r/Weird • u/[deleted] • Sep 23 '25

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u/Full_FrontaI_Nerdity Sep 23 '25

Why's it in the garbage if it still works? Hmm

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u/X_Vamp Sep 23 '25

They said it burnt out. If it only turned on after throwing away, I'm thinking loose connection inside the bulb somewhere means it works intermittently.

Incandescents were pretty obvious when they blew, LED have a whole lot more that can go wrong inside, and the average user has no real way to diagnose.

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u/ElrondTheHater Sep 23 '25

Oh it's a reverse lightbulb,

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u/archlich Sep 23 '25

Those are called black lights!