Quoth Chris
For what purpose now? Work with me here. As a night
light maybe? So you can see yer way to the latrine?
Just for another slightly scary slightly unexpected aliment-electrical device. Set it up
on
a thermo{stat, couple, istor) to indicate when your hotdog has reached the ideal
temperature, scare
your friends or wife.
I suppose modern research could have located something more efficient or better
suited as a light source than the pickle, Digital Equipment's famous study is a bit
old, but the WRL
technote is the last formal study on the subject I've seen.