Clorox Lamp

xoxoxoBruce • May 27, 2008 1:07 am
A man invented a lightbulb that uses no electricity or batteries which is made from empty plastic bottles filled with water and clorox. The Sun charges the particles creating a chemical reaction, making the bottle illuminate as strongly as a 60-watt electrical lightbulb. The light is bright white.

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classicman • May 27, 2008 10:24 am
Very cool. There has to be a downside... doesn't there?
glatt • May 27, 2008 10:33 am
I'm very skeptical. I think it's a hoax.
Flint • May 27, 2008 10:54 am
I've had bleach and water mixed in plastic bottles and left outside, and it never glowed.

I'd like to watch the video, but I can't see it on either one of the computers at my desk.
Clodfobble • May 27, 2008 12:39 pm
It's in Italian. And the "bulbs" seem permanently installed, shoved halfway through the ceiling--so in theory the top is sticking out of the roof to gather the sunlight? But if it's sticking out like that, it would seem to be just a tiny skylight.
classicman • May 27, 2008 2:38 pm
not at night????
monster • May 27, 2008 8:27 pm
Why don't swimming pools glow in the dark, then?
Flint • May 27, 2008 9:13 pm
Clodfobble;457299 wrote:
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But if it's sticking out like that, it would seem to be just a tiny skylight.
footfootfoot • May 28, 2008 10:25 am
I'm guessing they are little skylights and the water acts as a lens of sorts to bring more light in. The clorox is probably to keep the water clear and oh so funk-free.

However I can attest to the warm and romantic glow thrown off by a pickle light, however brief.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMhXCG6k6oA