11 May
2010
11 May
'10
12:05 p.m.
On 11 May 2010 at 9:13, John Foust wrote:
At 10:56 AM 5/10/2010, John Foust wrote:
In defense of the list, you didn't completely specify the initial
conditions. Obviously, the bulbs weren't identical.
I think a more instructive demonstration might be "I have two
ordinary incandescent light bulbs (line/mains operation rated). One
is labeled as 40W; the other as 100W. I hook them in series and
connect the resulting circuit to mains/line current. Which one glows
brighter?"
--Chuck
To simplify, I bought four $1 old-style
incandescent 3 volt (two AA)
flashlights, disassembled the bulbs, soldered wires to them, and
inserted them into the circuit. Anyone care to predict what happened
with two of these bulbs in series, either with 3 volts or 6 volts?
I thought someone would nibble on this. The answer? Only one bulb
would light.