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milkfish · 06-03-2007, 07:16 PM

If the tubes are giving off energy in the form of light, that energy has to be coming from the lines. It is simply conservation of energy.

But 1301 tubes times 25 watts (or so) is pretty small compared to the many many megawatts going overhead.

[I used to teach undergrad physics]

06-03-2007, 07:16 PM	#36
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	If the tubes are giving off energy in the form of light, that energy has to be coming from the lines. It is simply conservation of energy. But 1301 tubes times 25 watts (or so) is pretty small compared to the many many megawatts going overhead. [I used to teach undergrad physics] __________________ A genius is one who can do anything except make a living. - Joey Lauren Adams