to you?

SGatr15

Posted: 12/21/2004 10:58:34 PM EDT

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did it have a small hole in it and was it half full of a mysterious liquid?

Posted: 12/21/2004 11:00:54 PM EDT

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i don't know what brand of bulb it was. it has been in there for months. there is no more glass left on it so i have to wait till mourning for enough light for me to try to take the rest out.

Posted: 12/21/2004 11:04:06 PM EDT

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i don't know what brand of bulb it was. it has been in there for months. there is no more glass left on it so i have to wait till mourning for enough light for me to try to take the rest out.

Use a potato and make sure you turn off the power to the receptacle.

Posted: 12/21/2004 11:07:44 PM EDT

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i am looking on the EE and the light bulb went off and showered my room with glass. it sounded like a .22 went off. WTF.

Saw the same thing when my sister screwed in a brand new light bulb a few years back. I don't know if she didn't get it in all the way or what but I'm glad she wasn't hurt. I'm always VERY careful about turning on a new, freshly installed light bulb. Face away, eyes closed, preferably around the corner and reaching around to flip the switch.

Dude...does the word "over react"
SGatr15

Hey.. I value my eyes highly. Don't care about skin cuts but might as well avoid them if I can, right?

I guess it is kind of silly considering I've been shooting for almost 17 years and only started using eyepro in the last two.

Posted: 12/21/2004 11:19:01 PM EDT

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i don't know what brand of bulb it was. it has been in there for months. there is no more glass left on it so i have to wait till mourning for enough light for me to try to take the rest out.

Use a potato and make sure you turn off the power to the receptacle.

Leave the power on. Make sure pics are taken.

Posted: 12/21/2004 11:20:04 PM EDT

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You mean it IMPLODED.

Posted: 12/21/2004 11:22:30 PM EDT

[#13]

You got some pissed off paranormal entities in the house.

Who ya gonna call?

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